sorry for late reply . Still trying to understand Houzz website. it is called Dolce Vita It is a quartzite (natural material not to be confused with quartz) . it is harder than granite an yes it can be used for kitchen. We ma bable to ship - please contact us a 215-782-9172

I fell in love with this quartzite instantly also but when I presented it to my kitchen cabinet fabricator excitedly, he said, it's not worth the price. He said it is 5 times as much as "regular" granites. The tag on this slab was Premium Plus but I was expecting maybe 20-30% more. The stone sales person wouldn't tell me about the price and say the fabricator has to call. Can anyone tell me how much a slab would cost me approximately? Thanks.

I keep running into this problem. I love the look of marble, but am not sure my life will work with it's more delicate nature, since I have young kids and they are hard on things. So, I keep looking for so etching that has the feel and movement of marble, but with less upkeep. Everything Ifind, like this Dolce Vita, is very expensive. Does anyone have any suggestions? Kitchen colors, what died you eventually install and how has it held up for you?

I have finally chosen a marble for the kitchen, I know, I have 3 young kids too but I just could not make myself "go back" to regular granite after looking at these quartzite slabs. So our solution to this dilemma with functionality , esthetics and cost is choosing a 3 cm vintage (distressed/antiqued) marble. It has not been installed yet but I will let you know how things goes once we've used it for a little while.

Thanks so much. Best wishes! I hope your space is everything you hoped it would be.

This is simply a stunning slab! Kitchencolours feel like you where regular granite is concerned. It just doesn't say much and it is everywhere. I had selected a quartz that had a similar look to marble but it I had to give in somewhere due to the desire of wanting a wood hood over the cooktop. I found a granite that doesn't look so granitey. It has beautiful large opalescent specks in it and is pretty close to the look I wanted to acheive. Would love to see pics of your kitchen when you have it installed. Enjoy!

I'm trying to decide if we should get the quartzite honed, to avoid the etching that I have read about -- even for quartzite. There is so much conflicting info. Of course, the next logical question is ----- if quartzite could etch, why arent I just going with marble????? Have you folks found any good info on quartzite durability?

Hi everyone, thought I should update on my countertop situation. Since I last posted a lot of drama has happened. To make a long, stressful story short, I ended up giving up the marble and choosing another slab called fossil.beige. It's a limestone with hardness between a granite and a marble. We stuck with the 3cm , honed and vintaged suface. But we did put an enhancer/sealer before use to bring out the character of the stone. On first week, my daughter spilled oil and vinegar salad and my son decided to make lemonade! Well, it was etched. I felt pretty bad about it for a couple of days but I know no one can pick out the etched spot except me. It does look different than honed but I am now fine with the imperfections. It just shows that we are fully utilizing the kitchen. We cannot expect any surface to stay pristine unless we wrap it with plastic like in the 70's. Enjoy the slab that you love and just live!! You won't regret it.

Love your attitude!