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StoneCraft's Stones Create Unique Kitchens and Baths
March, 2009 -- With the trend toward using a mix of textures to create vibrant kitchens and baths, manufactured stone provides style with vivid character. StoneCraft™ manufactured stone veneer, available in nine stone profiles, offers the authentic look of natural stone, but is easier to install and more affordable. From rustic arched niches to ruggedly-sophisticated stone islands, the variety of colors and textures from StoneCraft offers limitless design potential.
While stone delivers phenomenal looks throughout a home, its elemental feel is a natural, versatile fit for the bath or kitchen. StoneCraft’s profiles, ranging from smooth water-worn looks and long, crisp lines, to deeply-ridged contours and fieldstone-inspired angles, help unify a space with dramatic appeal.
The Cobble profile’s ashlar shape and rounded corners can create a charming historical feel around a range hood, or shape the look of a quaint European wine cellar. A backsplash or wall in Heritage delivers the handsome look of custom masonry. Its classic feel adds warm texture to an island and provides a timeless backdrop for the latest bold, sleek appliances.
StoneCraft's Stone Veneer Kitchen Design
StoneCraft’s Ledgestone combines long lines with varying heights and depths, adding to the elegance of a cleanly-modern kitchen. Its sense of natural order also sets a soothing scene for the bath. With palettes of light neutral shades, Ledgestone in the Wisconsin or Pennsylvania coloration infuses serenity around a soaking tub or vanity.
StoneCraft complements any cabinetry, along with surfaces and materials ranging from soapstone and granite to ceramic tile and glass. For hardware and appliances, its character offers striking solutions to match metals ranging from stainless steel to bronze and copper.
The smooth profile of Lake Stone and the round edges and detailing of Top Rock bring an inviting, rustic appeal to applications ranging from the bath to the hearth. With warm earth tones and textures that reflect the slow passage of time, these stones generate an aura of comfort.
In areas adjacent to the kitchen, such as a bar or a great-room wall, the chisel-crafted look of Heritage and the angular fieldstone shape of Monarch project strength and substance.
“These products provide distinctive ‘Texture for Living™’ throughout a home,” said Jonathan Wierengo, Director of Marketing for The Tapco Group™, maker of StoneCraft. “Manufactured stone brings customized beauty to any home, and it’s a smart investment that pays nice dividends in the years to come,” Wierengo added.
The products from StoneCraft are easily installed and carry a limited lifetime warranty. StoneCraft is a division of The Tapco Group, which is a U.S. Green Building Council Member. For more information, visit: www.stonecraft.com or call 1-888-580-6448.
The Tapco Group is the building industry’s leading provider of easy to install, premium innovative interior and exterior products. Serving the building industry since 1961, Tapco specializes in the manufacturing of stone veneer, roofing, siding, trim, tool systems, egress systems and siding components. The products combine versatile application, durability, vast color palettes and uncommon authenticity to exceed the expectations of contractors and homeowners. Tapco delivers Innovation Born from Original Thinking™.
