Category Archives: Stone Worktops
Pattern matching and book-matching stone
There are many techniques that can be employed in stone based projects to fit with design and preference. Just as the choice of stone used has a great bearing on the overall finished appearance and feel of the room, so too can the fitting and masonry methods used. Where stone matching is used it is [...]
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Are DIY granite worktops worth the risk?
Most people in the UK have felt the pinch of the recession over the past few years. Many have found ways to cut back on the expense of everyday goods and services by shopping around and becoming more money savvy. One of the big ways people have managed to save in recent years is by [...]
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A Samsung Alternative to Granite Worktops
Samsung have unveiled their alternative to granite worktops. Far from being just about gadgets, Samsung are involved in construction, medicine and many other arenas, including interior design. The name Samsung is synonymous with innovative, cutting edge technology, which still looks beautiful. The same can be said for their foray into the stone market, their Radianz [...]
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Benefits of Granite Worktops
Granite worktops offer unparalleled benefits when installed in your home or commercial property. Architects, builders, interior designers, and homeowners loudly sing the praises of granite for its many uses, as well as the bevy of other superior advantages in using this particular stone building material. The outdoor and indoor uses are nearly unlimited, allowing the [...]
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Cleaning Your Granite Worktops
Granite worktops, used on a frequent to daily basis, will require regular cleaning to keep them sanitary and looking nice. There are several methods for cleaning your granite worktop. The jury is still out on which method is the best. The cleaning method you choose depends entirely upon how often you plan to clean, as [...]
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Back to Nature with Granite in Home Renovations
The Back to Nature call is now stronger than ever, with millions of people worldwide becoming aware of the advantages of using natural materials in their daily routine. Natural materials are strongly present in modern home design as well. Granite is a material which ranks high in terms of popularity and convenience, not only when [...]
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Granite – Innovative Material, Maintenance and Budget Options
Innovations in home design are welcome not only as a means to diversify in a pleasant manner already familiar environments, but also as a method of achieving greater practicality and convenience, which is especially important in kitchens. New materials feature greater endurance and resistance. Innovative materials for newly built homes and for renovations feature granite [...]
Advantages of Granite for Modern Home Renovations
The new spirit in interior design spreads all around the home, to include not only beloved areas for renovations such as the living room and the bedroom, but also the kitchen. Kitchens are spaces where a lot of time is spent by all family members, so innovations in interior design such as granite worktops are [...]
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Kitchen Worktops and Some of Their Features
Quartz stone kitchen worktops have certain advantages over some of their competitors. Quartz is non-porous, it is particularly resistant to corrosives and stains (for example coffee, wine, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, makeup and other products of daily use) and it is solid enough, retaining the same uniform composition throughout its thickness. This makes for [...]
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Amazing Stonework – The Incas
Whilst looking for a subject to write about this week I stumbled across an image of inca stonework which you can see here. I was immediately struck by the amazing precision of their work. After further reading, it became apparent that the Incas generally worked in stone shaped into trapeziums and would use stone of many types, [...]
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