Decorative stone - a godsend for anyone who wants to transform their homes both outside and inside. Take inspiration to work with this material from our tips below.
Decorating interior walls with decorative stone
A spectacular natural or artificial stone can become an element of a completely diverse design. If you do not want to turn your dwelling into a kind of medieval castle, or if your tastes are far from classical, take as a basis minimalistic stone drawings. For example, the decoration of the corridor with a decorative stone can be carried out with the effect of simulating conventional masonry.
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At the same time, with the decoration of the living room with a decorative stone, you can experiment by laying out, for example, one wall with large rounded boulders, and the others are bleached.
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In the framework of the living rooms and spacious halls, it is also possible to decorate the arches, columns, fireplaces and niches with decorative stones, the same solution will be ideal if you want to leave only small impregnations of the stone decor on the general interior of the interior.
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Decorating the kitchen walls with decorative stone is also acceptable, in this case the stone, if it is located on the working area, should be treated with a weak epoxy solution for ease of maintenance. Dining areas do not require additional elaboration, but can be simply maintained in accordance with the general concept of design, as in the rest of the house. If your kitchen has a bar counter, then a stone pattern can cover it.
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It is allowed both external and internal decoration of the balcony with decorative stone, in both cases it is better to cover the stone with a solution providing moisture resistance of the material.
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As for the decoration of the door with a decorative stone, everything is much simpler: choose boulders in the color of the tree and figuratively lay them around the perimeter. For greater picturesqueness, the stone pattern can be continued beyond the perimeter of the aperture, as if intentionally leaving the smooth contour.
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Decorating the facade with decorative stone
If it comes to outdoor works, then the first question is about the strength and water resistance of the selected material. A good decorative stone will serve you for several decades, so you can not save on it. But putting it is very simple and can not be done by a professional.
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An additional accent in the exterior decoration of your housing can be the decoration of the socle with a decorative stone. In this case, it is best to give preference to a material comparable to the rest of the house in its palette: rough brickwork, unpolished stone or marble tiles - will look equally attractive.
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