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Our Tour of the Colorado Stone Quarries

As The Tile Turns

At Decorative Materials, we are committed to finding the state's most impressive design elements at work. Recently, we had the opportunity to check out a famed quarry in Marble, Colorado. Inspiration is all around us in the beautiful state of Colorado.

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Locally Sourced Tile and Stone: Colorado’s Hidden Treasures

As The Tile Turns

All this provides a wealth of opportunities for our team at Decorative Materials. We’ve long been aware of the role this region plays in producing decorative ceramic tile, but we received a strong reminder while visiting Colorado Stone Quarries Logistics in Delta and Colorado Clay in Montrose.

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Emser releases new tile product catalog

Floor Covering News

It’s truly inspiring to see so many facets of our business align with the launch of this year’s product catalog,” said Mara Villanueva-Heras, vice president of marketing.

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Scottish Heritage in Interiors

Architectural Ceramics

Part of Edinburgh’s beauty is due to the sandstone buildings, a large portion taken from the local Craigleith Quarry. This sandstone was also commonly used for decorative molding. Edinburgh from Craigleith Quarry’ as painted by John Bell (1793-1861). Bottom image shows the decorative wood ceiling of the Long Gallery.

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Crossville Cross-Tread ® – Best Tile for Restaurant Floors

Garden State Tile Blog

Quarry Tile is a hard, paving tile made from ground minerals such as shales and clay. Quarry tile has relatively low moisture absorption and qualifies as vitreous (glass-like, tough, dense, and shiny), but is not quite as dense as porcelain tile. They are formed and fired in a similar method as is used to make brick.

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Back to Basics: Which material is right for my design?

Architectural Ceramics

Natural stone is harvested from quarries and then cut to various sizes. Ceramic tile is made from red or white clay and is usually coated with a decorative glaze. Cement tiles are one of the most popular options for decorative areas. Some examples of stone tile include marble, quartz, limestone, slate, and granite.

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Pattern [we love].

Ciao Tile

*images via erin martin (via pinterest), traditional home (via coco kelley), via pinterest (via homebunchblog), reynards nyc, tabarka studios, via unknown (new orleans), paola massardi + andrea secci (via elle decor), tabarka studios, quarry collection, mirage (nolita), vogue living (via coco kelley).

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