Calacatta Statuary porcelain full-height backsplash and range hood clad in the same porcelain in Wilmette, IL — Boutique Stone

Backsplash & Hood · Calacatta Statuary Porcelain · Wilmette, IL

Calacatta Statuary porcelain backsplash and hood in Wilmette, Illinois.

Calacatta Statuary porcelain on a full-height backsplash, with the range hood in the same material.

Porcelain behind a range is a practical choice: it is heat-proof, does not stain from cooking splatter, and never needs sealing. Large, thin slabs let a backsplash and a hood be covered with very few seams. A Wilmette kitchen, on the North Shore.

Calacatta Statuary porcelain carries the bold gray veining of Italian Statuario marble on a bright white base. Porcelain is fired at very high heat, so it takes the heat behind a range, does not absorb grease, and never needs sealing.

Scope

Full-height backsplash · range hood

Details

LocationWilmette, Illinois

RoomKitchen

MaterialCalacatta Statuary Porcelain

Also serving

Winnetka · Kenilworth · Glenview · Evanston · Northfield

Calacatta Statuary porcelain: what to know

Porcelain is fired, not quarried, and that firing makes it non-porous, heat-proof and fade-resistant in sunlight. It needs no sealing and cleans easily. On most slabs the pattern sits on the surface, so exposed edges are mitered to carry the look around the corner, and careful handling at the edges is what makes it last.

In a kitchen, porcelain takes heat and stains without sealing. Edge work and cutouts are where the care goes.

Common questions

Can porcelain chip?

It can, at an exposed edge under a hard impact. That is why edges are mitered and supported, and why the fabrication matters as much as the slab.

Can porcelain be used outdoors?

Yes. It holds its color in the sun and handles heat, which is where engineered quartz struggles.

Calacatta Statuary porcelain backsplash and hood in Wilmette, Illinois.

Calacatta Statuary porcelain: what to know

Choose your slab before anything is cut.