Engineered stone-Quartz

Quartz – If you’re going with a quartz countertop, you have the option of installing a matching quartz sink. One thing to keep in mind with quartz however, is that the darker, more solid-colored quartz tend to show scratches and dings much more than lighter colors that have more aggregate or patterning to them.

The beauty of quartz is that it is an engineered stone, which, as Ellard explains, has another advantage: “Quartz is a composite material made from other stones including Caesar Stone, Silestone and Quantam Quartz ground together and bound with an adhesive. This means quartz can be more consistent in colour, depending on the look you want to achieve in your kitchen as opposed to using a natural stone.”