An in person visit is still the best way to find what you need. We do not sell online, only in store. Most contractors only purchase things that they can see, feel, and judge their quality. We only sell first quality goods, which many internet sites do not. Yes, I'm a ProSource employee, but not on the flooring side. I'm a KD at one of the stores. Almost any real in person flooring store can get you loads of choices that an internet presence that concentrates on closeouts and second quality cannot. This post was edited by live_wire_oak on Thu, May 1, 14 at 17:03

You also might want to consider OKITE, another quartz company, as they have several varieties of nearly-true marble-like stones. Their US headquarters are in Houston, but Zodiaq carries a portion of the line. The entire line: http://www.okite.us/colors.html OR... Here is a link that might be useful: OKITE through Zodiaq

this one might be best fulfilled by one of the hundred competitors to silestone and caesarstone. Search the web for quartz (once you figure out what the right keywords are) and you'll come across names that no-one in GW forums ever talk about. Cimstone, Seieffe, Hanstone, etc. MAny more. Then, go to those companies web sites, look at the list of distributors, or email them and get names of distributors. i did this. Once you've seen a half dozen you've seen them all, and by then it'll be easier to figure out from the little web photos which ones you really want to see. Then you call the tollfree number and ask them to mail you a sample. Then...

Hey 2LittleFishies, I too love marble, but don't much mind the wear patterns it develops. I've been in houses with 60 year old soap stone and find it quite charming. Heck, I've been in houses with 200 year old marble counters - and still find the wear quite charming. My own Victorian has soapstone around the heat registers. They're a little dinged up but quite beautiful in my opinion. I have a large, cutting board, bit of carrara marble that I use to roll out dough - maybe start with that and see where it takes you. Don't know how old your house is but one of the good things about an older home is that nothing is really perfect and if it is perfect it looks rather out of place. So...things look fine when they are a little worn. I remember going to England and staying in a house that was built in the 1400s - wear just means people have come before you and will come after you, it is a good reminder. So get what you like and what you want. If wear patterns and noticeable age on your counters isn't what you want get something else. Remember, even durable things break, pit and fall apart.