The bathroom is the one room in every home where it's appropriate to tile just about every single surface. It's also the one room where people tend to splurge on luxurious, high-quality stone tile - especially in a more extensive dream bathroom remodel. But while it's easy to pop on HGTV and choose any number of luxury stone tiles mentioned there based purely on looks, it's important to know a lit...
Stone has been used in interior and exterior design for centuries, from the smallest decorative embellishments to the basis for entire buildings. Stone tile flooring is a mark of quality and style without peer, and it's still popularly used in many modern homes, especially in the bathroom. But not all stone is created equal, and while appearance and price are major considerations for most people, ...
Geologically speaking, the number of different types of stone in the world is practically infinite - different minerals under different conditions form a huge variety of colors, textures, and patterns, often even within a single piece of stone. But for the purpose of home decor - or, more specifically, for stone tile flooring - for practicality's sake the selection is limited to a few broad catego...
In recent years, homeowners have gone gaga for natural stone. It's far and away the most popular material for counter tops in both the kitchen and the bathroom. For every person that says granite is on its way out, there seem to be a dozen homeowners, designers, and contractors that beg to differ. Recently, stone has been making an especially good showing in luxury bathrooms, and has become a huge...
With enough creativity, just about anything can be considered art - from pencil sketches to found objects. But all too often, when we're decorating our walls, we limit the definition of "art" to paintings, prints, posters, and photographs - basically anything flat that you can stick in a frame and hang. But stepping outside that narrow subset of two dimensional artwork is a great way to get a look...
Since tile backsplashes started gaining popularity a few years back, a handful of different styles have risen to prominence - mostly subway tile (in any variety of colors), the occasional thin rectangular or square tile, and lots and lots of white marble. But these looks are a dime a dozen. If you really want your backsplash to stand out and make a statement, you need to think a little outside the...
Big, beautiful bathtubs are often the centerpiece of luxury master bathroom remodels, and if you really want to up the wow factor, there's no way to beat a hand-carved, natural stone tub. Stone bathtubs are sculptural, one-of-a-kind art pieces that absolutely scream luxury, and can easily carry the design of your space. That said, buying a stone tub certainly isn't a design choice you should make ...
