Belvedere Quartzite countertop installed — view 2

Belvedere installed — a real room finished with this slab. Zoom in and read the pattern before you pick.

Natural Quartzite

Belvedere Quartzite

Measured surface color #30312e, averaging #31312f.

Color black with taupe accents
Quarried in Italy
slab-to-slab variation Medium

$4,500–$22,800 installed for a finished kitchen in Quartzite — see the range by kitchen size

Get this slab quoted Call Today for a Free Quote

What is Belvedere Quartzite?

Belvedere Quartzite is engineered quartz. Hard and non-porous, though the resin binder is why a trivet still matters. Quartz is the least expensive stone Ace fabricates, at $120 to $150 per square foot installed. The accent tone is taupe. Variation between slabs is moderate, so look at yours before it is cut.

Sizes and finishes

How it is actually sold — measured off the spec sheet, not rounded.

Sizes

Belvedere Quartzite is made in 2 sizes. Size is the decision people skip and then notice every day: it sets how much grout line ends up in the field, and a larger module on the same wall reads calmer than a small one.

2 cm
3 cm

Finishes

It comes in 2 finishes. Finish decides how much light the surface throws back — a polished face will brighten a galley kitchen, a matte one hides water spotting near the sink.

Brushed
Polished

Where it works

The applications this surface is actually rated for.

The spec sheet clears this one for countertops · wall · flooring — residential duty.

Rated for

Countertops — residential
Wall — residential
Flooring — residential

What to expect once it is installed

The ratings that decide whether the finished counter matches the sample.

Piece-to-piece variation: Medium

A medium variation grade. The practical meaning is that you can choose this one from a single piece and not be surprised on delivery day.

Certifications

Certified to GreenGuard Gold · NSF · USGBC/LEED. Gold is the higher of the two Greenguard tiers, and the difference between them is a lower limit on indoor emissions. NSF speaks to food-contact safety — the surface is rated for food prep — rather than to indoor air. It contributes toward LEED where that is part of the brief.

What to put next to it

Built from the color we measured off Belvedere Quartzite itself, not from its name.

We measured this slab's own swatch at #30312E — deep and essentially neutral. The closest color we hold pairing data for is Espresso, so that is what the recommendations below are built from. It sits close to neutral, which means it will take direction from the cabinets rather than fight them.

Countertop

White Veined (Marble-Look) — the refresh move: white quartz instantly modernizes espresso boxes. Against this surface it is much lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes solid
Warm Speckled Stone (Granite) — the 2008 set — honest but aging; modernize with slab tops instead. Against this surface it is much lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes dated

Hardware

Brushed Nickel — safe metal on dark wood. Against this surface it is much lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes solid

Steer away from

Navy — two heavy darks with clashing undertones — the room sinks

Questions about Belvedere Quartzite

Answered from this product’s own spec sheet and our measurement of it.

What size is Belvedere Quartzite?

Belvedere Quartzite comes in 2 sizes: 2 cm · 3 cm. Pick the size before the color. It decides how much grout line ends up in the field, and on the same wall a larger module reads calmer than a small one.

Where can I use Belvedere Quartzite?

Its maker rates it for countertops · wall · flooring. We hold to that rating when we quote — installing outside it is how a warranty claim gets denied.

What color is Belvedere Quartzite, really?

We measured its own swatch at #30312E — deep and essentially neutral. It sits close to neutral, so it takes direction from the cabinets rather than fighting them. Names are marketing; that number is what the camera saw.

What is Belvedere Quartzite made of?

Belvedere Quartzite is a quartzite tile, which is what decides how it is cared for — see the sealing answer below.

Does Belvedere Quartzite need sealing?

Yes. It is natural stone, so it is porous, so it wants sealing. Quartzite is the hardest thing we set — harder than granite — but hardness and porosity are different properties, and only one of them is on your side.