Countertops are one of the biggest line items in any kitchen project, so the question is fair: how long will they actually last? The short answer is encouraging — stone countertops are among the longest-lived things in your entire house. Installed well and treated...

Every week, someone walks into our Chicago showroom and asks for “a quartz countertop” while pointing at a quartzite slab — or the other way around. Nobody’s embarrassed, because the confusion is completely understandable: the names are nearly identical, both contain quartz mineral, and...

Choosing a countertop feels overwhelming for one simple reason: everyone starts with the wrong question. They ask “which material is best?” — and the honest answer is that there is no best material. There’s only the best material for how you live, what you...

Material Guide Marble is the most loved — and most misunderstood — countertop material there is. Before you rule it out (or fall for it), here’s an honest look at what marble really offers, where it falls short, and which “facts” you’ve heard are...