With the continuous improvement of living standards and constant changes in cognitive values, stones have become more and more popular in modern decoration. Actually, stone also has a long history as a building decoration material and deeply loved by people, many classic buildings are examples of the use of natural stone as a decoration, such as Ancient Greek Acropolis, Modern German giant door and Modern water villas are typical representatives. Now I would like to share with you some stone types and applications that are often used in interior decoration.
Simply put, Stone can be roughly divided into natural and Man-made stones. Natural stone refers to mining from natural rock masses, the general term for block or plate materials formed by manual processing, commonly used varieties mainly marble and granite. Man-made stones are mostly block or plate materials made of aggregates of natural stone, including artificial marble, artificial granite and other varieties.
Marble
In China, marble was named after its early production in Dali, Yunnan, is a metamorphic or sedimentary rock, mainly composed of mineral components such as calcite, limestone, serpentine and dolomite. Its chemical composition is mainly calcium carbonate, accounting for more than 50%. Calcium carbonate chemically reacts easily with carbon dioxide, carbides, and moisture in the atmosphere, so marble is easier to weather and rot, which makes the surface lose its luster quickly, It is also this feature that makes marble more used for interior decoration than outdoor. The biggest advantage of marble is that it has a very nice texture, most of the radioactive dendritic，is a kind of high-grade stone, prices range from a few hundred to several thousand yuan per square meter, in some of the more luxurious spaces will be used in large areas, for example, in the hotel lobby, clubhouse, villa hall, aisles, etc. For general interior decoration, it is mostly used in some applications such as countertops, window sills, and thresholds. Beijing stars stone use marble to make a variety of products, such as marble fireplace mantles, marble statues, marble sculptures, marble columns, marble fountains, marble lions and other animals, marble tiles cut to size etc.
Granite
Granite is an igneous rock, its mineral composition is mainly feldspar, quartz and mica, features high hardness, for this feature, marble is not as good as granite and it is prone to scratches. The granite is resistant to pressure, abrasion and corrosion. It is not prone to scratches in daily use, and its durability is very good. Its appearance and color can be maintained for over 100 years. Granite is usually spotted and has many colors and textures like marble. Widely used in wall foundations, exterior wall coverings, interior wall surfaces, floors, and cylinders of high-rise building decoration projects. General interior decoration is mostly used for doors, windowsills, cabinet tops, TV stands, etc. Beijing stars stone use granite for wall facade decoration, countertops, outside paving stone, kerbs etc;
Cultural stone
Cultural stone is a re-product of stone, because of its color texture, it retains the natural stone appearance, and it can reflect the texture and charm of the stone and is welcomed by the market, especially applied in some naturalistic style designs. Culture stone is also divided into two kinds: natural culture stone and artificial culture stone. Natural stone is made from natural stone such as slate, sandstone, quartz stone, etc. This kind of stone is formed through millions of years of crust movement in the natural world. It has a special layered schistosity structure and is not only easy to walk along The stone surface is rich in texture after splitting and splitting, and is made into a sheet for inlaying the wall surface. Artificial culture stone is based on natural culture stone, and is made of inorganic materials such as silicon calcium and gypsum. Because it is imitated according to the appearance and texture of natural culture stone, it also has a realistic natural appearance. It is mostly used for exterior wall decoration of public buildings and villas. With the increasing use of stone materials in interior decoration, more and more cultural stones have been applied to interior wall decoration. For example, decorate rough textured culture stone in the corner of the living room TV background wall or balcony to form a natural and simple feeling. It can also form a strong texture contrast with the modern sense of home appliances metal, and can also be used in the specialized audio-visual room in the family, using the features of cultural stone to achieve sound-absorbing effects, avoiding the impact of acoustic sound on other living rooms. Beijing stars stone has more than 400 different materials and designs can fully meet customer's demands, including slate cultural stone, quartzite cultural stone, sandstone cultural stone, travertine cultural stone, granite and marble cultural stone.
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