Summary: Online shopping is easy and convenient. Sometimes it’s even fun. But when it comes to choosing new stone countertops for your kitchen or bath, an in-person experience is a much better choice. That’s why Bedrock Quartz offers showrooms throughout Utah.
Remodeling the kitchen or bathroom could be the most rewarding home improvement project you ever undertake. Just remember that the right surfaces are important. Surfaces act as the focal point of the room, grounding your design and setting the tone for your color palette. They also affect how you will live your daily life for years to come.
So many Utah homeowners rely strictly on small sample swatches or online photos to pick their new stone countertops. But swatches and photos leave out critical details. They do not allow you to see subtle veining, natural hues, and imperfections. They also don’t convey texture.
We always recommend skipping the online experience and shopping for new countertops in person. By physically visiting our countertop showroom in Spanish Fork, you will be able to bridge the gap between your imagination and the reality we can help you create. A showroom visit gives you the opportunity to see, touch, and compare premium stone surfaces firsthand.
1. Personally Inspect Quartz, Marble, Granite, and Quartzite
Perhaps the most important reason to step away from your screen and visit our countertop showroom in Spanish Fork is to see slabs in person. The sheer scale of full-size stone slabs can be overwhelming. And of course, natural and engineered stone displays dynamic movements and subtle details you just can’t get to see on a screen or photo.
Here are the countertop materials we carry at Bedrock Quartz:
- Quartz – Quartz is an engineered material known for exceptional durability, non-porous hygiene, and design consistency. Viewing full quartz slabs in person allows you to visually understand the soft movements and subtle flecks that make finished surfaces look so stunning.
- Marble – Marble is all about luxury. Its timeless beauty and distinctive veining are a masterpiece of nature. You’ll definitely want to see full marble slabs in person so that you can better understand how color and veining will flow across your kitchen island or vanity top.
- Granite – The thing we love most about granite is that every slab is 100% unique. Granite is forged deep in the earth over many years, and its character can only be truly appreciated when you see it in person.
- Quartzite – Quartzite combines the elegance of marble with the hardness and durability of granite. More importantly, seeing it in person lets you observe light passing through translucent quartz crystals to create a stunning visual. You will not see it in a photograph.
Viewing stone slabs in person is a unique experience. So while online shopping may be convenient, it is not conducive to making informed decisions. You never really know what you’re getting when you buy online.
2. Evaluate the Surfaces Under Showroom Lighting
Another important consideration is showroom lighting. What most people don’t realize is that artificial lighting changes what stone countertops look like. A slab that appears bright and white on your screen might actually look warmer with subtle undertones once exposed to artificial lighting.
Our countertop showroom in Spanish Fork offers you the opportunity to see what various slabs would look like under typical lighting. The lighting makes it easier to see subtle undertones, surface reflectivity, and how a particular slab might work with your existing cabinetry.
3. Touch and Feel Textures and Finishes
Moving beyond the visuals, you should also keep in mind texture and finish. What your new stone countertops feel like will be important to you over the life of your home ownership. Think of it this way: countertops are built to be touched. They are designed to present a tactile experience every time you work in the kitchen.
In a showroom, you can run your hands across different finishes to discover which texture most appeals to you. You can feel polished, honed, leathered, and matte textures. And no, they don’t all feel the same. You might be surprised at how different they feel.
4. See and Feel Different Edge Profiles
The tactile and visual experiences also extend to edge profiles. Here at Bedrock Quartz, the five most common edge profiles we work with are:
- Eased and flat edges.
- Beveled and chamfered edges.
- Bullnose and half-bullnose edges.
- Ogee and decorative edges.
- Laminated/mitered apron edges.
Edge choices impact everything from personal comfort to routine cleaning to how countertops work with your cabinets. If you aren’t familiar with all these profiles, don’t worry. You are not alone. It’s just further evidence that you really need to pay a visit to our countertop showroom in Spanish Fork.
5. Get Answers and Advice From Experts
Most homeowners looking for new stone countertops have questions – and lots of them. Questions are great, but they don’t help much if you can’t get reliable answers. That’s often the case when you shop online. Visit a local showroom in person, and you’ll discover things are quite different.
Visiting a local showroom gives you access to experts. You’ll be able to pick their brains for advice and ask virtually any questions that come to mind. Here are some questions we get quite frequently at our Spanish Fork showroom:
- Which material best suits my family’s habits and daily routine?
- What do you recommend in terms of seam placement and layout?
- What are the maintenance requirements of this particular surface?
- What types of materials are best for my budget?
- What’s required on my end to guarantee a smooth installation?
We like to think of our showroom staff as a team of dedicated specialists ready to walk customers through every aspect of purchasing and installing new stone countertops. Whether you visit our Spanish Fork showroom or one of the other showrooms we operate across Utah, we want you to be comfortable with the Bedrock Quartz experience.
We’re here to help you create the kitchen you’ve always dreamed of. Whether you are renovating a historic home in Utah County or building a modern retreat in Spanish Fork, your kitchen journey begins with an in-person showroom visit. Contact us today and make an appointment, or simply walk in at your convenience.
FAQs
Why is a showroom visit better than looking at small chips or swatches?
Sample chips and swatches only tell you so much. Natural stone and engineered surfaces feature complex veining, subtle color undertones, and unique movement that can’t be replicated in small samples.
What types of materials can I inspect at your Spanish Fork showroom?
Bedrock Quartz specializes in granite, marble, quartz, and quartzite. All four materials are available in our showrooms.
Why is it important to see slabs under artificial lighting?
Artificial lighting has a direct impact on what stone countertops look like. With a photograph, you are only exposed to the lighting the photographer selected to get a good picture. In a showroom, though, the lighting is designed to mimic what’s in your home.
Why is it important to feel different surfaces and edges?
Finish and texture play a larger role in satisfaction than most homeowners realize. It’s important to touch and feel countertops so you can make good choices about finish and edge profiles.
