Its final appearance can change according to coarseness of the ground crystal from the rougher texture of rugged concrete (see above as this might make a good alternative to actual concrete) to the smooth polished feel of statuario maximus (also pictured). Natural quartz is a hard mineral and the crystals are ground into a fine dust and combined with resins, polymers and pigments to create the material that is used for worktops.Ĭaesarstone worktop in the home of Lily Pebbles image by Emma Croman This is an engineered stone which does not naturally exist in its finished format. It will also need sealing although once is usually enough.Īnd so to quartz as made by Caesarstone. It’s also heavy – when I mooted replacing the stainless steel with concrete on top of my Ikea cabinets my builder said we might need to reinforce them first. Although granite is definitely tougher than marble and those that have it (and have often had it for years with no plans to replace it) love it and will defend it vociferously.Ĭoncrete is another popular choice but be warned, it’s more expensive than you might have thought. You need to be good at the fast clean up and committed to regularly resealing. A slice of lemon might also mark (one former client of mine had lemon wedge shaped stains all over her dark granite). Natural stone is porous so it will grab that spilt turmeric and red wine and soak them right up. These days that comes with a non-renewable source health warning, which needs to be factored in to all our interior design decisions now. Caesarstone worktop calacatta nuvo in the home of Lisa Dawsonīut what about marble and granite, the natural stone worktops? Years ago, this was regarded as the best of the best.
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