Beauty of Stone

I love to use slates in different patterns for various projects. Slate comes in different colors and sizes. Most slates are between $3 and $6 per square foot for materials….

  Travertine comes in many varieties, sizes and finishes. Usually I use a honed finish because it is smooth, flat and easily maintained. Travertine comes in tiles and slabs. I…

Ann Sacks Tile in downtown Seattle referred the “Foreign Publisher of Microsoft” to me in the early 1990s. This house, in Kirkland, Wash., had some good structural qualities to it….

When I was in my 30s, I designed and started transforming my home into my Shangri-La. I love my home. I’ve raised five children in it and now my son,…

I love to look at a great stone fireplace; a beautiful marble or onyx bathroom; gorgeous granite or soapstone countertops in a kitchen; or some really impressive bluestone or slate…