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Her master bathroom is a favorite place for the lady of the house to express her artistic flare.

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ite for their tile applications
today. Stone comes in a
myriad of colors and can be
either polished or tumbled.
terns are absent in tumbled
stone.

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Polished stone tiles have an elegant and stately appearance. Each tile naturally varies from the others in color and pattern. Marble tiles tend to be veined. Granite is usually speckled. Travertine is mottled and veined. Tumbled stone looks entirely different from the polished version. Tumbled marble has a porous texture that is sometimes even sponge-like.

The colors of these tiles
vary but veins and other pat-

Though it is beautiful, natural stone is more porous than ceramic tile and requires a regular application of sealant to keep it from absorbing stains and moisture. For this reason, Santa Rosa Tile is seeing an increased interest in ceramic tiles that mimic stone. Often they are the same price as the real stone but they offer the benefits of less maintenance and less porosity. Some tiles look so much like natural stone that customers have asked, “how often do I have to seal it?” Frank enjoys the