Wednesday, October 28, 2009

How to Choose Your Dream Countertop

You might be having trouble finding the perfect countertop. No matter your purpose, laying out your dream home or updating to something more stylish, you can find quite a selection available, each with an individual style, feel, and advantage.

Stone countertops will give you the chance to make your kitchen into a beautiful area. If you are going for style then you might want to go for a quartz slab countertop. Since quartz is fabricated, it can be fashioned into many various hues and textures and may incorporate pieces of glass or bits of mirror to make a surface that is singularly attractive.

One added advantage that quartz has is that it is extremely durable. The fact that the surface is nonabsorbent will keep it from staining due to spills. The hardness and strength of quartz rivals that of topaz and sapphires and thus is exceptionally resistant to heat and to scratching.

Alternatively, soapstone will provide a more natural appearance while granite gives you the choice of many very pretty colors. For those who prefer a wooden countertop, they offer an economical yet attractive substitute. Wooden countertops have rich colors and a lovely texture that can give your kitchen an old fashioned cozy look. Decorating your countertop is extremely easy with wood because you can stain it, caramelize it, or distress the wood on your countertop. Wood is different from stone because the texture of wood countertops changes over time, which creates new patterns and designs.

With patience and research, you can gradually narrow down your search. No matter what type of material you choose to use for your countertop, rest assured that whatever type of material you choose will last for many years to come.