Natural stone for a more beautiful home

Decorative natural stone is an excellent addition to existing and newly planned buildings.

With spring, work outdoors begins. We see again the flaws that winter had hidden. Birdsong and longer, warmer days draw us onto the terrace, which may need freshening up. We can help with a wide choice of natural stone for your outdoor areas.

Take enough time to plan your outdoor area so that you can enjoy it for many years. At Marnit stonemasons, quality comes first. Read here why natural stone is worth it for your home.

Stone for terraces, balconies, courtyards, pools, garden paths, summer kitchens, garden sheds or bike shelters: the possibilities are endless.

Is this the year for the terrace you want to design and furnish properly? Bear in mind that such areas are constantly exposed to the weather, which is why we recommend natural stone. Marnit stonemasons always take their cue from the style and existing architecture of the house and its surroundings.

Granite

If the material matters to you, Granite is one of the best options. It is one of the hardest stones, an ideal property for use in the open air. With its robustness, versatility, natural charisma and refined effect, it is one of the most popular natural stones. Thanks to its many textures, patterns and shades, it suits a wide variety of styles. Every granite slab is one of a kind and adds extra value to your home.

Outdoors, granite can be used in many ways: Window sills, steps, floors, Kitchen worktops for the summer kitchen. What will you choose?

Sandstone

Sandstone visually enhances any building and, thanks to its resistance, long service life, easy working and wide choice of patterns, is also very practical. Sandstone withstands any weather, which makes it especially suitable for outdoor use. It brings warmth and character and rounds off the overall look beautifully. Outdoors it is practical and modern, for stairs, facades, paving or pool surrounds.

We mainly stock it rough-finished in several colour variants, mostly grey, beige, red and brown.

Quartzite

Quartzite does a similar job to granite but looks different. It is extremely strong and, with its unique beauty, fine texture, robustness and easy care, has become an essential part of modern architecture. It comes with a natural split face in grey, brown, beige and green. It is mainly used for outdoor floors, facades and other walls.

Choose Quartzite and bring dynamism to your design.

Porphyry

If you are looking for a proven classic for the path to your front door, porphyry is the right choice. It exudes elegance and prestige. Porphyry suits modern and rustic solutions alike. As a noble stone, it enhances your home and allows special architectural accents. It can be used in many ways, mostly outdoors for wall cladding, floors or steps.

This strong stone is usually rough-finished and is available from Marnit stonemasons in grey, red and brown.

Slate

A fairly affordable and attractive solution if you are looking for natural stone for indoors and outdoors. Slate splits into layers and so has a natural split face.

Thanks to their robustness, good looks, long service life and non-slip structure, we use slate slabs in many places in the house.

The slabs are suitable for corridors, hallways or stairs, but also for courtyards, terraces, driveways or pool edges. Choose what best meets your wishes.

At Stonemasons Marnit, slate is available in black and brown. On request we can adapt our range and source a sample that suits your home perfectly.

Travertine

Travertine enriches any home, indoors and out. It is a decorative sedimentary stone in light and dark shades. It formed over a long time from deposited minerals, which gave it its typical small air pores.

A tip for all travertine fans: the fewer the pores, the higher the quality of the travertine. Thanks to modern technology, we can fill the pores on request. Its surface looks antique and emphasises the warmth of your home. It is resistant to temperature changes and copes with any weather. Filled travertine is more durable, so we recommend it for floors.

For a refined, glossy look, we polish it. This makes it even more resistant and easier to care for. For facades we recommend brushed or honed travertine, which emphasises its special texture and looks rustic or modern.

Rustic

Summer kitchens are becoming ever more popular, and with them rustic-style natural stone. Its beautiful look has found its way into many homes. It is used more and more as decoration and is the finishing touch indoors and out. Indoors it is mostly found on the wall behind the TV, around the fireplace or on columns. It goes very well with wood, especially in warm brown-grey or beige-brown combinations.

Outdoors, decorative stone is ideal for the facade or summer kitchen. Garden sheds and bike shelters can also be enhanced with it, for a unique outdoor atmosphere.

Outdoors, rustic natural stone shows its full elegance in cooler shades of grey, white or green.

Our advice…

… today anything is possible! But for outdoor floors, pavements, courtyards, paths and pool areas we recommend granite, travertine, sandstone, quartzite, porphyry and slate. Mainly because of their robustness and resistance: these are exactly the natural stones that have paved great squares and forums for thousands of years. Care is straightforward, and visually they go perfectly with other materials. A good decision for your home too.

Give your outdoor area a natural character with natural stone. The experienced Marnit team will listen to you and find the right solution.