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Large kitchen layouts offer a lot of room for creativity, but they also require more planning. Fabricators prefer consistent-color quartz slabs because they make the installation process smoother, ...

A dull finish doesn't always mean surface damage, and understanding how engineered materials behave can make restoring their ...

If you're remodeling your kitchen, there are plenty of mistakes you want to avoid (like buying a big appliance without measuring). But another mistake to steer clear of is choosing the wrong ...

Countertops made of the engineered stone "quartz" are incredibly popular, but public health experts say cutting this material unsafely can expose... California is poised to become the first state in ...

California is poised to become the first state in the country to adopt special measures to protect workers who make kitchen and bathroom countertops out of a popular kind of artificial stone known as ...