- As ground cover leaving a pervious surface but placed closely enough together to serve as a walkway
- As highlights around ponds or areas of landscaping
- As accents on walls as backsplashes
- As tub surrounds and bathroom walls
- In fireplace surrounds
- In custom tiled areas
The Beauty of Marble in Your Home
It would be difficult to find any stone more beautiful than marble. That’s why it has been used for centuries in so many different applications. For a long time, there were many commercial uses of marble, but not that many in personal residences. Part of this had to do with the cost of the materials.
These stones create interesting designs for walls and highlight areas that draw attention to some other feature of the home or office. The range of marble colors is only limited by the imagination of the installer.
The effects of tumbling can be very pronounced or just a slight variation of the stones as they were to begin with. An antique stone is tumbled for only a short time, whereas a glossy, mirror-like finish requires running the tumbler for much longer. The grit size of the abrasives used has a bearing on the finished stones also.
Some of the places to use tumbled stones: