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10 Natural Stone Trends for 2021 - Exterior & Interior Space

The marketing team at World of Stones USA always remains active to sniff the trends in the dimension stone industry.  As we do every year, we have asked about the natural stone trends for 2021 to some leading influencers of our brand and business-like architects, interior & exterior designers, and several loyal contractors. Of course, they were varying in opinions but furnished us with tons of details regarding what is going on in the field across the nation. Out of those, I’ve picked ten natural stone trends for 2021 in both interior & exterior spaces. Please bear in mind that like last year, in 2021 also people likely prefer to stay more at home to combat COVID-19, and that can influence the trends of designing homes and landscape accordingly. No.1 – Woods & Stones Are Naturals in Home Design According to architects in different states, people now think of biophilic designs, which support building practices that can add something to human health, well...

10 Grass Pavers for Driveway - All You Need to Know

Following the Journey of Rainwater When rainy days come, we can hear the rhythm of rain similar to someone playing drums overhead. Suppose you are venturing outside and rain directly pouring on you and your surroundings, you might have witnessed the journey of rainwater closely. The rainwater drops on asphalt roads or driveways dissolve Petro-chemicals existing in asphalt material. Similarly, other surfaces also add various pollutants in rainwater during its journey to drainage or nearby stream or river. Once We Had Permeable Earth Surfaces A century ago, our roads and driveways were made of cobblestones or stone grits/gravels. Such natural materials were creating permeable surfaces to absorb the rainwater drain. Our rush to modernization has turned our roads and driveways into impermeable surfaces using asphalt or cement-concrete slabs.  Of course, it had reduced the maintenance and cost a lot in the long run but resulted in an invisible land & water pollution, which is ...

5 Tips to Turn Your Landscape Area with Natural Stone

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Landscape consultants, designers, and architects often face a common inquiry from their clients, mostly homeowners, and it is how to turn my landscape into a classic-looking one? In response to this popular inquiry, World of Stones USA is going to share ten tips with you. Whatever is the scope of your project, stone elements are simply the right ingredients for your landscape and I want to tell you how in this post below.  #1 – Tips for Gravels, Pebbles, & Boulders Gravels, pebbles, and boulders are pure natural stone elements occurring in nature everywhere. Usually, the peninsula of gravels, pebbles, and boulders is positioned around the plantation to keep thirsty plantings to a minimum. Asymmetrical arrangements of a mix of gravels, pebbles, and boulders often look the most natural.  Raised planters with gravels have their own charm. You can collect gravel in a range of colors from nature itself or combine it with artificial shades & tones. Metal containers for raise...

Stone Renovation Guide in 2021

  It is well said that the first impression is the last. In the case of a house, its exterior could be the first sight for anyone looking at it. It means the exterior design of your home plays a crucial role in creating a first good impression in the minds of your visitors. No worries if your home is getting old and lost its old charm, as we have many ways to remodel or renovate the look-n-feel of your home without breaking a bank. Yes, you can do it within your budget and without compromising in terms of quality metrics. World of Stones USA is the first place where you can opt right guidance regarding your home, and this post is about an exterior stone renovation guide. We have tried to provide you essential info once you think of home renovation or home remodeling in a nutshell. Our blog is full of posts, which are touching different aspects of property renovation in detail. So, I am not going to describe a plethora of details for different areas, processes, and materials. Inste...

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...

Affordable Ways to Make Attractive Entryways at Home by Landscape Paving Stone

The front of the house makes the first impression in the minds of onlookers. Driving by, we fall in love with a beautiful entryway and façade. The house instantly becomes a dream home in our imagination when the landscaping of the entryway is right and created using natural materials like stones. A wise landscape designer always grabs opportunities to infuse additional elements to enhance the overall appearance of the entryway. And to do so pergolas, arbors & trellis-like elements are available within a budget. Let’s see some real-life examples of using landscape paving and accessories mentioned above to make your entry grateful and delighted. Pergola-driven Entryway: If you want to turn your entryway into a ceremonial path cutting through the lawn and other landscaping spaces, pergola at regular intervals serves you multiple ways. Think of your entryway as a three-dimensional plane and pergola as the vertical extension of its volume. In simple words, a pergola creates a volume...

8 Ideas to Make Your Narrow Backyard Look More Spacious

Have you ever read books of architectural discipline on the concept of “Space” or space management? I was fortunate enough to do so. They have beautifully described how we perceive the space and how we can show a really narrow space more spacious (Plausible but false) for onlookers at a certain point/s. spatial perception in short. I don’t want to pull you in that technical jargon, but wish to give you some tips on making your backyard look more spacious with some practical changes that simply follow those rules an architect learns. No.1 – Creating Ground Levels in Your Narrow Backyard When we create different levels in our backyard by either adding heights like raised planters or depressing the ground like digging space for a small  fire pit  patio, we make our narrow backyard bigger visually. You may have a question about how it happens. To satisfy your appetite for knowledge, I am going to reveal some fundamentals of an architect or interior desi...

8 Landscaping Maintenance Tips for Your Backyard in 2021

We are gradually approaching spring. Now, the time will come for spring yard cleaning and removing any burlap you’d applied for winter protection. Maintenance is not only the matter of spring alone, it should be done throughout the year. Consistency in maintenance is the key to keeping the beauty of your landscape/yard. Today, I am going to give you some fantastic tips that you can apply for maintaining your landscape.  #1 – Common Cleaning of Natural Stone Patios, Paths, & Decks  Harsh weather, dirt, and dust are common enemies of the yard’s beauty and more or less are the main causes of spoiling it throughout the year. A good practice of mopping the dust and fallen leaves in your backyard patio, garden patio, driveways, and walking paths can be a surefire way to keep your landscape clean. Sometimes, spills, dirt, and rotten leaves partially ignore your mop and stick on the surfaces of your  natural stone pavers . In such cases, I would suggest ...

6 Tips to Renovate your Backyard, Patio, and Driveway on a Budget

Most of the homeowners are inspired by the real-life occurrence of a design rather than looking at something in a design template or a plan illustrated on the canvas/paper. When you visit someone else’s home and have used spaces like the  patio ,  driveway , or the entire backyard, your senses might have noticed everything concerned with space. For instance, construction  material ,  style , patterns,  colors , and overall appearance are the most common things we count during our observations. Unfortunately, touchy or stunning ambiance comes with a price and leads you to budgetary constraints. The budgetary constraints always impact most renovation projects in the construction industry. so, most consultants or people in the industry like contractors have to find the best alternative solutions to meet the anticipations of a client. So, today I am going to give you a couple of half dozen tips on the renovation of your backyard, patios, or driveways. Pati...

8 TOUCHING MESSAGES FOR RETIREMENT PLAQUES

Writing Touching Messages for Retirement Plaques When you as a business owner or a leading manager in an organization jostling with a retirement plaque for an employee, co-worker, or even for a high-post entity, your whopping tasks remain for two things, the selection of plaque award and appropriate wording to engrave on the plaque! Olympia in Australia can help you in the first task of selection admirably by offering you plenty of options for the selection of retirement plaques. As far as the wording on the plaque is in question, the current post may give you some inspiration to get a good base for a decent quote from your side.  Let’s take a glimpse at the top eight touching messages for retirement  plaques . But wait for a minute please, giving wording for a retirement plaque or presentation plaque is not so easy as you think. There are some rules of thumbs to follow. So, let me give those in a few words first. Rules of Thumbs for Retirement Plaque Wording: Know...