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Natural Stone 101

Kitchens for Living

Like with all natural stone, price is largely determined by how close you are to the source (quarry or port). Backlit onyx is a dramatic backsplash for this bar! Colors are pretty much limited to greys, greens, blues and blacks with subtle lighter veining. You can expect to pay at least as much as you would for granite in most places.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales. The world’s second-largest producer and exporter of slate, takes us to South America. This backsplash, done in the color Sutra Black, is a grout-free stacked slate. Rustic Cladding.

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