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Make your flooring more stylish with Limestone tile

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 07:35:17 +0000

Houses are termed as resting place that gives you complete comfort and inexplicable calming effect. People put their thinking behind constructing these gigantic structures. Its beauty, fresh ambiance, sleek appearance gives people to kvell over. Every single individual wants to live a salubrious like which he looks for in his house. With that thinking, he attempts to construct a virtual nature in his place of living. He places natural pebbles, limestone tile, mountain rocks within his premises to attain that mark. He wants his house to be the epitome of serenity and creation which gives him immense satisfaction when given a proximity peer.

Some tiles are also known as wonder tiles due to its colossal strength, long durability and stony appearance. They are able to withstand hardships of changing environment and seasons at ease. Limestone tile falls in this category that are not only utilized for commercial purpose but also finds a place in household areas. You can construct a theme wall, fence, roof with the help of these wonder tiles. Also, if you thinking of creating a modular kitchen, these tiles will help in building fine interiors to your bakehouse. The utility of these tiles are not limited to kitchens and rooms, they are widely used in constructing railway platforms, huge hallways and open porch.

If you choose to fix bricks or any inferior quality marble for flooring your sideways and midways, there are chances that these stones will succumb to damage and breaking. Moreover, these rectangular slabs can crack open if it experiences heavy pressure for a prolonged time. Consequently, you have to shell out more currency to repair these damaged slabs. Instead of spending this much amount of money in you can simply go for limestone tile that have superior strength. They can withstand heat and weight without losing its strength for a long period of time. The cracking and breaking of these sturdy tiles are not witnessed which saves your extra spending on maintenance.

There are many additional characteristics associated with limestone tile that suppress undesired flaws and lags. The heat resistant property of these slabs makes it premium quality tiles that can be used in hot bathrooms and makes your bathing a lot joyful event. They come in different arresting colors that blend with your luxury theme paints thus giving a panoramic view to your casa. So they have proven themselves to be a valuable stoning asset that mesmerizes every rank and file of the society.

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Scour the concealed picture of your house with slate tile

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:12:11 +0000

People are very much interested in spending a hefty amount of money in renovating their personal villas, houses and mansion. They are very keen in giving natural themes that make their place of living quit eco-friendly. Suffixing slate tile is becoming a viable option for house owners who want to give a consolidatory and classy outlook to their leisure place. This stone is extracted from mountains and are curved to fabricate good looking tiles that are finding places in houses and commercial buildings for roofing and walling. You cannot ignore the remarkable strength of these earthy stones for which they are chosen by constructors and interior designers.

Slate tile has many intrinsic properties that help in binding nearby materials and maintaining the overall strength of the house. When you apply tiles on your floor the chances of getting slipped on these smooth surfaces become very usual. Slate, on the other hand, is a non-slippery material that can be a preferred choice for flooring that reduces the chances of getting slipped on wet surfaces. They are also used as roofing material due to its non-soaking ability which prevents hose dwellers from frigid cold and stormy rainfall. You can use these tiles in flooring your swimming pool that stops any leakage and gives nature oriented design to your pool.

You can make your pavement a lot splendiferous with the help of slate tile that adds a glare to the entry point of your home. Using these wonderful slabs, you can create a kitchen splash back and can even tile your baking area. In cold countries, the temperature dips at an alarming rate that make the environment extremely cold. You can construct an elegant slate hearth for putting your solid fuel stove to counter cold ambiance. These tiles are easily fixed with cement to make a solid floor that can bear high temperatures without cracking or tearing. You can select the size of these slabs as per your comfort ability.

If you wish to give a visual appearance to your windows and ceiling you can choose slate tile and slabs. These slates not only provides strength to the fixing points of your windows but also guides run- off water to pits and drainage lines through its sills and grooves. It can be used indoors and outdoors as designing material to provide a distinct look to onlookers. These stones can be used as walling material for building boundaries of your house that looks a lot endearing and doesn’t lose its charming effect after many years of relentless service as defense fencing.

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The annual MVMA Design Awards ceremony

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 14:50:40 +0000

The annual MVMA Design Awards ceremony in Orlando, Florida on February 8th, 2012

The MVMA Design Awards were created to recognize the work of industry professionals who are setting trends by featuring manufactured stone veneer in their projects. The association event identifies unique, beautiful and creative projects in nine categories. These categories include new construction, remodel, hardscape, interior, exterior, residential and commercial projects. In each category a platinum, gold, silver and bronze winner were selected. An independent judging panel from the American Institute of Building Design selected the winners which were announced at the annual MVMA Design Awards ceremony in Orlando, Florida on February 8th, 2012.

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Kitchen Design

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 14:43:06 +0000

Kitchen Design News Highlights Black Pearl Granite With White Cabinets Exclusive Alliance With Asianstones

In the February 2015 issue of Kitchen Design News, Asianstones is highlighted as an “exclusive alliance”, a retailer specializing in premium lifestyle products for the home.

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My Favorite Entry Level Granites (& Some Kitchen Progress!)

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:26:44 +0000

Hey guys! I wish that my absence from the blog over the past week could be explained by some fabulous summer getaway (Bora Bora?!) but the real reason is as unglamorous as it gets. I’ve been buried in a haze of paint and cleaning products getting our old house fixed up so it’s ready to hit the market next week. It already looks sooo much better than it did when our renters left last week and the best part of our home’s makeover just started – a quickie kitchen remodel. We’re refacing our cabinets, changing out some of the appliances, and replacing the heinous countertops with granite. All in five days. We’re two days in and there’s already a huge improvement. The old battered thermofoil cabinet doors and drawers are outta here,

Cabinet-refacing-in-progress

and the new maple cabinet doors and trim around the top and bottom of the cabinetry are starting to be installed. And if all goes according to plan, on Thursday we’ll be saying goodbye to our ever-so-lovely mint green Formica countertops…

They’re being replaced with granite, which I picked out on my last visit to Cincinnati back in early May. Since this isn’t a “dream kitchen” remodel (it’s more of a “let’s make this kitchen a lot prettier so we can sell our house quicker” remodel), we are working on a budget and sticking with an entry level granite to keep the cost in check. It’s pretty crazy how much the price can go up when you jump up just a tier or two on your granite.

And while of course I would have loved to have walked straight to some drool-worthy slabs of carrara marble and slapped a “mine” label on them, sticking with an entry level granite turned out to be more doable than I had thought. After visiting a few granite yards, I narrowed my tier one granite choices down to three favorites that I think would all be great choices for a kitchen remodel on a budget. The first of my favorites is New Caledonia (also known as Oyster Pearl) – it’s great for neutral-loving peeps like me since it includes shades of white, black, brown, and gray.

Another great option is New Venetian Gold, which is one of the most popular granites out there.

So which granite is getting installed in my kitchen on Thursday? Black Pearl was the winner! I think it’s going to work best with the simple, clean lines of our kitchen and the adjoining family room. And I’ve always loved this amazing kitchen on Dear Lillie where Jennifer’s parents used Black Pearl granite with white cabinets – isn’t it gorgeous?!

Black-Pearl-granite-with-white-cabinets-in-kitchen

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Transformation of my family room fireplace and built-in bookcases

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 06:36:14 +0000

Today I’m going to give you the low-down on designing the stone veneer fireplace. I thought it would be as simple as walking into the showroom of the fireplace/stone veneer dealer, picking my stone, and scheduling the installation – silly girl, when has any project ever been that easy?! Without boring you with the play-by-play, this seemingly easy task quickly became very frustrating, time-consuming, and stressful. It all could have been prevented if going into the project I had information about the choices I would need to make and a little guidance on how to make them. My goal with this post is to make the process much, much easier for any of you embarking on a similar project. 1. Do you want to use natural or manufactured (also known as “cultured”) stone veneer? The pros of manufactured stone are that it is much less expensive than natural stone and (because it is lighter than natural stone) it is also simpler and less expensive to install. The pro of natural stone is its beauty – there is variation in each and every stone and the end product is gorgeous. If you have a large budget, natural stone is a great choice and may be the way for you to go but I chose manufactured stone veneer to stay within my budget. Considering the amount of money I saved and how close my manufactured stone veneer looks to the “real thing”, I’m still very happy with my decision. 2. What style and color of stone should you choose? There are many different styles of stone to choose from including fieldstone,

among many others. You can also use a combination of two different types of stone such as fieldstone and ledgestone. Each style of manufactured stone comes in several color options, making the range of choices mindboggling. I ended up choosing a ledgestone (StoneCraft Industries’ Ledgestone) in warm shades of gray and tan (“Pennsylvania” color).The best way to choose the style and color of stone is to visit a few showrooms that have fireplaces on display with various stone options. Once you’ve narrowed down your selections by taking into consideration the colors and style of your home, ask to borrow some sample boards so that you can see how the stone looks in your home. If the showroom doesn’t have sample boards that they loan out, ask if you can borrow several pieces of stone (get a good variety in size and color) for each of your possible options. 3. Do you want to incorporate any keystones or other stone trim into your fireplace design? The best way to make this decision is to seek inspiration online (think Pinterest!) and in fireplace showrooms. While I chose a basic layout without keystones or other stone trim, you could chose to do a keystone arch surrounding the fireplace opening:

or any other design/pattern of trim stone that you can dream up! My advice – keep it simple with either no keystones/trim or a simple design like one of the pics above. 4. Do you want to have a mantel and, if so, what type? If you’d like to have a mantel, it is ideally installed in conjunction with the stone veneer so this decision should be made along with the selection of your stone. There are several different materials that can be used to create a mantel, such as stone,

My fireplace obviously has no mantel – not because I made a conscious decision not to have one but because I hadn’t thought to make plans for one before the time of the stone installation. I like the clean look of not having a mantel, but I definitely have some jealousy over the pretty mantel displays that you gals have for the holidays!

5. How would you like your hearth to be designed? Most of the stone veneer manufacturers carry hearthstones designed to coordinate with your chosen stone veneer. However, beware – the hearthstones that were meant to go with the stone veneer that I chose were ugly and fake looking. The lesson here is to make sure you ask to see the coordinating hearthstones and not just assume that they will look just as good as the stone veneer you chose! If you don’t like what you see, shop around – I was able to find hearthstones that I liked from a different manufacturer Also consider how you want your hearthstones laid – you can lay them the typical way like I did or choose to have them broken up with mortar in between the pieces.

Broken up hearthstones

Another option to consider is using natural stone for the hearth even if you used manufactured stone veneer for the rest of the fireplace. When natural stone is used, it’s typically in a large slab such as this bluestone slab hearth.

The natural stone costs more than manufactured hearthstones but for most fireplaces it’s not too large of an area so the difference in cost may be doable.Thanks for hanging in there through my list of five important decisions in designing a stone veneer fireplace! I know it’s not the most exciting of topics, but for those of you embarking on a fireplace remodel project, I hope the info will be helpful.

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