Stone tiles – a natural look for your home
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Also excellent for cladding is Limestone. Its delicate, natural tones are easy to combine with other tiles and materials.\n\nLimestone slabs complement and emphasise the architecture and look elegant and timeless. They are suitable as decorative wall cladding, as a column that livens up the room, or as a fireplace surround that gives the centre of the home atmosphere.\n\nIn the living room, where the family spends most time, you can clad a single wall in cream limestone.\n\nFor a truly impressive effect, it is best to choose a wall without furniture. That way the Natural stone becomes the eye-catcher of the room. Any other natural stone with a split face also works in the living room for a refined look.
Stone slabs made of Travertine are often used in interior fit-outs because of their durability and slip resistance. They are ideal for bathrooms, showers, hallways, living spaces and utility rooms.\n\nBecause of their robustness, hardness and easy care, stone tiles made of Quartzite, Sandstone, Granite and Slate are also often used indoors. The possibilities are numerous, for example as wall or flooring in the hallway, in the bathroom or around the fireplace.
Every building is unique. That is why we approach every job individually and find the right solution to bring natural stone into your home too.
Stonemasons Marnit – over 100 years of tradition in working and laying stone tiles
Stone tiles
Stone tiles are an excellent choice indoors and outdoors. Warm tones such as limestone or travertine and the increasingly popular greys suit feature walls with rustic charm. Flawless white marble tiles are particularly popular in kitchens and bathrooms, where they create elegance. Natural stone tiles can be used throughout the house. They create a special sense of permanence and lustre. Floors and walls are key architectural elements, so the choice of material needs careful thought. A return to nature is becoming ever more important, because natural materials make for pleasant living. One of them is Natural stone. It is resistant, durable, versatile and dense, which is why it is so popular.\n\nNatural stone looks very good in combination with wood, brick, glass and metal. That is why stone tiles are the first choice for many designers, indoors and out.\n\nThe most common natural stones for floor and wall coverings are Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Granite, Quartzite, Slate and Sandstone.\n\nWhen choosing, pay attention to the properties and appearance of the stone. Stone tiles must suit the architecture and complement the house and its surroundings coherently.\n\nBelow we look at which types of natural stone are suitable for which room.Indoor stone tiles
Marble slabs are very well suited to floor and wall coverings, because they can be cut into many shapes and formats. Marble can be used in many ways, in the bathroom and in the hallway. Marble tiles can also be used to clad partition walls or the Fireplace . The kitchen is an ideal place for a natural stone feature wall.\n\nWith different textures and materials, the kitchen becomes the beautiful centrepiece of the house.
Also excellent for cladding is Limestone. Its delicate, natural tones are easy to combine with other tiles and materials.\n\nLimestone slabs complement and emphasise the architecture and look elegant and timeless. They are suitable as decorative wall cladding, as a column that livens up the room, or as a fireplace surround that gives the centre of the home atmosphere.\n\nIn the living room, where the family spends most time, you can clad a single wall in cream limestone.\n\nFor a truly impressive effect, it is best to choose a wall without furniture. That way the Natural stone becomes the eye-catcher of the room. Any other natural stone with a split face also works in the living room for a refined look.
Stone slabs made of Travertine are often used in interior fit-outs because of their durability and slip resistance. They are ideal for bathrooms, showers, hallways, living spaces and utility rooms.\n\nBecause of their robustness, hardness and easy care, stone tiles made of Quartzite, Sandstone, Granite and Slate are also often used indoors. The possibilities are numerous, for example as wall or flooring in the hallway, in the bathroom or around the fireplace.
Outdoor stone tiles
With outdoor tiles, bear in mind that Outdoor floors and walls are exposed to rain, frost, wind, moisture and sun. Most materials cope badly with this.\n\nThanks to their robustness, long service life, easy care and resistance, stone tiles are the best choice. Cheaper materials are flooding the market, but Natural stone is unique. The investment is therefore smart and economical.\n\nFor outdoor paving, the most common choices are Granite, Sandstone and Travertine . Where can stone tiles be laid outdoors?\n\nOutdoor floors and wall cladding made of natural stone enhance the courtyard, terrace or summer kitchen , which become an extension of the living space in the warm months. That is why they must be long-lasting and easy to care for. Stone floors and walls should suit the landscape and the design of the house.
Every building is unique. That is why we approach every job individually and find the right solution to bring natural stone into your home too.
Stonemasons Marnit – over 100 years of tradition in working and laying stone tiles