Marble Adds Classic Beauty and Elegance to Your Kitchen

Marble countertops remain the top choice for many homeowners in Sheffield, MA area. When remodeling a kitchen, there’s no more classic choice than marble. Marble comes in a wide array of colors and if you want a spotless kitchen, it would be a popular choice for vanity tops, floors, foyers, fireplace facings and hearths, walls, and windowsills.

Marble is a metamorphic rock found in the mountainous regions of most countries of the world and with its characteristic warmth, adds an urbane element to the area in which it is installed.

However, the main building block of marble is calcite crystal. The calcite crystal is susceptible to attack by mild acids, including those commonly found in kitchen and bar settings. Therefore, the user should be aware of the maintenance and stains that is to be anticipated with this combination. Some marbles are more hard-wearing than others in a normal kitchen setting. If you don’t mind the extra work, they’re a beautiful addition.

At Rock Solid Marble and Granite, we feature marble that is extracted right here in the Northeast. Vermont Danby Marble is superior due to its low absorption rate. Aesthetically Danby marble offers eight different selections with each selection differing in veining, color, and consistency. Also Quarried in the northeast is Vermont Verde Antique®. A dark green serpentine stone quarried in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Vermont Verde Antique® serpentine countertops are chosen over marble or granite countertops because serpentine has the warmth and look of marble yet is harder and less porous than many types of granite.

If you love the look of marble in your kitchen these stones are an excellent choice. It’s cost-effective, elegant, cool, and bright. Also, marble is an easy choice for most of your bathroom needs as well. Vanity tops, tub decks, shower walls, jambs and benches, niches, thresholds. and windowsills are all areas to show off the natural beauty and spectacular look of marble.

Other popular marble choices include Italian Carrara, Calacatta, Crema Marfil, Light Emperador and Bursa beige.