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Granite & Marble Specialties
What is Travertine?
- 18th February 2016
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Travertine
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Though less well-known than granite, marble, or quartz, travertine is a popular option for countertops that also has a long history, including the creation of the Colosseum in Rome. Travertine offers a less expensive option for stone surfaces that still has all the earthly beauty of natural stone. Travertine comes from a kind of limestone
What is Quartzite?
- 11th February 2016
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Quartzite
It can be very easy to conflate quartz and quartzite. Not only do they have very similar names, but they are very similar materials, and there’s a great deal of confusion surrounding the differences. Unlike a “quartz countertop,” which is a mixture of approximately 93 percent ground quartz with resin and pigments, quartzite isn’t manufactured
What is Onyx?
- 4th February 2016
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Onyx
There are few natural stones in the world with the same kind of power to impress as onyx. Onyx is beautiful, rare, and the ultimate luxury item for high-end kitchens and homes. If you want something really special that will make your home stand out from all others, onyx might be for you! The advantages
Our Remnants
- 28th January 2016
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Remnants
If you have a project requiring a smaller piece of stone, you can save big money by checking out our natural stone remnant collection. Whenever we create custom countertops for a home, we cut away the unneeded areas of the slab, producing smaller pieces of stone that are often more than large enough to be
What is Soapstone?
- 22nd January 2016
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Funding trends
Many businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.
What is Quartz?
- 21st January 2016
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Quartz
Quartz has been a common option for home stone surfaces since the mid-century popularity it enjoyed in Europe, but in the last decades it’s also become one of the favorite stones in American home remodeling and kitchen surfacing. For many years, quartz wasn’t able to get a foothold in American kitchen design. The quartz countertop
What is Marble?
- 14th January 2016
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Marble
After granite, marble is the most popular natural stone for use in home countertop and floor design, and just as timeless. Marble has been a popular material for both sculpture and architecture for millennia, thanks to both its enduring strength and luminous beauty. What makes marble so special? It’s probably the way it reflects light,
What is Granite?
- 7th January 2016
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Granite
Granite is a natural igneous stone that is one of the most beautiful and resilient surface materials in the world. For millennia, granite has been prized for its strength and versatility, and it’s become the gold standard for home countertops. Often used in bathrooms and for floors or home decor, the kitchen is where granite
Home Improvement Resolutions for the New Year!
- 24th December 2015
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Kitchen Remodel Trends, Remodeling Tips, Granite, Granite Countertops
If you’re like most Americans, the New Year is when you take a long hard look at the things that aren’t working in your life and resolve to change them. For a lot of people, these resolutions are regarding internal, personal things—eating better, spending more time outside, taking more risks, or keeping a diary. But
How to Choose Cabinetry that Compliments Your Countertops
- 15th December 2015
- Posted by: Granite & Marble Specialties
- Category: Cabinetry
The questions of how to choose cabinetry and countertops that compliment one another is one we encounter often here at Granite & Marble Specialties. With so many options for both styles, it can be a daunting task, especially when these are two of the most expensive items in a kitchen! Many homeowners are afraid that