Stone tiles

Stone tiles are an excellent choice for both indoor and outdoor architecture. The warm colours of stones such as limestone or travertine, and the increasingly popular grey shades, suit feature walls and bring a rustic charm. The flawless white of marble tiles is most popular in kitchens and bathrooms, where it creates elegance. Natural stone tiles can be used all around the house. They will give you a special sense of timelessness and glamour. Floors and walls are key elements in the architectural design of a house, so choosing the material needs careful thought. One idea that is becoming more and more important is a return to nature. Natural materials make a home more pleasant to live in. One of them is natural stone. Its resistance, durability, versatility and impermeability have made it a very popular material. Natural stone looks very good in combination with wood, brick, glass and metal, which is why stone tiles are the first choice for many interior and exterior designers. The most common types of natural stone floor and wall cladding are marble, travertine, limestone, granite, quartzite, slate and sandstone. When choosing a stone, it is important to consider its properties as well as its look. Stone tiles must match the architecture and sensibly complement the look of the home and its surroundings. Below we look at which types of natural stone suit which rooms.

Stone tiles indoors

Marble slabs are very well suited to floor and wall cladding, because they can be cut into almost any shape and size. Marble can be used in many ways in the bathroom, in the hallway, and marble tiles can also cover partition walls or fireplace. The kitchen is a great place for a feature wall in natural stone. There are different textures and materials that let you turn the kitchen into an attractive centre of the home. Another excellent choice for cladding is limestone, because its shades are soft and natural, so they are easy to combine with other tiles and materials. Limestone slabs complement and highlight the design of a building and give a sense of elegance and timelessness. You can use limestone as decorative wall cladding, bring movement to a room with a limestone column, or clad a fireplace and create a special atmosphere in the heart of the home. In the living room, where the family spends the most time together, you can choose a single wall and clad it in cream limestone. If you want a truly striking look, it is best to choose a wall with no furniture in front of it. That way, the natural stone will become the focal point of the room. For the living area, you can also choose any other split-face natural stone for a refined look. Stone slabs made of travertine are often used in interiors because they are long-lasting and non-slip. They are ideal for bathrooms, showers, hallways, living areas and utility rooms. Because they are very hard-wearing, hard and easy to maintain, stone tiles are also often used indoors, especially tiles made of quartzite, sandstone, granite and slate.  There are many ways to use them. You can use them as decorative wall or flooring in the hallway, in the bathroom or by the fireplace.

Stone tiles outdoors

When choosing tiles for outdoor surfaces, keep in mind that outdoor floors and walls are exposed to rain, frost, wind, moisture and sunlight. Most materials struggle to cope with these changes. Thanks to their durability, long life, easy care and resistance to many kinds of weather, stone tiles are the best choice. Cheaper materials are pushing it aside, but natural stone is one of a kind. Investing in it is a smart and economical decision. For cladding, people most often choose granite, sandstone and travertine. Where can you lay stone tiles outdoors? Outdoor floor and wall cladding made of natural stone add to the look of a courtyard, a terrace or an outdoor kitchen, which in the warmer months become an extra living space. That is why it is very important that they are long-lasting and do not need much maintenance. Stone floors or walls must be in harmony with the landscape and the existing design of the house. We know that every building is one of a kind, so we approach every order individually and find the right way to bring natural stone into your home too. Stonemasonry Marnit – over 100 years of experience in working and fitting stone tiles