Banish The Dingy Bathroom and Shower Floors With Color

Have you ever noticed how the grout lines become discolored and dirty looking on tiled shower floors?  Or how bathrooms have become a sea of boring in terms of color?  While commenting about the recent insurgence in beige a few years ago, the decorating king Carleton Varney, aka Mr. Color, likened a large limestone bathroom to, “standing naked in a bowl of oatmeal.”  He’s right.  In the interest of making a bathroom neutral we’ve make them beautifully boring.  In the past the option for color in the bathroom shower was tile or hanging vibrantly colored towels on the exterior.  At the recent Kitchen and Bath show we found a new option. Move over boring there is a new player in the bathroom market when it comes to color –Silestone.   Silestone is a quartz surface material for kitchens and bathrooms.  Innovation has allowed what is commonly used for a countertop material to be formed into showers, sinks, walls and more.  We can finally create and maintain a clean and happy bathroom!The benefits of quartz as a countertop material are equally relevant when used on other surfaces such as the floor or walls:

• Scratch resistant
• Non – porous = certain bathroom products will etch other hard surfaces, not Silestone.
• Anti-microbial = does not harbor bacteria = no mold and mildew
• Low maintenance = does not need to be sealed to maintain shine

Another benefit from both a design and maintenance perspective is, Silestone comes in slabs or sheets which puts an end to the abundant grout lines inherent in using tile.  I am not saying there is anything wrong with tile but when it comes to a shower floor, we’ve all seen how the grout lines become unattractive and dingy over time.  No matter how much scrubbing or cleaning the grout lines stain and look nasty.

With Silestone one can maintain the healthy and clean appearance desired in a bathroom and in color.