House Beautiful: The Return of Natural Stone
Kitchen & Bath Design News selected Batten Court’s recent Pinehurst kitchen as the featured cover project for their 2026 Countertop Trend Report. As the industry shifts away from manufactured quartz and back toward the organic beauty and durability of natural stone, Elizabeth Valkovics' striking use of Raggio Di Luna quartzite was highlighted as a prime example of modern luxury.
“Natural stone continues to be a mainstay... Design professionals prefer real marble, quartzite, and granite over faux-silica-based products, noting that faux stones simply do not have the look and feel of real stone.”
