Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Why Marble Worktops Are A Great Choice For Your Home

By Ania Stan


You can have a stylish and chic kitchen without the enormous expense. Marble is a great choice for your kitchen or bathroom as it is a natural and hard wearing material. It can also be mixed with granite to make a stronger manufactured worktop. It is cheaper than quartz but shares some of its benefits. Here are some of its great features:

* Widely available - You will be able to get marble at most stone masons and worktop manufacturers, whereas quartz is less available and more expensive as it is considered more specialist.

* Stylish and attractive - Marble will add a touch of class to any kitchen or bathroom due to its particular aesthetic qualities. It is naturally formed so comes in a generally white or creamy shade which is appealing as it adds brightness to a room and makes it look larger. Marble has veining throughout which means each piece has a unique pattern.

* Heat resistant - Marble is not a heat conductor so it stays cool. This makes it the perfect kitchen worktop for baking as it will keep dough or pastry cool whilst you make it. It also means you can put hot plates and pans on the worktop, though it is advised you put a mat under a hot pan to preserve the quality of the marble.

* Low maintenance - The porous nature of marble means it needs protecting from liquids, especially acidic liquids. A marble worktop can be polished and sealed like granite to protect it, making it more hard wearing. A marble worktop requires cleaning with warm water and mild detergent, but these are the only things needed to maintain it and it should last for many years.

Marble is a great option for a stylishly chic kitchen or bathroom that is also hard wearing and durable. What makes marble an even more attractive choice is that it is more affordable than granite and quartz. You can also have matching marble tiles which work particularly well in bathrooms and give a more unified look.

When you purchase your marble worktop it is best to get expert advice from the company supplying it to ensure that you know exactly what you are getting and how it will look in your home. With the choice of colours and finishes available too it helps to have advice in choosing the right style. Once you have your marble worktop it should last for many years with the minimum of maintenance.




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