Beautiful encounter stone and glas

Thick artificial stone solemn and very luxurious feeling of the atmosphere, crystal clear glass can play a role and can exist side by side and cut stone. Between the two embraced each other off each other's effect, it is essential for building construction decorative elements.

Amazon Court in the center of Prague, with an irregular trapezoidal and rectangular shape of the building made of glass, surface, polished surface or part of the individual fire artificial quartz stone is also diagonal split.

All in all, the vertical definition, straight slash almost all samples and made sweeping. Transition between the glass surface and stone like a different sport in front of the building stone surfaces.

7th floor of the glass surface are trapezoidal design, exaggerated colors. Part of the floor is marble, there is a small part to do with natural stone paving stone laying.

Antwerp museum, the building had just been standing erect like a shoebox, the architect of this museum aan de Strom made a bold re-design, re-built with sandstone and glass making spectacular facade.

Museum with glass exterior walls are wavy, looks like an S-shaped, this glass material is very stable, with no window frame mosaic, combine red sandstone decor is very impressive.

St. Pius Church in Switzerland, Megan, most macroscopic concepts (translucent stone) and the most microscopic detail (glass) was contacted, which eventually showed us a contagious building.

The four alabaster board makes up a large-sized composite panel, composed of two layers of glass paste up the achievements of the most exciting part of the building.

Trypophobia careful point! Need stone mosaic floors, shocking eye.

Stone mosaic stone is a natural referral, cut and polished into a variety of specifications, shape mosaic block mosaic collage with natural texture, very natural texture of natural stone, natural style simple, elegant, mosaic family the highest grade categories.

Designers in almost every space: living room, tea room, wine room, lounge, restaurant and so the use of the mosaic parquet floor.

Mosaic parquet floor is not only to bring a strong sense of visual impact, but also to give a new sense of three-dimensional space.

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Using Stone in Ornamental Landscaping Design

 Hardscaping has a practical purpose, but it also can have an ornamental purpose in your landscaping design. When using pebbles, boulders, drystack and other stones for ornamental purposes in your landscape, you add beauty that blends the function of the 

stone with nature to create an outdoor work of art.

There are many different types of decorative stones to use in a landscape. Choose from crushed stone, gravel and native rock in a variety of sizes, textures and colors. Depending on the size and type of stone that you choose, your options are limitless for adding an ornamental touch to make a beautiful and unique outdoor setting.

Six Ways to Give Your Landscape an Ornamental Touch with Stone

1.    Use stone asgroundcover to add texture and color to different areas of a garden, or around driveways, walkways, pools, and recreation areas. Be creative by making your own design along a grass border or by widening an existing sidewalk. Specialty crushed stone, river rocks and lightweight aggregates can help give an unforgettable natural look to any outdoor area.

2.    Mix and match large boulders with an area of smaller pebbles. You can add two to three boulders to a garden bed and then surround the area with a border of pebbles. The larger the boulder, the more prominent is the appearance. For a less prominent effect, switch it up by adding smaller pebbles as mulch around plants and then place medium-sized boulders or riverrock around the bed in place of edging.

3.    Create something special using boulders. Place one large boulder or a few together in a decorative display. You can choose a location that almost implies a story. If you have a pond, randomly place a few boulders to create a natural feel. Or if it is structure you are looking for, choose several boulders of the same size and space them at consistent intervals in or along a garden bed.

4.    Stack drystack stones or riverrock in columns or create a wall for visual height or depth. Placing four stone columns around an outdoor seating area or building a short stone wall around a patio can set apart the area by acting as a decorative frame.

5.    Use drystack stones or granite cobblestones to build an ornamental design feature. A fountain or fireplace adds luxury and beauty to any landscape. If it is a casual atmosphere you are designing, stack the stones in an offset pattern or with no particular pattern. If you want to achieve a more structured appearance, stack the stones evenly in a consistent pattern.

6.    Add custom cut limestone, bluestone and sandstone fabrication to pool and spa copings, outdoor fireplace surrounds, and window sills and trims for ornate detailing that is sure to impress. Fabrications are custom cut to your designs and will enhance the beauty of any outdoor space.

As a landscape architect or homeowner, you are sure to have projects where you will find unique, functional, and creative uses for stone. Autostone Center can help you choose the right stone to add an ornamental element to your project. Contact us at http://www.autostone.top/ for more information or to arrange to view our stone selection.

Caring for Granite Countertops

    You’ve invested a lot of time and money into selecting the perfect granite countertop for your kitchen. Now it only makes sense to protect that investment. Here are a few simple steps that you can use to make sure that your beautiful new granite countertops stay looking that way over a lifetime of use.

Granite may appear impenetrable to the naked eye, but like any material, it has pores that can let in oils and acidic liquids, like lime juice, which can damage or stain your counter top over time. To avoid this, clean up spills as quickly as possible, especially if you spill anything acidic on marble, which is much more susceptible to corrosion than granite.

Heat can also be dangerous to your new countertop. Granite countertops are made up of a number of natural minerals, which give them their unique appearance and texture. Some of these minerals are more sensitive to heat than others and will crystallize if an excessively hot pot or pan is left on them for too long, leaving a permanent spot of discoloration. To avoid this, simply use a placemat under any hot items or leave them on the stovetop to cool off.

The final threat to your countertop comes from an unexpected place, your wedding ring. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but they can be less than friendly to your new granite countertop. That’s because diamond is actually the hardest naturally occurring substance on this earth, used in industrial stone cutting saws, and can very easily leave deep scratches in your countertop if you aren’t careful not to drag it along the surface. Our recommendation is that you probably usually take your rings off when cooking anyway, and that is the safest course of action for your countertops as well.

Just follow these easy tips, and your countertops will remain a beautiful and functional part of your home for years to come.

Make a Statement with a Stone Fireplace

Imagine the statement you make when you add a stone fireplace in your home. It provides an amazing look and focal point when entering a room. It adds natural beauty to your residence. Known for its strength, it is a luxurious option for your fireplace that gives style

and elegance.

    When you add a fireplace or cover an existing one with stone, you get a timeless structure that fits in perfectly with almost any setting. This is because stone mixes and matches well with many different materials and with any taste in decorating that you have in your home. It will enhance the beauty of a room whether it is rustic or elegant, traditional or modern, or of European or Asian influence.

    If you are building a stone fireplace, you will reap the benefit of having upgrades when you put your house on the market. Depending on the design, you will need to determine whether you want to go with a natural or manufactured product. A home with natural stone accents is valued for its unique attributes and recognized for its customization, which you cannot find in most products today. Manufactured stone mimics the beauty of natural stone and is less expensive.

Choose from a Variety of Stone Options

     Whether you choose a natural or manufactured product, there are many choices. Common choices include veneer, limestone, marble, slate, and granite. Each of these has their distinct properties and will provide a different look to your fireplace. While stone is incredibly durable, some options are more durable than others. And you can get it cut with a beautiful shine or showing its natural texture. Depending on the type you select, you will have a variety of styles, patterns, colors, and sizes available that will make your home look truly amazing!

 

  Many people consider marble to be the best option for the fireplace, but it is also the most expensive. Limestone and granite are two of the most popular choices and they offer prices that are affordable for the level of quality provided. All of these have color options that are gorgeous. But sometimes it can be difficult getting the right blend of colors and shapes. Thin stone veneer is another good option to create that right blend and turn your fireplace into a piece of art!

    By working with one of our customer service associates or our outside sales associates at Autostone Center, we can help you with the design and type of stone that is just what you want. If it is a softer appearance you are looking for, we have selections of natural limestone with curved patterns. Or if you want to make a strong impact, we can design a fireplace with rectangle and square patterns, drystack stone, or freeform, irregularly-shaped wall stone patterns. We also can provide custom cut limestone, bluestone, and sandstone for fireplace surrounds.

    What is the statement you want to make when your family and guests come into your home? Let that statement be strong, natural, and beautiful. Contact Autostone Center and get the perfect design and stone for your fireplace.
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Create an Eco-Friendly Landscape with Stone

    
     Eco-friendly landscaping is an increasingly popular gardening practice. It reduces maintenance with less lawn to care for and minimizes the negative impact on the environment. A good eco-friendly material that compliments every landscape is stone.

Adding stone into your landscape doesn’t mean you have to create a desert-style landscape or completely replace your grass with hardscaping. Here are a few tips and ideas to create a beautiful, eco-friendly landscape that incorporates stone:

• Limit the space dedicated to natural grass lawns or avoid a conventional lawn completely by adding low maintenance plants mixed with pathways. With less lawn, you reduce the need for watering and thus decrease the amount of stormwater runoff. In addition, plantings help to create wildlife habitats while the pathways provide access to enjoy it.
• Install stone pavers for sidewalks, driveways, and patios as an alternative to asphalt or cement. Flagstone pavers are a low maintenance, natural, and durable option that is both decorative and functional. When using stone in your landscape, you are using a low-imx pact, low-input material. It is a great environmental alternative to concrete (cement) or asphalt, which has petroleum toxins.
• Add a side path of stepping stones or separate pavers with mulch or plants along a pathway. This adds charm and a rustic look to your space while helping the rainwater to drain naturally back into the ground.
• Add a drywall stone or cobblestone wall to help maintain a slope. The wall will help control erosion and will look lovely with low maintenance plants such as azaleas or daylilies growing along the slope.
• Create a stone edging or border along plant beds. Layering stone along an edge can be visually appeal. It also decreases maintenance because it provides a natural barrier for grasses while helping to control invasive plants.
• Take up space with attractive stone features, such as rock gardens, fountains, benches, and a good sized patio. Stone features help to reduce the surface area that requires watering, decrease your garden’s maintenance requirements, and reduce the need to buy landscaping products. Stone water features or statues interspersed in your garden beds also help to take up space while adding beauty to your garden.
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  If you would like more tips and ideas about how to create an eco-friendly landscape using stone, contact Autostone. We can help you select the right stone products for a good design in your eco-friendly landscape.

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Brown stains on your limestone slab?

Do you have brownish stains on your limestone slab? Tried everything to clean it and they won’t go away?? Don’t panic…these are alkaline stains and as much as you want to clean, bleach and strip it to try to make them go away…DON’T!! The more you “clean” and wet the stone, the longer the stains will remain.
Limestone slab is a sponge. It, along with the mortar and sub-base that the stone is set in, absorbs any and all moisture around it. That moisture must work its way up and out of the stone before any discoloration will go away. Washing the stone only prolongs that process and makes things worse.

So resist that urge to clean and clean and just let time (and evaporation) do it’s thing. The stains will disappear over time and once they are completely gone and totally dry (sometimes taking a few months!) then you can seal the stone so that no more moisture gets into it. Also remember to reseal your stone every few years. Sealers can be pricey, but you get what you pay for! Come in and see our supply of limestone slab and we can get the right one for you and your stone!

How to Buy Your Kitchen Granite Countertops

Granite is the most beautiful and elegant stone that you can use in a kitchen. Granite is famous for its natural beauty and it can bring the value of your property up. Granite has a huge selection of colors and movements. You can use it in your kitchen counter tops,floors,fireplaces surround,jacuzzies,vanity tops, tub surround, table tops, stairs and etc. Granite Counter tops prices starts $36 square feet to $250 square feet. Price vary according to the color that you pick. Please before you buy your granite counter tops follow these steps Instructions Things you'll need: Paper, pen, tape measurment and time to shop.

Granite in a kitchen

1 Have your cabinets fully installed, bring the layout of your kitchen to a fabricator. Make sure the fabricators are members of Autostone.

2 Go to a warehouse or fabricator to select your granite slab, bring your cabinet door to see if the colors will look good with the slab.

3 Get a quote from a fabricator. Make sure you see the fabricators location and if they are a register business ( BEWARE! There are lots of back yark fabricators ), no insurace, not realible, no background. You cannot afford to go with a backyark fabricator! Check their background at  Autostone.