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"Travertine, Before And After"

How to Floor Tile

Travertine is a Natural Stone as you know, but did you know most of it is filled with grout? They simple match the color and fill it with grout then polish the surface. From the US to Italy, Turkey, Croatia, and other places. After it is mined or quarried it is cut into slabs and one side is finished.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

• Apavisa (Booth 2519) is heading to Coverings with Archconcept, a new collection of patterns in stone, metal and cement finishings that are inspired by the latest manufacturing technology and trends in architecture. Pietra Valmalenco offers a contemporary stone look whereas Cottage features a rustic wood style.

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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. However, adding natural stone tile like slate adds value to any renovation. This backsplash, done in the color Sutra Black, is a grout-free stacked slate. The cost is often a critique of natural slate.

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