Decorative stone is a godsend for anyone who wants to transform their home both outside and inside. Get some inspiration for this material from our tips below.
Decorating interior walls with decorative stone
Spectacular natural or artificial stone can become an element of a completely diverse design. If you have no desire to turn your home into something like a medieval castle or your tastes are far from classical, take minimalist stone drawings as a basis. For example, finishing a corridor with decorative stone can have the effect of simulating conventional masonry.
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At the same time, you can experiment with decorating the living room with decorative stone by, for example, laying out one wall with large round boulders and whitening the rest.
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In the frame of living rooms and spacious halls, it is also possible to decorate arches, columns, fireplaces and niches with decorative stone; this same solution will be ideal if you want to leave only small inclusions of stone decor on the overall interior fabric.
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Decorating the kitchen walls with decorative stone is also acceptable; in this case, the stone, if it is located in the work area, should be treated with a weak epoxy solution for ease of maintenance. Dining areas do not require additional work, but can simply be maintained in accordance with the general design concept, as in the rest of the rooms of the house. If your kitchen has a bar counter, then you can cover it with a stone pattern.
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Both external and internal decoration of the balcony with decorative stone is allowed; in both cases it is better to cover the stone with a solution that ensures the moisture resistance of the material.
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As for decorating the door with decorative stone, everything is much simpler here: choose boulders in the color of the wood and arrange them figuratively around the perimeter. To make it even more picturesque, the stone pattern can be continued outside the perimeter of the opening, as if deliberately going beyond the even contour.
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Finishing the facade with decorative stone
When it comes to outdoor work, the first question is about the strength and water resistance of the selected material. A good decorative stone will last you for several decades, so you won’t be able to save money on it. But putting it down is very simple and even a non-professional can do it.
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An additional accent in the exterior decoration of your home can be finishing the base with decorative stone. In this case, it is best to give preference to a material comparable in its palette to the rest of the house’s decoration: rough brickwork, unpolished stone or marbled tiles will look equally attractive.
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