Pyrolave: Countertops on Fire!

Today Decorati Guest Blogger Susan Serra, author of The Kitchen Designer blog, discusses one of the “hottest” new kitchen materials.

Kitchen countertops are sort of the icing on the cake in a kitchen design! And, who doesn’t love shopping for countertops, with so many materials, textures, and colors in the marketplace? The countertop one selects, however, needs to fulfill a plethora of criteria…great looks, endurance, performance, and durability over the long term.

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One of my very favorite countertops that fulfill all of these conditions is Pyrolave. Pyrolave is an extraordinary material, a consistent and dense stone that withstands endless kitchen countertop adventures for years on end. It’s smooth, has a wonderful sheen, and an even more wonderful soft crackle texture. I love Pyrolave because, unlike other more patterned countertop materials, it’s consistent color serves both as a foundation for the kitchen as well as a highlight! As a designer, I like to walk into a kitchen and feel the aura of a kitchen as a whole, as opposed to immediately responding to specific elements. Pyrolave’s consistent texture allows the material to play a role as part of an ensemble…showcasing just the right effect.

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Colors! Pyrolave offers endless (and yes, even custom) colors. Have a paint, tile, other color sample? They will get your color right. This is a material for the long term. Pyrolave works with a kitchen designed in any theme or style. My clients universally adore it, and I know you will too!