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Quartz VS. Quartzite Countertops: Make the Right Choice for Your Kitchen

Kitchens for Living

It is completely natural, mined from quarries just like granite. If you are in South Florida and would like to find the perfect counter top for your own kitchen, I look forward to hearing from you. It is also hard and durable and non-porous but not always to the same degree as quartz. Iceberg quartzite, photo credit .

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Natural Stone 101

Kitchens for Living

Like with all natural stone, price is largely determined by how close you are to the source (quarry or port). Limestone – This is a very “Florida” look, great for floors and walls but it’s going to require maintenance if you decide to use it for a countertop. Backlit onyx is a dramatic backsplash for this bar!

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TISE 2024: Resilient flooring focuses on innovation

Floor Covering News

The woods and stones that inspire Karndean designs are sourced from around the world—forests and lumberyards to remote mountain quarries, some even exclusive to Karndean. Art Select is made with a top-of-the-line, 30-mil wear layer, and all designs are available in both glue-down and—new with this launch—rigid core.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

Florida Tile (Booth 3223) is touting Gallant HDP and PietraArt Stone Mosaics. • Metropolitan Ceramics (Booth 2800) will roll out Quarrybasics Abrasive, a product providing excellent silicon carbide coverage that prevents slips and enhances the look and longevity of quarry tile.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Whats Uba Tuba in Florida is called Labrador in New York. Natural stone is a natural product and even stones that come from the same quarry change radically over time. As I repeated constantly on my blog and on Houzz, there are no standard names for granite slabs.

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