Look out for most amazing stone types and materials to achieve a stunning looking kitchen. Stone kitchen products and accessories such as countertops, wall claddings, backsplashes, and floorings play a crucial role in deciding the overall look and feel of your kitchen. Stone blocks owing to their durability, strength, subtle elegance, beauty and the ability to add the much needed organic flair to today’s modern kitchens. For more info visit : http://www.mkwsurfaces.co.uk/

1. The most Amazing Stone Types and
materials to Achieve a Stunning
Looking Kitchen.

2. A beautiful kitchen is an end result of creativity, right
aesthetic choices and an eye for detail

3. The kitchen is an important corner any home or office
home that deserves a lot of attention

4. FlooringsBacksplashes
Wall CladdingsCountertops
The stone you choose plays a crucial role
in deciding the overall look and feel of a

5. GRANITE

6. Granite is one of the most popular stone types for
kitchen worktops and floorings owing to its extreme
durability, aesthetic appeal and easy availability

7. • Granite is made of molten rock
• Each granite surface is composed of a unique
pattern, colour shade and texture
• These are available in hundreds of hues and
colours such as white, black, silver, grey, blue,
green, brown, yellow, cream and red

8. • Granite is one of the most resilient stones ideal
for daily wear and tear.
• Granite is highly resistant to scratches, fissures,
stains, heat and impact
• Granite surfaces require very little maintenance

9. MARBLE

10. Marble is one of the most widely used architectural
stones in human history. There are two variants in
marble – natural marble and engineered marble.
They are known for their soothing aura, timeless
beauty and naturally occurring patterns

11. • Marble worktops are highly resistant to daily wear and
tear.
• Engineered marble worktops are durable, resistant to fire,
day-to-day damage, and heavy impact, are easy to clean
• Engineered marble allows minimal water absorption

12. You can rely on leading London based stone
suppliers/ dealers as they bring the best quality
marble worktops that matches your taste and
functional requirements

13. QUARTZ

14. Engineered quartz is a stone made of pure quartz,
silicon and oxygen and is famed for its semi- precious
nature and appearance

15. There are several renowned global brands of quartz work
surfaces – Compac quartz, Silestone, Caesarstone, Diresco,
Quartzforms, Technistone and Samsung Radianz are some
of these and boast longevity, excellent finesse and
craftsmanship

16. • Quartz surfaces are ideal for kitchen for
strength, magnificence and durability
• Surfaces are resistant to mould, mildew,
scratch, stain and cracks
• Low on maintenance because of their non-
porous quality

17. LIMESTONE
TRAVERTINE
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18. Limestone is formed naturally due to deposition of
the remains of marine animals over thousands of
years. They have beautiful, rich fibrous texture,
and offer a fine and elegant look

19. Travertine is also a kind of limestone that is
deposited by mineral springs, especially hot
springs. Travertine is available in gold and
slightly reddish hues

20. Limestone and travertine worktops have high resistance
to heat.
Limestone are more porous than other natural stones
and can easily get stained, which makes the ideal for
bathrooms and floorings rather than kitchen worktop
applications.

21. • Use Limestone with care and use water-based
sealants at least once every year
• These surfaces require frequent cleaning using
mild alkaline based products

22. QUARTZITE

23. Quartzite is another natural stone type that is
famous for its unique, glassy appearance and
strength when it comes to performance.

24. It is made of crystallized quartz grains, quartzite is a
naturally occurring stone that is highly resistant to
cracks and weathering

25. Quartzite work surfaces require care and
maintenance. If maintained properly, these surfaces
remain in their pristine condition for decades.

26. SLATE

27. Slate is a fine-grained metamorphic rock
composed of several minerals such as quartz,
muscovite, pyrite, and many more.
Slate surfaces are ideal for creating stylish work
surfaces and attractive wall claddings and tiles

28. Slate is quarried from Spain, France, Belgium and
UK regions of Cornwall, Wales and Cambria.
Some exquisite slate types are also quarried in
South America, especially Brazil

29. Slate kitchen worktops are available in different
shades of greys as well as purple, light green or
cyan

30. Slate surfaces have properties that make it very
low in terms of water absorption.
It is a very durable material and requires minimal
maintenance

31. GRANITE
MARBLE
QUARTZ
LIMESTONE
QUARTZITE
SLATE
You can choose any of the above natural or
engineered stones, we recommend to ensure
you source them from a reputed London based

32. Stone suppliers not only offer an extensive collection of
high quality work surfaces, but also provide their
expert service in helping you choose the worktop that
will work best for your dream kitchen

33. A team of specialists will guide you through all available
options with respect to material, finish, design, and
color; to find the best match for your aesthetic and
functional needs and that too within a given budget

34. Installation of stone worktops, floorings, wall tiles and
claddings require professional expertise

35. A kitchen renovation does not takes place everyday and it will
last for many years to come.
Choose wisely and seek professional help wherever necessary

36. MKW Surfaces

37. MKW Surfaces
20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
To get advice on any these exotic stone worktops,
please contact:
Tel: 020-3078-8912
Web: http://www.mkwsurfaces.co.uk/
E-mail: hello@mkwsurfaces.co.uk