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What Caesarstone Surface is Right for your Dream Kitchen – Porcelain or Quartz?5 min read

Caesarstone is a firm favourite of ours, they have been at the helm of surface innovation since 1987. The company is driven by design passion and cutting-edge technological power and specialises in worktops for homes worldwide. They are the pioneer of quartz worktops and forerunners of porcelain surfaces.

Bringing the magic of the earth’s raw materials into your home, Caesarstone surfaces serve as the foundation for daily life. These countertops serve as the focal point, facilitating interaction and fostering creativity in the surrounding environment. They’ve poured years and years of experience along with care and dedication into all of their surfaces to empower their customers with more design freedom.

When it comes to the perfect kitchen, the choice of flooring, wall colour, accessories and cabinets needs to be considered. Worktops play an important part in the kitchen as they are mainly the focal point, so getting the style and material just right is crucial in creating that kitchen you’ve always dreamed of.

Tewin Project – Caesarstone Sleek Concrete

Discover Caesarstone Quartz

Quartz worktops are a man-made stone that Caesarstone pioneered, where the surface is made up of 90% quartz minerals to give advantages that are unattainable in marble, granite and other natural stones. Caesarstone takes a pure mineral and transforms it into your favourite stone surface.

  • Superior – The immense strength and durability of raw quartz come to life in each slab.
  • Innovative – Quartz is transformed into breakthrough worktops with Caesarstone’s engineering know-how, care, and craftsmanship.
  • Design – Quartz worktops are a journey of creative insight and design passion.
  • Safe – Caesarstone quartz surfaces give you peace of mind, in usability and safety.

Timeless benefits include:

  • Nonporous
  • Durable
  • Easy to clean
  • Hygienic
  • Stain Free
  • Heat Resistant
  • Scratch Resistant
  • Enduring Quality
  • Ease of Installation
  • Environmentally Friendly

Knebworth Project – Caesarstone Empira White

Discover Caesarstone Porcelain

Caesarstone Porcelain marks a leap in technology, functionality, and design by introducing three innovative properties that deliver a high degree of durability, strength and style.

  • Fortified Frame – The Fortified Frame provides an extremely hard surface, incredibly resistant to scratches, pressure, and rupture, enabling it to stand up to the most demanding high-volume use.
  • High-Heat Structure – The High-Heat structure forms a resilient surface that is extremely resistant to high temperatures, enabling direct contact with heated objects. The blend of natural ingredients secures UV resistance, for outdoor use.
  • Forward Design – The Forward Design achieves striking colour schemes, bolder veins, palpable textures, and magnified patterns in breakthrough surfaces that are simple to care for and maintain, in Honed or Ultra Rough finishes that accentuate their design.

An abundance of benefits include:

  • Superior Strength
  • Reliable Fabrication & Installation
  • Scratch Resistant
  • Extreme-Heat Resistant
  • Nonporous and Stain Resistant
  • Indoors & Outdoors
  • Hygienic
  • Easy to Clean
  • Environmentally Friendly
  • Lifetime Warranty

It’s all in the design

The Supernatural Collection by Caesarstone seamlessly merges the essence of nature with the enhanced durability and performance of porcelain and quartz surfaces.

540 Monumental is a striking grey-toned porcelain surface, then you have the alluring 6338 Woodlands, a dark-coloured quartz surface adorned with bold yet graceful earthy veining.

Bar in the Barn, Hertfordshire – Caesarstone Woodlands

Features include:

  • 20mm thick with an increase of 40mm on the bar top
  • Raised Shelf
  • Upstands
  • Overhang

The Metropolitan Collection by Caesarstone presents a diverse array of both porcelain and quartz surfaces. Whether you seek a darker surface that gives you a bold and uncompromising style or desire a natural, textured look suited for an industrial aesthetic, you will find a work surface that serves as the perfect focal point for your home.

The exquisite porcelain countertop, 413 White Ciment, creates a cloud-like illusion, embodying an industrial charm. Alternatively, for those who lean towards darker hues explore 5810 Black Tempal, a quartz surface that boasts a complex composition reminiscent of a starry night meeting water.

All products are durable and high-quality

Quartz and porcelain worktops are renowned for their exceptional durability and high quality, which are essential attributes to withstand the demands of modern life. Whether your kitchen counters serve as a space for meal prep a children’s crafting area, or a hub for evening gatherings, then durability and resistance are paramount for a surface that lasts.

Both of these products are resistant to stains and scratches, proving that they are a suitable material for family homes.

Hitchin Project – Caesarstone Rugged Concrete

Both products are hygienic

Maintaining good hygiene, particularly in the kitchen and bathrooms, is paramount. Both porcelain and quartz surfaces boast non-porous properties, ensuring that moisture cannot seep in, thus inhibiting bacterial growth.

Using a simple cleaning process such as using a disinfectant and wiping away any germs offers an effective solution for busy households, saving time and effort.

The quality is not impacted due to UV resistance

Porcelain boasts resistance to the sun’s UV rays, ensuring that exposure to sunlight will not lead to discolouration or fading of the worktop. This feature provides reassurance for those considering placing their kitchen countertops near a window or outside in the outdoor space.

Furthermore, Caesarstone has created a selection of quartz countertops that are tailored for outdoor use.

Which surface do you think suits your needs?

For good reason, quartz and porcelain surfaces are both growing in popularity. Both surfaces offer a huge range of advantages, ensuring that any product from Caesarstone is not only reliable but also aesthetically pleasing, serving as the ideal centrepiece in your kitchen.

Regardless of your choice, both materials boast longevity and will maintain their beauty for years to come, just as they did on the day of installation. With so many choices of designs, finishes and colours available for both porcelain and quartz it allows you to design your kitchen exactly how you want it. Opting to invest in a Caesarstone worktop, you’re one step closer to realising your dream kitchen.

At Planet Furniture, we understand that work surfaces are crucial in kitchen design as they are where food is prepared, drinks are mixed and work is done. Therefore, we provide many design options tailored to your unique needs. Enquire today for more information.

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