Other products are made to look like stone for a good reason: tile that looks like stone, vinyl that looks like stone, laminate that looks like stone - even plastic flooring is made that looks like stone! These products are trying to mimic the best nature has to offer. They try very hard to produce the look, texture, and color that you really want for your room - natural stone made by the earth and 100% unique every installation.

Granite, marble, travertine, limestone, and slate are quaried in giant blocks, cut into slabs, then cut into individual tiles. The process itself assures that each piece has its own characteristics as far as color, veining, marks and imperfections. Variation plays a large role in the beauty of the floor. Your floor will have its own personality - now that is exclusive! Even the trim accessories that were formed by nature, not kiln, possess the same variation of texture, shading, color, crystalization and veining.

To achive the right surface all natural stone is finished off in a particular way. Some of these:

• Acid-washed: a rustic look - shiny with small etch marks. Shows less scratches.
  (marble, limestone, granite)
• Brushed:  worn look for any stone
• Flamed: quite textured surface, slip resistant.
  (granite)
• Honed: a softer look - flat, matte or satin finish. Shows fewer scratches.
  (marble, limestone, and slate)
• Polished: a shine ranges from smooth to mirror; it reflects stone’s natural crystals
  (granite, marble and limestone)
• Split-faced: rough texture (slate)
• Tumbled:  smooth or slightly matte with and broken, rounded edges and corners.
  (marble and limestone)

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