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Natural Stone: Opportunity knocks as consumers hunker down

Floor Covering News

However, the desire for warm colors and texture bring travertine and slates as well as warmer marble into the mix as well.”. The visuals, finishes and textures that are now achieved with new machineries are setting stone apart from other floor and wall covering categories.”. Challenges remain.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

The first newcomer is a fully vitrified porcelain stoneware collection that’s a sophisticated, high-performance option for floor and wall covering, indoors and out. Gallant gives marble, onyx and travertine a run for their money thanks to the high definition technology used to mimic the looks.

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