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Add Timeless Beauty To Your Bath With White Carrara Marble…

White Carrara marble is one of those materials that has a timeless beauty, which is why it has been popular for years and years. From building structures, to tombstones, to countertops, white carrara marble has an elegance and appeal that has lasted throughout the ages.

White Cararra marble is especially popular in homes that want to capture a particular era. Let’s take a look at a few pictures of a job we recently fabricated and installed where the homeowner was trying to achieve a particular look:

White Cararra Mable Vanity

White Cararra Marble Tub Surround

White Cararra Window Ledge

Whether you are trying to capture a certain look, or just love the timeless look of white cararra marble, we would be happy to help you with your countertop selections. Please feel free to give us a call, or stop by our showroom.

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Posted in Marble, Uncategorized on August 25th, 2011 by Barb | | 2 Comments

Granite Countertops—Spotlight On Stormy Night

In this blog, I wanted to focus on the color, stormy night, one of our Exclusive colors, which is quarried in Brazil.

Stormy Night Granite

Stormy night is one of those stones that can have dramatic movement throughout. Storm night contains a variety of color tones including, black, gold, beige, and cream. This color, with its warm undertones, could be used in a variety of rooms, and would work well for kitchen countertops, a kitchen island, a bar top, vanity, or a fireplace surround.

If you like stones with flow and like black and gold tones, you might want to check out the color, stormy night. Below is a picture of our current stock:

Stormy Night granite

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Posted in Granite, Spotlight Colors, Uncategorized on August 11th, 2011 by Barb | | 0 Comments

Learning Links for Kitchen Designs And Decorating…

When it comes to remodeling, people are always looking for ideas and unique ways to decorate. In our showroom, we get asked a lot of questions about kitchen styles, trends, etc. , so I thought I would share a few links that I found to help with ideas. Hope you enjoy them.

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Posted in Learning Links, Uncategorized on July 29th, 2011 by Barb | | 0 Comments

Spotlight On Onyx…

When it comes to natural stone, there are quite a number of different materials to choose from. In this blog, I wanted to focus on onyx.

Green Onyx

Onyx is often considered a gemstone and is strikingly beautiful, although it is considered a fragile stone. It is composed of cryptocrystalline quartz, that form unique bands that can run both parallel, or in irregular shaped patterns. Onyx may be used for countertops, but care must be taken for cleaning and preventing scratching. Its maintenance is similar to that of marble. Onyx is popular for vases, jewelry, fireplace surrounds, and table tops.

Following are a few more photo’s I wanted to share:

Light Green Onyx

Onyx Vase

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Posted in Onyx, Uncategorized on July 28th, 2011 by Barb | | 0 Comments

Natural Stone Countertops—Spotlight On Rodding

When it comes to granite and other natual stones, there are literally hundreds of colors to choose from, each with its own unique mineral composition. While the mineral compostion makes each color stand out, it also determines the stones structure. Most natural stones are very hard, and durable, there are however, a few that are considered be more fragile. When a customer selects a more fragile stone, more care must be taken during the fabrication and installation process, to insure breaking is prevented. At PGC, one step we use to prevent breakage of fragile stones is “rodding.” The rodding process involves creating a groove in the bottom of the stone and inserting a rod. Let’s take a look…