Millstone Designs Blog
Welcome to our blog – on all things granite, quartz and slate. Find out about some of our latest projects, get our advice on caring for your stone, latest granite and quartz trends, and much more.
Recent installation – quartzite island
From slab... ..to installation We replaced the existing corian worktop with this beautiful natural Van Gogh quartzite to make a real statement in this kitchen in Essex. We worked with the customers to select the material at a local stone supplier and we templated,...
Quartz dining table
Along with worktops and hearths, we can also manufacture a variety of different products in stone. One of our recent projects was this Calacatta Gold quartz dining table for a customer in Essex. The table was made to suit their dining space - and is a beautiful...
Recent Projects: fire surrounds
Millstone Designs has its roots in the fireplace industry. Whilst worktops now make up much of our businesses, a good portion of the work we do is still based around fireplaces - from made-to-measure hearths for private and trade customers to bespoke fire surrounds....
Recent project – carrara quartz
Carrara quartz is proving to be the most popular surface at the moment. Inspired by marble, Carrara quartz has a light neutral creamy-white base with natural grey veins and swirls running through out. We recently templated, manufactured and installed this Carrara...
Trends for 2019
Granite and quartz - what’s new? Three or four years ago, everyone wanted dark granite or quartz worktops – black angola and star galaxy. Then everyone wanted grey. This year, choices have definitely got a lot lighter, more natural and a little more interesting. Here...
Monochrome quartz worktops
Black and white is a stylish choice for any kitchen - simple yet dramatic as perfectly demonstrated in this kitchen in Essex. We recently manufactured and installed the quartz worktops here; Black 20mm quartz worktops, with upstands and matching window ledge,...
Recent Project: Stunning granite BBQ area
With the warm weather set to continue for a little while longer, we thought we would share one of our recent projects with you - this stunning granite BBQ area, fitted in Essex. Working with an Essex based landscape company, we templated, manufactured and installed...
Recent Project: Black quartz worktops – take a look
We worked with Essex-based trades on a kitchen remodel in Essex – providing black quartz worktops and waterfall island. The polished black quartz works with the contemporary black units to create a seemless, elegant finish to this kitchen transformation.
Recent project: Granite and wood
Over the past few weeks we have been working with the Handmade Kitchen Company to create this stunning cooking area for their customer, bringing granite and wood together. We are fortunate to work with some amazing bespoke kitchen companies. They specialise in...
Granite: works just as well outside as in
Granite worktops in the garden It really has been the perfect BBQ weather recently. Making the most of the weather, and our outside space, has seen us take our workmanship into the garden on a few projects recently. We worked with an Essex based landscape company to...
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