Hello fellow home builders,
I made a disastrous mistake when purchasing from the developer. When ordering the interior window sills, I specified the granite type "Ivory Fantasy" instead of the planned "Ivory Fantasy Gold." The names sound almost identical, and the textures look very similar, but they differ in color tone. Fantasy Gold leans more toward beige/yellow and has a pleasantly warm appearance, while Fantasy without Gold is more gray, making it look cold and dirty.
I don’t know what can be done now. As you can imagine, since this is a developer project, the window sills were significantly more expensive than the usual market price. Removing everything and reordering would lead to four-figure losses. Since the sills are custom-made by the stonemason, they can’t be returned. And my wife absolutely refuses to accept this.
My question is whether there are any chemicals that can alter the color tone of the granite sills in a certain direction (in this case, beige)? I’m about to be kicked out of the house 😀 and would appreciate any advice.
I made a disastrous mistake when purchasing from the developer. When ordering the interior window sills, I specified the granite type "Ivory Fantasy" instead of the planned "Ivory Fantasy Gold." The names sound almost identical, and the textures look very similar, but they differ in color tone. Fantasy Gold leans more toward beige/yellow and has a pleasantly warm appearance, while Fantasy without Gold is more gray, making it look cold and dirty.
I don’t know what can be done now. As you can imagine, since this is a developer project, the window sills were significantly more expensive than the usual market price. Removing everything and reordering would lead to four-figure losses. Since the sills are custom-made by the stonemason, they can’t be returned. And my wife absolutely refuses to accept this.
My question is whether there are any chemicals that can alter the color tone of the granite sills in a certain direction (in this case, beige)? I’m about to be kicked out of the house 😀 and would appreciate any advice.
linch schrieb:
I’m attaching two pictures. One shows a sample piece, as the window sills were expected to look, and the other shows an installed window sill. Of course, it’s a matter of personal taste, but I would stick with the installed window sills. 🙄
If I were you, I wouldn’t make any hasty decisions now. First, wait to see how the window sills look in the rooms once everything is finished (flooring, painted walls, etc.). Then the whole appearance will be quite different.
Curly schrieb:
I believe there are only the two types of granite, Ivory Fantasy and Ivory Gold; maybe your sample was mislabeled?
Honestly, based on your photo, I can’t really see a difference.
Regards,
SabineActually, there is a difference! The installed slab was photographed in shaded light (with more blue tones), while the sample piece was shown under a lamp (with warmer/yellow tones).
This actually emphasizes the contrast between Gold (orange hues) and Fantasy (gray hues).
Visually (on a website), the color ratio for Gold appears to be about 70:30 (gold to gray), whereas for Fantasy it’s reversed, roughly 70% gray and the rest leaning toward brown.
Personally, I find Fantasy more elegant; Gold reminds me of the common marble slabs often used as window sills.
But well, as always, it comes down to personal taste 🙂