Natural Stone Bathrooms

In recent years the master bathroom has suddenly become one of the most important rooms in our homes. It seems that every home buyer is looking for a master suite that has a luxurious bathroom. They can be in many different styles and designs. What is important to potential home buyers is that the home has one.

The master suite and its bathroom has come to represent a private and secluded place in the home where the adults can go to relax, rest, and recuperate from a long day's activities. A master suite will usually include a sumptuous bed, television, and a bathroom with a bathtub or shower that invites one to ease away the stresses of life.

Elegance in the master bathroom can be obtained in many ways. One of the most used elements in a master bath these days is natural stone. Its many colors and textures when polished to a high sheen radiates with elegance and beauty.

Natural stone like marble has long been used as a decorative element in fancy bathrooms. Today other natural stones like granite, travertine, Jerusalem stone and so many more are used as well.

Sometimes a homeowner will use different colors of the same natural stone type to create their own special look. You can use natural stone in slab form for bathroom countertops or bathtub surrounds.

Surfaces like the bathroom floor, shower surrounds or walls are usually surfaced with natural stone tiles. Natural stone is considered a high end product in a home and can be quite expensive in large slab pieces.

Some of the most beautiful bathrooms in the world are being designed using natural stone. It is difficult to find up scale homes that do not have natural stone used in them somewhere, if not all throughout the home.

Using natural stone adds value to a homes worth because of the expense of the product, but also because it adds a gorgeous look that will last for years. The fact that it is a natural product is a factor in the addition of value to the home as well.

Many people want to use as much recycled, environmentally friendly, and natural products as they can in their homes today. Using natural stone is not only a good choice to use because it is beautiful, but because it is a natural product that will stand the test of time.