Blog - Impala Stone

Get everything in place for your new worktop by following our templatng & fitting checklist. These checklists will make sure that you have everything in place ready for your new granite kitchen and quartz kitchen worktop

Details: 20 March 2020

Will the COVID-19 outbreak affect my planned install dates from Impala Stone? Can I still plan my dream worktops in the showroom? Read below for our statement regarding the virus, and how to disinfect surfaces you may have had from us already:

Details: 12 February 2020

We're so proud to have been awarded the Best Of Houzz award for Service, for the fourth year running! You can read the full press release below to find out more.

Details: 24 September 2019

Working from home can offer many advantages to your working day, such as preventing regular commuter delay, having more time with your relatives, and making your regular schedule more flexible. However, it can often be hard to avoid distractions and concentrate in a setting that you use for leisure and relaxing predominantly.

Details: 30 August 2019

If you are interested in wanting to squeeze as much value out of your home when the time comes, then these tips are for you.

Details: 23 July 2019

For several years now, the kitchen hasn't been a kitchen; it's turned into our kitchen, living room, workstation, and entertainment centre. We live in an age where it is more essential than ever to get the most out of your room.

Details: 01 July 2019

Kitchen islands have been a popular design choice for some years now. And for good reason, not only are they useful and practical, making for a more functional and effective kitchen they also add a pleasing aesthetic to the room.

Details: 22 May 2019

Impala Stone Ltd are happy to announce, in partnership with Silestone®, a new selection of nine colours at great exclusive prices!

Details: 17 May 2019

You can really get stuck into eco-friendliness, and any top kitchen designer worth their salt will go to whatever level of sustainability you are looking for. If you are thinking of updating and remodelling your kitchen, you may want to consider these 6 simple areas where your choices make a huge difference in terms of long-term sustainability.

Details: 12 April 2019

Its always hard to find a design that works for everyone, but with the right fixtures, fittings and finishes its achievable.

Details: 22 March 2019

If you are looking for something to make your kitchen better and get out of like the all-white kitchen trend that has dominated for a decade. Looking for something more layered, inviting, and personal then we have a few things to let you know about.

Details: 08 February 2019

Modular kitchen is a step towards the traditional kitchen. It makes everyday tasks for the kitchen a lot easier because of its functionality and durability. Focusing on more on utility value, convenience and space utilisation.

Details: 18 January 2019

Marble is a hard-crystalline metamorphic form of limestone. It's normally white with streaks or coloured mottling’s.

Details: 10 December 2018

Are you looking to refurbish your kitchen and you are wondering how a granite worktop is fitted, you’ve come to the right place? In this blog, we at Impala Stone are going to explain how you get fit your granite worktop.

Details: 29 November 2018

At Impala Stone we have a bespoke shaping service, so whether you have an unusual idea for a worktop design or an odd space to work with, we can help. Here we feature some of our best shaping projects.

Details: 30 October 2018

Marble is a natural rock which is created as a result of limestone being put under an immense pressure and high temperatures.

Details: 01 October 2018

Choosing the right materials for your kitchen worktops or bathroom surfaces can be a challenge, that’s why we have put together guides for each of the materials we supply with the benefits surrounding each to help you to make an informed decision.

Details: 04 September 2018

We at Impala Stone create beautiful work surfaces for our customers to fit in their bathrooms and kitchens. All of that great work can be undone by not keeping your room as clean as possible. In this post we tackle how to take the pain away from keeping your bathroom spick and span.

Details: 02 August 2018

Falls just around the corner and as summer starts to fade now’s the time to start thinking about making a few changes to the home, here are a few predictions of what trends you will see coming and going this fall.

Details: 22 July 2018

As stone in all forms is such a dense hard-wearing material, the possibilities of its uses are endless. Granite, marble, limestone and quartz can be used in many different ways around the home. This month, we will be looking at the uses most popular other than kitchen worktops.

Details: 25 June 2018

Limestone and sandstone are found in very large amounts all around the globe. They are common sedimentary rocks. However, their composition, origin and other properties of these two are different, making them unique.

Details: 06 June 2018

There was once a time the kitchen would only be used to prepare, cook and wash up after meals, it was never a family gathering space or an entertainment area. Well now ere in 2018 that’s all changed the kitchen is now one of the most focused upon areas of the home be it for dinner parties/just parties, cooking with the family, catching up with friends or just somewhere to relax.

Details: 14 May 2018

Caesarstone Ltd. manufactures premium quartz surfaces, which are used in both commercial and residential sectors for floors, countertops, wall cladding, vanities and other interior surfaces.

Details: 04 April 2018

Dimension stone is a natural stone or rock that has been chosen and then finished (which consists of trimmed, cut, drilled, ground, or other) to specific shapes and sizes.

Details: 27 February 2018

Lapitec is a type of sintered stone. To make it, only the top ceramic materials are used and then bonded together using hot temperatures and lots of pressure.

Details: 22 January 2018

Dexton is a man-made material, they are made up of materials that are used in the manufacture of porcelain, glass and quartz. In the past all these materials were used separately to create worktops and splashbacks, Dekton is a combination of all three, producing a new material that is extremely durable and resistant to staining and damage.

Details: 22 December 2017

This can be one of the biggest considerations when it comes to choosing between granite and quartz. Everyone’s got a budget and the majority tend to want to stick to it fit they can.

Details: 01 December 2017

Investing in a grand lighting scheme will give you the power to turn your run of the mill kitchen into a stunning one. Kitchens aren’t 1 dimensional anymore they are now used for more than just making the dinner, so your lighting plan must now consider other factors it can be used for such as relaxing or entertaining.