subject: Marble In The Modern Home [print this page] Contrary to some myths, marble is an extremely robust and easy to maintain material for use around the home. Although its susceptibility to food acids, abrasions and weathering might not make it ideal for heavy duty applications such as kitchen worktops or as a material for external structures, marble currently serves extremely well as a beautiful and practical feature inside the contemporary home.
Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from the geological transformation of limestone. It is a relatively malleable stone, yet is also fundamentally strong. In some cases its structure can be strengthened even further by being mixed with resin, creating what is known as engineered or micro marble.
Of itself marble would normally always be white, but various impurities in the marble have resulted in a range of coloured marbles, including green, yellow and red marble. Marbles famous veins are in fact molten mineral flows that have long since hardened. Although, like any rock, marble can have natural weaknesses and inconsistencies, when mixed with resin to form micro marble these are guaranteed to be eliminated.
Marble is often found on floorings, in bathroom furnishings, and as a material for ornamental tables and stands. One of its most popular uses however is as a material for fireplaces.
Marble fireplaces and marble fireplace surrounds are particularly effective since their designs, incorporating plinths and pillars, often reflect the traditional classical structures that many people generally associate with marble. The unique advantage of marble however is that it can also lend itself to more modern, streamlined fireplace designs. Moreover, marble, particularly in its strengthened form when mixed with resin, can be engineered to match a wide number of shades and hues that can complement any dcor.
At Marble Choice we can supply a wide range of competitively priced, ready-made marble fireplaces and fire surrounds in both marble and micro marble direct to your door.
