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Natural Stone Trends for 2019

If you’ve put off remodeling your kitchen, bath, or basement bar until 2019, you’ve got some exciting natural stone ideas to consider—ideas that go beyond the usual stone and color choices and slabs as countertops. What’s new for 2019? Lines, edges, patterns, and aesthetic execution! When choosing the best stone for your project, think design, […]

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Expansive Stone Slabs Make a Big Impression

  They’re simple, extraordinary, and trending. Imagine facing the largest area in your room with an entire slab of the most beautiful natural stone you’ve ever seen. Except for a few small accent pieces, your decorating would be done! Natural stone slabs make extraordinary statements, and more and more renovators are visiting stone yards to […]

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Five Types of Natural Stone for Flooring

You can glean good information from do-it-yourself websites, even if you have no plans to do the project yourself. The Different Types of Stone Flooring, from DIY Network, offers details about five types of natural stone for flooring — marble, travertine, granite, slate, and limestone — including their characteristics and general costs to buy and install. […]

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2018’s Refreshing, New Interior Design Trends

Three-dimensional wall elements? Stacked stone panel accents? Natural stone weighs heavy in the top 5 design trends of 2018. Interior designers are placing the textures, tints, patterns, and purposes of natural stones in juxtaposition to each other to create pleasing and fascinating features in homes. Other trends suggest using bold geometric designs and marble veining to […]

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Ten Important Facts about Quartz Countertops

Can you list ten important facts about quartz countertops? Neither could I, until I read The Countertop Investigator’s Guide to Quartz. And like the title says, an expert has already investigated all you need to know about quartz countertops. You’ll learn about how they’re made, what they cost, where to buy, the common brand names, […]

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Timeless, Sustainable, Durable, Affordable Natural Stone

There are no better words for describing natural stone. But guests who see your natural stone walkways, patios, floors, walls, and countertops might be thinking otherwise. You can set them straight. Read Four Myths about Natural Stone (And Why They’re Not True), and let your visitors know that natural stone is timeless, sustainable, durable, and affordable. Afterwards, […]

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Natural Stone Countertops — Mix It Up!

Creating a perfectly uniform look throughout your kitchen or bathroom might land you a spot in a remodeling showcase feature, but it might not really express who you are. If you want something unique, if you want to express yourself, then mix it up! Imagine topping your kitchen island with a stunning granite, then choosing […]

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Accent with Mosaic Tiles

Mosaic tile masterpieces emerge when you place various colored tiles together to form patterns or pictures. Inside a home, we associate mosaic tile with backsplashes, surrounds, and countertops. But what about a bold, creative, decorative element, like waves of blue tile behind the mirror in your bathroom? Think eye-catching, refreshing, and surprising. Outside, we might […]

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What’s Beneath Your Feet?

Polished or porous, multicolors or just one, perfectly cut tiles or irregular shapes. The floor beneath your feet serves more than just allowing you to get from point A to point B. The natural stone floor you choose represents your style and character, too. Start narrowing your choices with Your Guide to Stone Flooring. This […]

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Build Well-being into Your Living Spaces with Natural Stone

It’s a given. Nature nurtures. We’re biological beings, so it’s healthy to surround ourselves with green plants, natural stones, trickling water, and abundant sunshine — the soothing sights and sounds of nature. Where is your oasis of well-being? Chopping your favorite aromatic herbs on your natural stone kitchen countertops? Strolling through your gardens, patio, and […]

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Finding both Beauty and the Beast in Your Natural Stone

Natural stone adds beauty to any home — undeniably. But the stone you choose has work to do, too. Backsplashes, mudroom floors, kitchen countertops, bathroom surrounds! Each serves a purpose in addition to making your home beautiful. You want both — beauty and beast-like toughness. To start, consult this list of natural stones and where […]

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What’s the Best Finish for the Stone You’ve Chosen?

You’ve narrowed down the types of natural stones you love best for each particular project. Now, what are your choices of finishes? Not every finish — polished, honed, brushed, leathered, flamed, bush hammered, tumbled, sandblasted, cleft face, river washing, plus others — applies to each particular type of stone. Which surface is best for how […]

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Natural Stone Countertops – Popular Again

The world’s oldest structures date back nearly 5, 000 years and are built from stone, of course. Later, commercial and industrial structures used stone inside and out. Then, modern homes and buildings relied on man-made materials and used very little, if any, natural stone inside. But now, natural stone has come home again. Why? Because […]

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Reconnect with Nature – Inside Your Home

How can you experience the peace and beauty of nature when you can’t be outside? By creating biophilic designs and spaces within your home through building practices thought to improve human health and well-being. Imagine seeing and feeling the textures and colors of a natural environment when you step inside your home. Imagine a beautiful […]

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Colorful Granite

White, black, brown, beige, and the less common blue, burgundy, gray, green, red, and yellow. Granite’s solid color palette includes stalwart choices that will coordinate with any color scheme, from classic to country. Want to see your options? Start here for lots of photos and articles on white, dark, and neutral granite colors, plus a […]

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