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Okite Countertops: An Alternative To Carrara Marble

Can I get a Hip, Hip, Hooray?! We finally chose our counters for the kitchen, and we are pretty freaking excited. We went through a few options with y’all here and shockingly enough, went with one that we hadn’t even heard much of at that time. Our final choice was Okite.

Okite {pronounced Oh-KEE-tay} is a compound of up to 93% natural quartz and resin. It is made in Italy and stocked in the US, and it is B-e-a-utiful! It is “highly heat, stain and scratch resistant and is extremely durable- five times stronger and more durable than granite- and non-porous. It never needs sealing.”-Okite Co. I put their statements to the test, and I was amazed. I cut on it and then set out a sliced lemon, marinara sauce, and red wine, and left it all day and overnight.

In the morning I held my breath while I wiped everything off, and then smiled HUGE when this is what I saw:
It came out spotless! I was so impressed because this stuff is truly white and I thought for sure there would be at least a little stain, but nothing!
Not many local shops stock Okite, so if you are wanting a sample just go to Okites site and ask for a free sample to be sent to you. If you like the small sample, then contact your local dealer. We used Jennifer and she was fabulous to work with {her email: j.kittoe@okite.us}. She brought over a 12×12 sample for us so we could really get a look at what our option is, and we just loved it.
Okite, Silestone, Cambria, and Caesarstone are all the same concept- a compound of Quartz and resin. So when it comes to choosing between them, our best advice is to just choose which color option is best for you. We went with Bianco Carrara, which shows as a bright white with only grey ‘veins’. I love that its a true white and grey option, since Cambria {which is what our other option was} has white, grey, and tan.
Best part of choosing this counter- we saved $800 by getting this instead of the Cambria- SCORE!!

I hope you guys are excited for us, because we are pumped! Other great news- floors are being installed as we ‘speak’, cabinets are going in on the 24th, and counters will follow about 10 days after that. We are praying we will be in there by the end of this month. And that, well that is when the real work for us begins! So excited!!!!

Have any of you ever had Okite as your counter?? Can you even believe that we found something stronger than granite, and yet its white?! Dreams do come true!

UPDATE- here is our review on it after using it for a year! Come see if we are still loving it!

Comments

  3. Els says

    Love it! So excited for you. And glad to hear things are moving along with the house! Can’t wait to see more.

  6. Anonymous says

    It is beautiful. Is there a product that looks like Calacatta marble? I love the more dramatic veining of that marble.