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Limestone vs. Travertine: Best Stone for Your Project | Experts picks

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  When designing outdoor project and home renovation, choosing the correct natural stone can be overwhelming. Often caught between two well-liked choices— limestone and travertine —homeowners, architects, and designers. Both stones offer different qualities that fit various uses, they provide ageless beauty, durability and adaptability that make them suitable for different applications. Specializing in premium natural stone solutions, World of Stones USA provides a wide selection of  limestone pavers , travertine tiles, and custom-cut slabs to fit your design vision. Whether your project calls for opulent pool deck, rustic patio, or classy indoor flooring, knowing the distinctions between limestone and travertine will enable you to choose the best one. This guide will help you decide which stone is best for your project by comparing limestone vs. travertine for indoor and outdoor use, addressing their advantages and disadvantages. What is Limestone? A sedimentary rock ...

10 Ways to Enhance Your Home Outdoor Space with River Stones

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It was a sunny morning. Spring was at its peak, and the blooming colorful flowers enticed us to come out and soak in some soft sun rays from our garden patio. Vanessa, my daughter, was examining the colorful river stones that had arrived as samples to help us decide whether we liked them or not.  In fact, we were waiting for Jenny Peterson, an avid landscape designer who was to expertly enhance the aesthetics of our outdoors that matched the glory of the blooming spring. The moment Jenny arrived, the first question Vanessa excitedly asked the expert was- “What makes the river stone look so beautiful and natural?” “It is the gushing flow of water in the rivers that have smoothened the surfaces of natural rocks found in riverbeds, seashores, or streambeds,” Jenny replied softly. “This is why we call them  River Stones , because it is nature that gives them different shapes, what we call pebbles, boulders, or gravels,” she added. After this fun little chat, I now got down t...