Architectural Ceramics
AUGUST 24, 2018
Master bath design featuring AC tile, remodel by Four Brothers Carpentry. Earth: Quarried from the earth, this master bathroom retreat features natural stone on several surfaces. Master bath design featuring AC tile, remodel by Four Brothers Carpentry. Master bath design featuring AC tile, remodel by Four Brothers Carpenters.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2020
From a retailer’s perspective, opportunity for consumers to splurge on natural stone is high across a number of categories—kitchen, bath and outdoor included. Natural stone is inherently a green material, increasingly quarried in an ecologically responsible manner from areas with an abundant supply of stone. High-growth potential.
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Architectural Ceramics
AUGUST 10, 2018
European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales. That warmth carries into the master bath as well, not only because of the wood vanity and casework, but because of the slate tile. With a lodge feel, the space is great for a long hot bath during a cold Washington D.C.
The Perfect Bath
JANUARY 30, 2017
There are incredible carved columns and large cornices, public baths, streets paved with stone and the remains of early housing. All of this was carved from stone excavated from nearby quarries. These materials were used to create the earliest extant cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ephuseus and Paestum.
The Perfect Bath
APRIL 3, 2013
There are so many kinds of stone, but for the purposes of this post I will talk only about the immense stone formations in the Italian Apuan Alps, discovered by the early Romans who began quarrying it using the most primitive of tools. The area has about 275 active quarries. The most well known stone from the region is CARARRA.
Kitchen and Residential Design
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
KBIS, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, was a virtual event this year but despite the lack of in-person interactions, players in the Kitchen and Bath Industry still used the event to showcase their new offerings. In the meantime, I’ll keep cleaning, cursing and dreaming about some new quartz surfaces I just learned about.
The Perfect Bath
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
The gray and white marble, called Zephyr, is quarried in Turkey. This is a wonderful room for many reasons, but I have focused specifically on the fireplace. Rarely do I see a fireplace using directional stone and one that is so bold.
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