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Deeksha Khatree

Interior Designer

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Natural stones are used to enhance the beauty of residential and commercials buildings. Though they are heavy, expensive and require treatment for improved longevity, stones enjoy a wide variety of applications -- from wall coverings and facade treatments, to gardens and counter-tops. Interior designer Deeksha Khatree tells us about six types of this eco-friendly building material...

1Granite:

This stone is resistant to bacteria and is easy to clean. Therefore, it is mainly used in kitchen counters.

2Sandstone:

This is available in different colours such as white, yellow, reddish brown, grey and red. It is used to decorate gardens, terraces and interior applications.

3Marble:

This is a commonly used stone and is available in a wide spectrum of colours. Marbles are used in bathroom, flooring of foyers, rooms, fireplaces and window sills.

4Limestone:

This is a soft stone that can be used for counter tops and wall. It is cheaper than granite. Kota and Cudappa stones, which enjoy considerable popularity in interiors, are a form of limestone.

5Travertine:

This stone falls under limestone category and is popular as a flooring and wall cladding material.

6Quartz:

It is available in bulk and can be used on the facades in the form of carving.

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Deeksha Khatree

Interior Designer

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: normal;">Ms. Deeksha Khatree ( Associate Director - AND Advisors) with over 9 years of real estate industry experience she is an expert in real estate communication. Having worked with top notch developers at the national and international stage she has sound knowledge of the real estate sales, marketing and network. Deep interest and a natural inclination towards space designing encouraged her to offer highly personalized & contemporary interior designing solution services with an eye for functionality.</span>

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vasudev

2017-01-04 15:55:19

nice article

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