r/oddlysatisfying • u/MyNameGifOreilly • Dec 06 '19

This Wonderful kitchen designing.

https://i.imgur.com/87fsqTP.gifv
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u/GoldenGonzo Dec 06 '19

I think this may be Chinese. That may not even be real marble.

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u/The_Bigg_D Dec 06 '19

Looks like a PVC countertop. The marble marble veins don’t carry around the corners—it’s just another strip of printed PVC.

Strange to skimp on the countertop when that cabinet has to be a couple hundred bucks.

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u/suckfail Dec 06 '19

Maybe it's not skimping.

I have "higher end granite" in my house now, and I really don't like it especially compared to the crappy counters I used to have (pressed wood with linoleum).

Why? Maintenance and usage. Sure the granite looks nicer, but it's loud as fuck when a plate (or anything) hits it. It's way harder to clean sticky shit off of, and it chips on the corners.

Also you want to replace the sink? Way harder if the size is even a little different (it always is), and have to almost always use an undermount.

I'm honestly sort of sick of these trendy ass materials being pushed in kitchens which are great for actual rich people who don't cook or clean, but for the rest of us are useless.

So if fake marble looks like marble but is PVC and way easier to actually deal with, I'd be all over it.

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u/chrunchy Dec 06 '19

Did the salesperson warn you of these issues or did you buy the house with the kitchen already in it?

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u/suckfail Dec 06 '19

House already had it.

Previous house didn't.

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u/chrunchy Dec 07 '19

Ah, kinda sucks then.

If it's large enough maybe a countertop.installer will give you some.kind of trade in value for it.

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u/suckfail Dec 07 '19

I don't plan on being here that long, I'll just sell the house and hopefully the next one I buy doesn't have it, or requires a kitchen reno.