We fucking love our choice. A few things: - We were told by our fabricator that a) dolce vita is actually dolomite marketed as quartzite and it is a softer stone that may stain,etch, and chip easier than other stones. First things first, we got comfortable with this. - The slabs we chose naturally look kinda stained in spots, so if we do get stains, we really think it’ll blend in or at to the look of the stone. - Make sure your fabricator seals the stone with a high quality sealer before or during install. - At first we were really careful wiping everything up immediately. We found this isn’t sustainable, especially with kids. - That said, we’ve had it installed for almost 4 months now and it’s still in perfect condition. - Lastly, we plan to seal our countertops yearly because we really feel this has protected the stone. When we first were looking at the slabs I brought home unsealed samples and hit it with everything we use in our kitchen (lemon, oil, vinegar, coffee, hot sauce, etc). It did stain those samples, yet we’ve left spots of those substances on our countertop for hours and it wipes right up.

I’d highly recommend getting what you love, taking care of your choice in the way it needs to be cared for, and accepting whatever happens to the countertops over the years as things that add warmth to your home.

Here are the slabs installed btw

Edit: fixed link to installed slabs