by Stonhaus Design | 29/04/2026 | Materials
The best stone for a bathroom is the one matched to its zone. A vanity top that meets toothpaste and skincare every day is safest in quartzite, granite or engineered quartz. Shower walls want a dense stone with few fissures, or a quartz made for walls. On a floor that...
by Stonhaus Design | 27/04/2026 | Materials
Four of the quartzite pages on our site list the same line under Maintenance: “Low (periodic sealing)”. That small print is a fair summary of the whole answer. Is quartzite good for kitchen countertops? Yes, for most kitchens. Real quartzite is harder than...
by Stonhaus Design | 25/04/2026 | Materials
An exotic slab is chosen the way a painting is, not the way a paint color is. You pick the actual piece, because the next one out of the quarry will not match it. Exotic stone slabs are natural stones prized for something rare: a translucent body, an unusual color, or...
by Stonhaus Design | 13/04/2026 | Materials
For a busy kitchen, quartzite and granite are the most forgiving natural stones: hard enough to shrug off knives and grit, and more tolerant of a warm pan than resin-bound quartz. Engineered quartz resists stains best and never needs sealing, but asks for a trivet...
by Stonhaus Design | 05/04/2026 | Materials
Quartzite is a rock. A quartz countertop is a manufactured slab, made mostly of crushed quartz held together with resin. That is the heart of quartzite vs quartz, and it matters because the two names, three letters apart, often stand side by side on the same showroom...
by Stonhaus Design | 03/04/2026 | Materials
Among the questions people ask Google about this, one stands out: “What is the downside of granite countertops?” The short answer: some slabs need sealing, every kitchen has a few seams, and no two slabs look alike. Against that, granite takes hot pans,...
