When martha stewart put this beauty in her home she paid dearly but the cost of danby today is less than most high cost marbles.
Martha stewart vermont danby marble.
Danby marble all star kitchen makeover.
Rather offering a very soft overall coloration with lots of character.
Danby gray marble is a marble quarried deep below the earths surface with mixed busy grey veining in light and dark tones.
During the height of production the quarries employed more than 4 000 men.
The vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world and still uses the entrance first opened in 1903.
Marble from danby vermont is well known for it s clean white overall coloration with light veining.
It is also less costly and incomparably more beautiful than most marble looking man made quartz.
Regular cleanings should be as gentle as possible.
But there is one big difference.
For example vermont s danby whitehas smaller pores than many other marbles with only a 06 absorption rate.
In fact the one and only martha stewart loves danby white and has it in three of her kitchens.
To help prevent staining marble surfaces are often coated with protective sealers.
We are known world wide for the beautiful vermont danby marble we extract and that we quarry from the largest underground marble quarry in the world.
But because it is quite soft and porous marble can easily be stained scratched and chipped.
It s at a similar price point of carrara and less expensive than calacatta marble with a very similar look but often in the same range as quartz.
Today the vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world.
Depending on use these coatings should be reapplied every year or two.
I ve always loved marble but feared it was out of our price range at the time until i once again perused martha stewart s kitchens and saw her danby marble.
While it may not be for every homeowner martha is a fan.
That s lower than that of some of the more popular granites on the market.
From here it twists a mile and a half deep into dorset mountain.
The danby quarry in danby vermont is the largest underground marble quarry in the world.
Traditional kitchen st louis there are a lot of questions about the durability of marble in kitchens.
Marble is a beautiful surface for counters and tabletops.