Blue-on-blue swirl quartz. Custom cabinets in a cerulean hue look even better when paired with blue-tinted quartz countertops, as seen in this Bakes & Kropp kitchen. Photo: Genevieve Garruppo.

This story is sponsored by Bedrock Quartz. This year could very well be the year your kitchen undergoes a complete transformation — and it all starts with countertops. From eye-catching visual ...

Unlike granite, quartz countertops are engineered products, made up of over 90% ground-up quartz, usually a byproduct of mining or fabrication. Quartz is a mineral made of silicone dioxide.