The Work
Ocean Green quartzite, green soapstone, Calacatta Verde Blue. Three green rooms, all installed.
See all the work →In stone, green is rarely bright: it shows up as sage, deep forest, grey-green and blue-green, and it sits easily with wood, brass and warm whites. We have installed it three ways.
A natural quartzite with green and grey movement, harder than marble and more resistant to heat and scratching. In a Glen Ellyn bath it runs on a vanity with a 6-inch mitered edge and a matching 6-inch backsplash, both mitered from 3cm slab, so the veining wraps the corner without a break. Like any natural stone, it is sealed.
Soft green-grey, matte, and naturally heat-proof. On a Gold Coast pass-through fireplace the lintel and side jambs came from related sections of one slab, and the stone returns through the firebox so both rooms read the same. Soapstone never needs sealing; it darkens with mineral oil or ages on its own.
A marble with green and blue veining. In a Gold Coast kitchen it covers the island and full-height backsplash, with a 2cm floating shelf above the range cut from the same slab. Marble in a kitchen is sealed and asks you to wipe up lemon, wine and tomato promptly.
Green slabs vary more than most. Choose the slab in person, in daylight if you can; the slab you approve is the slab that gets installed.
