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Natural Stones - Giving an Artistic Look to One's Place

Wed 08 Apr 2009 - 09:26

Natural Stones - Giving an Artistic Look to One's Place
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jason_Colling]Jason Colling

Natural Stones have been in use since the ancient era with the only difference now being that they have now became more stylish, trendy and moderate. They are designed as per the requirements and hence, the types start from floral, petals, and natural shades and go on to artistic view influenced tiles.

Natural stones are generally used for making rectangular objects known as tiles. Tiles are quite important as they make our floors and walls look worthy to be admired. Natural stones are used in home décor or in office to beautify and give them their best look.

Natural Stones are basically used in each and every house starting from the drawing room, the kitchen and even the wash room. The widely available natural stones are granite, slate, marble, limestone, quartzite, blocks, sandstone in cobbles and pebbles.

Natural Stone like granite is an igneous rock, formed slowly by the cooling of magma that is under the surface of earth. This stone is the primary reason behind the ever lasting impact of monuments (for their beautiful looks).

Limestone is the only Natural Stone which is best suited for regions with humidity. They are sedimentary rock and the tiles that are made out of this rock are the ideal ones for the floors of the houses situated in humid areas.

Marble is one of the most commonly used Natural Stone due to its glossy finish. It's the hardest natural stone which is why it needs to be polished. The look after polishing works wonders and, therefore, makes it look marvellous. It is available in many different shapes and textures.

Cobbles are ideal Natural Stones for creating tiles when the need for fireproof surface is imperative and also require less maintenance and no polishing.

Pebbles are the best found natural stones and are widely used for decorative purposes in fountains, pavements and also for house décor. They look nice and their natural form in itself is extremely good which makes maintenance hardly required.

The current scenario sees [http://www.tilesporcelain.co.uk/natural-stone.html]natural stone having touched the peak of usage especially for decorative purposes. Nowadays, there are many designer tiles made from natural stones and all of them can be acquired online using the mode of shopping websites.

About the Author:-

Jason Colling is a renowned writer, who has written articles on various interior designing techniques related to floor decor. His articles focus on various uses of porcelain tiles , [http://www.tilesporcelain.co.uk/natural-stone.html]natural stone floor tiles, kitchen tiles and adhesives.

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