Craft CounterTops

06/12/2026

Solid surface or quartz?

Here's the short answer.

Pick quartz if you have a busy kitchen and want durability that holds up for years.

Pick solid surface if you want a seamless, no-seam look, especially for bathroom vanities.

Key facts:
✅ Neither needs sealing
✅ Quartz is harder and more scratch-resistant
✅ Solid surface scratches easier - but can be sanded and repaired ⚠️ Neither handles hot pans - use trivets with both

Still not sure which one fits your kitchen?

Visit our showrooms in Sterling, VA or Martinsburg, WV - we'll help you decide.

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06/21/2025

A gorgeous combination of waterfall and full height backsplah could be part of your new kitchen countertop, with a veining design like the one we used here for one of our customers. This material is called MSI Calacatta Idillio, made of quartz.

06/19/2025

Here is one of the recent projects we have done: Kitchen countertops with Volga Blue Granite and master bathroom with MSI Miraggio Calacatta duo quartz.
Project Location: Great Falls/Virginia

06/09/2025