Natural Stone Blog

You can achieve some amazing features by using natural stones with translucent qualities and back lighting them. With traditional stone fabrication this is achieved by working with materials such as Onyx, Alabaster and Ammonite.

This is a wonderful example, using translucent natural stone for this stunning counter top by Translucent Creations. The slabs used in these types of project are quarried in Europe (Italy) the middle east (iran) and far east (China).

It is possible to achieve the same back lit natural stone finish with translucent stone and slate veneers. These translucent slate veneers are manufactured using a slightly more expensive transparent resin backing in comparison to the standard stone and slate veneers.

These are installed by adhering the veneer to a sheet of transparent or opaque Perspex or acrylic and then lighting from the back side using LED’s.

The two above projects are completed using translucent stone veneer. They are light weight, fast and easy to install compared to the traditional stone counterparts and also more cost effective. For more information on translucent natural stone and slate veneers please click here.

Slate and Stone veneers are a fantastic material use on bar and counter front fascia’s and cladding.

They are easy to install and you do not have to be a stone mason to work with these materials making them very popular with contractors and shop fitters who can install them into a project quickly and easily.

They are the easiest and most cost effective way to introduce a natural stone finish into a commercial project.

Please check out this slide show of natural stone veneer bar and counter fronts using material provided by Lite Stone.

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Burning Forest is a beautiful slate material, one of our favourite slates currently on the market. With a dark green base colour and flashes of browns, reds and golds this material varies in appearance from block to block.

It has great texture, natural shine and striking pattern that makes it easy to hide joints when fixed in the slate veneer format. The Burning Forest slate veneer is available in both 122 x 61cm and 240 x 120cm sheet sizes.

Burning forest slate can used as internal and external feature walls, flooring in residential areas, shower walls and around fire places.

Please check the below images of stunning burning forest projects and for more information please visit Lite Stone.

These stunning lamps and feature pieces are made by Art Futuro in the UK. They use LED lighting and USB power points so these items look beautiful with and without light and any time day or night.

Art Futuro use translucent natural slate veneers supplied by Lite Stone. These veneers are made from blocks of natural stone backed onto a transparent resin. The slate veneer sheets can then be mounted on transparent sub-striates and back lit to provide amazing back lit natural stone finishes.

For more information on these items please visit Art Futuro.

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Now available in the stone veneer format are Marble veneers.

Made from blocks of marble with an ultra thin resin backing Marble veneers are available in 122 x 61cm sheet size.

Available in two types – 

Mystic White – A classic white marble with grey / black webbed veining.

Monsoon Black – A Black marble with a lineal veining that looks similar to a wood grain.

Both the materials come in a matt textured finish. Due to the manufacturing process for these materials it is not possible to provide the with a smooth, polished finish.

The materials are suitable for internal feature walls. For more information please visit – Lite Stone.

This project is fixed into a commercial office space by Inner Space Interiors in Leicester. They Supply and fix natural Slate Veneer sheets across the Midlands in the UK and their work is excellent.

These Auro sheets have been but jointed close together and the fixed directly onto the wall. Auro has a stunning blend of pink, orange and brown and glistening sparkle in its textured surface.