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How To Care For Marble Or Natural Stone From?

How to Floor Tile

[link] I personally do not advocate using Marble, Travertine and other natural stone in showers or wet areas because it is too soft and hard to maintain. I built this shower recently and all the tile looks like marble but it really is Porcelain and manufacturers copy natural stone for a reason.

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Week of December 28th, 2020 – Top 5 of the Year

Architectural Ceramics

Baths and Bathrooms of 2020. In June, following suit to the Summer weather everyone loves to enjoy, we focused on water features including baths and bathrooms, gardens and outdoor water features, and waterway home design ideas. Read the Full Post: Click Here.

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Picco Group receives 2022 Grande Pinnacle Award

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio—The winners of the 2022 Pinnacle Awards were announced during the Natural Stone Institute Awards Ceremony at StonExpo in Las Vegas. SMG Stone Company Sun Valley, Calif. Kitchen/Bath Boyce Resident Kitchen Huntsville, Ala. Twenty projects were honored with Pinnacle Awards of Excellence.

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Coverings conference sessions announced

Floor Covering News

Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022. Arlington, Va.— Select sessions in this track include: Meeting Consumer Demand – Successful Exterior Installation. Workforce & Profits.

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Bringing a Touch of Luxury to Bathrooms

Kitchen and Residential Design

In addition, according to the 2018 Houzz Bathroom Trends Study , more than half of Baby Boomer homeowners are planning to renovate their bathrooms to support aging in place. Adding natural stone, porcelain or ceramic tile can bring a sense of sophistication to bathrooms while also being simple to maintain. Go beyond the surface.

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Granite Is No Longer the Most Popular Kitchen Surface and This Material Is

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The National Kitchen & Bath Association announced its results from a survey of kitchen designers that granite is no longer the top choice for kitchen counters — quartz is. Granite is a natural stone, but is porous and requires sealing with chemicals to minimize staining and etching.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Houzz.com you're killing me

Kitchen and Residential Design

Similarly, natural stone patterns dont have formal names. A stone labeled Crema Bordeaux today looks nothing like the same stone from the same quarry in Brazil five years ago. Labels: bath design , cabinet hardware , cabinetry , color scheme , countertop , flooring , interior design , kitchen design. bath design.

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