• Quartz slab and tiling materials may contain up to 95 percent pure quartz.raw quartz image by FotoWorx from Fotolia.com
  
  Quartz is one of the sturdiest and least porous materials available for kitchen and bath countertops, flooring, backsplashes and even walls. It is also remarkably stain- and scratch-resistant. Today, you can find quartz materials of more than 90 percent quartz in an impressive array of colors, textures and finishes. Typically, quartz composite materials include polymers and pigments as well.
  
  

Countertops

• Quartz composite materials are popular for kitchen and bathroom use. What's most exciting is the variety of material types (slab, tiling, paneling), textures/finishes (variegated or solid) and colors (whites, beiges, blues, reds, greys, and more) available today. Caesarstone is a slab material made of 93 percent quartz that can readily be applied to kitchen or bath countertop use. In addition, you can use it for the kitchen backsplash as well, providing a sense of color and textural continuity. Consider an espresso-colored quartz countertop in the kitchen to offset rich tan oak cabinets and flooring. Or try warm red quartz with stainless steel appliances and concrete floors.
  
  In the bathroom, get monotonous with bone-colored quartz sinks mounted on quartz countertops. Cream-colored marble flooring can complete the look. Or strive for calm with blue quartz countertops, slate flooring, and blue recycled-glass wall tiling.
  
  

Flooring

• Quartz can also be used for flooring, typically in tile form. Some quartz tiling is 95 percent pure stone. Once again, the color and finish choices are remarkably varied. Because it is stain-resistant, heat-resistant, and even bacteria-resistant, according to BuyMosaic.org, quartz flooring is ideal for both kitchen and bath. Consider black quartz tiling in the bath to complement black or slate-colored marble sinks and counterops. Or go for red quartz kitchen floor tiling to offset sleek black appliances and charcoal-colored cabinetry.
  
  

Walls

• You may not have thought of quartz for your home's walls. But because of its durability, it makes an excellent choice. In fact, companies such as Caesarstone have even come up with textured quartz slab designs that are most appropriate for walls---as well as an honest-to-goodness conversation piece. You can use quartz slabs or quartz tiling for walls. Think about white textured quartz slabs for your bathroom wall, with beige ceramic sink, tub, and countertop. Or try deep-blue quartz tiling on your shower walls with slate flooring to complete the effect.