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Keeping Your Countertops Clean this Summer

It’s finally happening: After a seemingly endless winter, the snow is melting, the grass is growing, flowers are blooming, and warm weather has finally arrived. After being cooped up inside all winter, everyone is eager to get out and enjoy the summer, but with everybody going in and out, summer

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How to Shine and Polish Marble

For centuries, marble has been one of the most treasured natural stones in the world. It has been the medium for great sculptures, vessels, and works of architecture, and is prized in the construction of flooring, staircases, fireplaces, and, of course, kitchen and bathroom countertops. As the favorite medium for

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Keeping Your Natural Stone Fireplace Clean and Protected

Natural stone has been a key ingredient in creating warm, striking fireplace surrounds, mantles, and carved chimney pieces since before the days of ancient Rome, and it’s one that’s still popular in many of today’s homes. Stone fireplaces made from brick, granite, marble, limestone, and other natural stones are often

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Decorative Kitchen Tiles for the Heart of Your Home

Kitchens are the heart and soul of our homes. Far more than just a space for cooking and eating—the kitchen is truly where the action is. When people gather, it’s often in the kitchen, standing around chatting, pouring drinks, preparing snacks or meals, or nibbling off the ones that are

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Why Should I Seal My Granite Countertop?

So you’ve taken the plunge and installed granite countertops in your kitchen, and now you want to know the next step to keeping them beautiful. You’re certainly not alone. America has seen a rising love affair with granite kitchen countertops, and with good reason. Granite is resilient and beautiful, an

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Why are Granite Countertops so Popular?

Granite remains an incredibly popular option for kitchen and bathroom countertops, though if you look around you may find a small number of people who seem almost eager to start declaring that granite has “had its day.” This may be because the popularity of granite countertops has recently reached an

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Keep Your Marble Surfaces Beautiful All Day, Every Day

When you’re juggling a toddler, two grocery bags, and Chinese takeout, it’s easy to forget to use a coaster. And when you’re at work or running errands, it’s almost impossible to keep your curious cat—who loves nothing more than knocking over half-consumed cups of coffee—off of the kitchen counters. You’ve

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