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Kids Room Design Ideas Using Natural Stones

Do you remember what your room looked like when you were a kid? We’re guessing it wasn’t that fancy with decorative and colorful walls, creative and classy at those times.  When it comes to kids room design ideas, a lot of fancy and colorful decor items pop up in our minds. Well, have you thought of a decorative kids room with Natural stone or the entire setup of the kids room with an interior of natural paving stone ? A kid’s room is their area to play, be creative, have some peaceful time, introspect, study, and relax. Kids room is a do-it-all space, and it needs to be always creative. It is believed that when kids have their room, it gives them space to be independent thinkers and take responsibility for the things they own. Having customized wall design and flooring ideas can add to the character of the room bringing some liveliness. Why Natural Stone Interior flooring Choosing the aesthetic of your house can be fun as well as exhausting if we don’t have the right knowledge and...

5 Best Small Patio Ideas With Natural Stones

  Constructing a building, designing its landscape like adding a garden, garden stepping stones , walkways, driveways etc can take a lot of space that sometimes patios are often neglected or not included at all in the landscape design. Thankfully, even the tiniest of spaces can be improvised to make a patio. There are no hard and fast rules that stipulate the size of patios. Hence, there are effective small patio landscaping ideas that one can follow. 1. Brick Brick is a highly durable natural stone that can produce an antique, traditional, classic or timeless appearance. It is one of the hardest and most resilient materials for building, hence it can withstand high loads, making it convenient for patio flooring and stepping. Bricks are good materials for small backyard patio designs since they can withstand sun and harsh weather conditions and still maintain their color over time without fading. In a case where the bricks used in construction are damaged, they can be easily replac...

5 Modern Uses of Natural Stones in Architecture in 2021

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  When architects are heading to write a new design story, they use it to break the existing design language into its components. They again reassemble those components to form a new and innovative design story. So, today I’ll introduce you to a couple of modern architectural design stories, which were created from tweaking the natural stones, and have the potential to remain viable even in 2021 and further. Natural Stone Furniture: When an architect is going to speak the clean lines of the home, he/she may match all components in terms of colors, styles, and even materials. When natural stone is one of the predominant materials used for house construction, why should we spare furniture like accessories out? Interior Furniture: Natural stone lends an organic connection to the earth. If we use natural stone pavers for interior flooring , walling, etc., stone furniture is a possibility to match the design language. With the help of a steel framework, we can create stone chairs, tabl...

Conglomerate Rock – A Complete Guide

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In this knowledge-rich series of knowing rocks, we are going to know Conglomerate rocks, which is a kind of sedimentary rocks and have some commercial values in different industries, particularly in construction businesses. What Type of Rock Is Conglomerate  In geology, conglomerate considers as a Clastic Rock. Here, clastic derived from the Clasts. The gravel-size pebbles, which are greater than 2 mm in diameter termed as Clasts. When the Matrix made of sand, silt, and clay particles and filled the gaps between clasts and also glue the clasts objects together, the formation of conglomerate takes place. What Is Conglomerate Made Of? The composition of conglomerate rocks have two major components: Clasts: In conglomerate rocks, the main framework grains are clasts, and those are always in rounded or semi-rounded in shapes. [ If clasts in a sedimentary rock have sharp corners, it is known as  Breccia .] If a mixture of both kinds of clasts occurs in sedimentary ...

Detail information about Stacked Natural Stones

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Stacked stones are one of the excellent ways to mingle the natural beauty of natural stones in your spaces. But, do you know what stacked stones are and how to use to beautify your spaces? Let’s take a brief tour to get familiarity with it. What does Stacked Stone mean in Medieval Era? In our ancient days,  natural stones  were a prime construction material wherever its availability was possible. It used for structural to architectural and paving purposes. Whole stone cubes of different sizes were used as a structural element to create walls, columns, trims, and even beams supported by pillars. In small to mid-sized medieval homes, small pieces of stones were found. Whereas big-sized building large stone slabs were used and still today, we see those in many historical buildings and public places. To create a wall of small stones with at least two flat surfaces were stacked or piled one on another, hence, that construction design got the name “Stacked Stone Element” i...

Make your Backyard classy and Beautiful by Using Amazing Natural Stone Crafts

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The backyard is nothing but an extension of our life from the interior to exterior spaces. In most of the States in the American continent and countries in European peninsula have warm yet cosy climate during the summer months. Exterior Living We tend to shift from the interior of the home to exterior living spaces like backyard patio or garden patio with some pergola like covering. Backyard patios and garden patios enable us to enjoy cool wind waves during the hot summer. Natural shadows from large trees and some covering from pergola-like structure facilitate us to pass the entire daytime in the natural ambience. Things to Beautify Exterior Living Spaces Natural plants, shrubs, and trees are common natural beauty objects living with us if planted well in spaces attached to our backyard patios and  garden patios . Apart from these, there are some other creative ideas to add more flavours in your natural beauty outside your home and it is stone crafts. 8 Amazing...

Merits and De-Merits of Marble Flooring.

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Natural stones always fascinate us when used in the construction and decoration of our living and working spaces. Out of all, marble stones offer the superior appearance and augment the more natural beauty of your spaces than others. Therefore, the contribution of marble is more than half of all natural stone trades in the world. Let’s Know What Is Marble as a Natural Stone? In simple geological term, marble is a metamorphic rock when limestone is passing through metamorphism process due to heat and pressure in the crust of the earth, be it on land or at the submarine level. Being a  kind of limestone , marble is a calcareous  type of rock containing chiefly calcite (CaCO3 compound) and other miscellaneous impurities including sands, clays, iron, and other minerals. What Are Physical Properties of Marble Stone? Most of the marbles found in lighter color shades and while is in abundance. Thanks to some impurities, marbles get grains & veins of different colored sha...

Uses of Travertine Pavers For Exterior Application.

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Do you think your gorgeous interior design is enough to impress your guest or potential buyers of your property? It maybe, but what about exterior spaces where your guests, family members, and seldom your property buyers pass through before getting entry into interior places? The exterior elements of your property such as  hardscape , walkway, driveway, sidewalk, garden paths, patio, patio paths, swimming pool, siding, exterior walls, and porch are cumulatively responsible in creating the first impression. However, a variety of factors involved in the development of overall curb appeal, but the  paving or flooring  becomes the focal point. If you think of augmentation of paving, the material of your exterior surfaces has prime importance to manage the rests of aspects of beautification of your hardscape. Today, various materials used for  paving, but natural stone  is a luxurious choice thanks to its added advantages. Recent advancements in quarry...

Best Choice For Outdoor Paving - Bluestone Pavers

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Bluestone is a colloquial or convenience label to rocks with blue-gray shades of colors rather than a geological term. In Britain, once upon a time, all imported stones at Stonehenge were referring Bluestones. In the USA, sandstone from Pennsylvania and New York, and  Limestone  from the Shenandoah Valley are Bluestones. Basalt in Australia and New Zealand, Dolerites in Tasmania, Feldspathic sandstone in Canada, and sometimes Slate in South Australia are known as Bluestone among the end-users and contractors. Stone industry classify Bluestone in three general categories, such as Natural Cleft Bluestone : It is the most natural looking category of stones due to multiple irregularities. It comes with coarse surfaces with non-slip property and in a variety of colors, styles, patterns, sizes, and shapes. It is the least expensive and most cost-efficient option right from cutting, finishing, and  installation processes . Thermal Bluestone : It has a smooth and unnatural s...