Remove Flooring Remove Natural Stone Remove Outdoor Remove Quarry
article thumbnail

Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

Floor Covering News

When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., In an effort to help retailers in that endeavor, three suppliers gave FCNews their best advice on how to deal with the challenges of natural stone while also tapping the inherent advantages of the category.

article thumbnail

Natural Stone 101

Kitchens for Living

Natural stone is sexy. If you want a countertop that makes a unique statement with lots of movement and natural variations I recommend natural stone. Granite is a natural stone that blends perfectly with so many styles. This is also one of the most expensive of the natural stone choices.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Hot Product ~ Stone Box Mini

As The Tile Turns

Stone Box Mini faithfully reproduces the grain of natural stone proposed in three color ways. Based on a selection of 36 different types of stones from three quarries blended together by color for superb harmony that gives sustained rhythm to the varying patterns. ” Above: Bright Grey, Tea Sand, Sugar White.

Stone 124
article thumbnail

Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

Along with rising temperatures comes high moisture levels in the air, which could pose challenges for flooring installers on the jobsite—whether it’s indoors or outside. Being naturally resistant to mold and mildew makes it ideal for use in areas prone to water incursion. wide variety of indoor and outdoor projects.

article thumbnail

Bigger Is Better: Large Format Porcelain Tile

Architectural Ceramics

If this blog is about porcelain, then why does the collection’s name say stone? Because porcelains like our Ancient Stone Collection , are made to look like natural stone. AC’s Ancient Stone Collection in the color Black, used in a commercial setting.

Porcelain 182
article thumbnail

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

Architectural Ceramics

They produce and export 90 percent of the region’s natural slate used for roofing or flooring. European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales. Pictured above and below, is natural slate on a mountainside near the Mosel River in Rhineland, Germany.

Germany 140
article thumbnail

Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

During the show next week Ill be working five straight 18 hour days so I doubt Ill be filing any dispatches from the show floor, but during the week following either Todd ( my energetic collaborator) or I will post a wrap up of the new stuff that made its debut during the show. It comes in four colors and can be used outdoors.

Kitchen 76