White quartz continues to be a popular issue here, and lots of folks have questions! If you’re shopping for solid surface counters for a kitchen or bath and curious about Viatera…I have experience and thoughts. Since it is a brand I have grown to trust, naturally I’m a repeat buyer returning to them for our renovation projects. We’ll look closely at various possibilities for Viatera quartz counters (LXHausys) including Lumina, Allegro, Dolce and Minuet. I find that viewing samples of patterns side by side on a wall in a showroom is less than ideal. Taking home little blocks of each option is slightly more helpful, but visualizing the final countertop look? Often a challenge. We’ll explore white quartz possibilities and hopefully ease your mind.
Viatera Quartz Counters: 4 Beautiful White Options Explored
Why I Love Viatera Quartz
My first experience with quartz counters was when we built a French country home in 2007, and I designed the kitchen with sand-toned counters and warm white cabinetry.
While I loved those counters, the quartz pattern was one of those uniform ones where there was no movement or flow. After we moved from that home into a neglected fixer upper with an awful kitchen we needed to gut, I knew I wanted a different sort of quartz that resembled stone and felt more natural.
I also knew I wanted a white quartz. But which white quartz? I actually thought choosing a white quartz for kitchen counters would be a breeze with all of the choices.
Nope! I found it difficult with all of the variation in white color, veining color, veining pattern, and sheen. The challenges I encountered equipped me to help others in the selection process.
LUMINA Quartz from Viatera
If you admire a long veined white design with warm gray and golden veins, you may be drawn to Viatera’s Lumina.
Spider webbing between the veins of Lumina capture a realistic look of natural stone, and the color story is very muted and beige-like.
Lumina’s beauty is subtle, understated, and ageless.
The veining color is different than so many italian marble mimicking quartz patterns in that is has a more nude, slightly warmer color considering all of the cool greys out there.
Make sure you expand the images you see on the screen to get a feel for the scale of the veins and even a close-up of the color.
I know it’s hard from image galleries online to distinguish between cool whites, off whites, greyed-whites, and warm whites!
But when you view actual samples of the various quartz patterns side by side, you’ll get a better feel for how the white background varies in temperature and undertones.
Viatera Quartz Counters: ALLEGRO
From Viatera’s Musica collection, Allegro is another white quartz which doesn’t have the typical gray color for veins.
Viatera says Allegro “is a lively expression of movement and subtle energy, an homage to cheerful, uplifting music.” And I have to agree!
If you love the idea of fluid long golden veins elegantly paired with short veins across a polished white base, this option may charm you. There’s a gentle beauty this pattern captures while it suggests an earthy natural marble.
DOLCE Quartz
Similar in color to Allegro, Dolce is a quartz pattern with more delicate threads of veining.
And don’t forget Viatera quartz counters are beautiful for bathroom designs!
Viatera says this Musica collection option has creamy threads which gently play across a luminous backdrop, and you can definitely sense the lyrical movement.
The neutral colors in Dolce are described as “tender tones” which can be so timeless and versatile when so many other design elements come into play for hardware, cabinets, paint colors, and tile.
I can imagine Dolce working harmoniously with the warmth of Calacatta Gold marble (which is maybe the stone on this fireplace surround below).
Are Countertop Edges Trendy?
Even though a waterfall edge may strike you as a bit trendy, I think it’s one of those details that won’t soon fall from favor. Because of the durability and ease of living with quartz material, it makes sense to wrap surfaces like islands with it. Islands and work tops take so much abuse from daily use, and a waterfall edge looks luxurious while being practical.
MINUET Quartz Counters from Viatera
Even though I have devoted an entire post to Minuet RIGHT HERE, I wanted to include it in this gallery as well. Why?
Two reasons. First, because it’s easy for me to compare and contrast it to the other contenders here.
Second, Minuet (in the polished finish) happens to be my all-time favorite for Viatera quartz counters!
Viatera describes Minuet with these descriptors:
Alabaster
Gray marbling
Rich and luxurious feel
Perfect harmony of colors
And I wholeheartedly agree. I was seeking a pure and crisp white base for our kitchen counters, and once I compared Minuet with a few other contenders, “alabaster” suddenly made sense.
Why Minuet Stole My Heart
Minuet felt very clean and bright which are qualities I was after for the poorly lit kitchen in our former home. We gutted this place top to bottom ourselves, and the ability of Minuet to bounce light around was a gamechanger.
I’m not as familiar with the brushed finish of Minuet so I’m not sure if I would love living with it as much as the polished. A lot of folks have asked me if polished Minuet felt like fake marble. It never felt inauthentic to me.
However, I don’t think quartz counters should be chosen because you want to fool others into thinking the material is natural stone. Natural stone is gorgeous, but I chose quartz for all of its qualities that marble can’t offer (antimicrobial, non-porous, durable, non-staining).
I hope this helps, and do let me know if you have any further questions. Interested in more white Viatera quartz options? My review of Minuet is HERE, Soprano is HERE, and Muse is HERE.
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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