Blog: From the Bedrock

Goodbye Polish, Hello Texture. California Designer Makes Her Marble Antiqued

Posted by Steven Schrenk

California designer Brooke Wagner knew just what she wanted for her personal kitchen, a warm atmosphere with touchable marble surfaces with that time worn texture you might find in a 150 year old French bakery. She just didn’t know where to get it.

Topics: Antiqued finish, Brushed finish, American marble, White Cherokee Marble, American black granite

Georgia Architect Creates a Stunner Family Kitchen With Local Marble

Posted by Steven Schrenk

It’s a dangerous situation. An architect who specializes in restaurant design let loose to design his own kitchen. There’s no end to the resources and ideas at his disposal. But if you’re Kellen Minor of Decatur, GA you take a cue from the classics and give it a modern update.

Topics: Marble and granite, American marble, Georgia marble, White Cherokee Marble

The Ultimate Kitchen and Bath Upgrade, Custom Fabricated Natural Stone Sinks

Posted by Steven Schrenk

Cabinetmakers aren’t the only ones who can claim their mark on the custom kitchen. Natural stone fabricators are chiseling and carving their way into custom spaces through an unlikely medium - natural stone sinks.

Topics: Soapstone, Waxed soapstone, American marble, Granite sinks, Soapstone sinks, White Cherokee Marble, Alberene Soapstone, Marble sinks, American black granite

Inside Look: Winning Designers Visit Georgia Marble Quarry

Posted by Steven Schrenk

Each year Polycor invites a group of design professionals to journey with us into the woodlands outside Atlanta to visit our historic Tate, Georgia marble quarry. 

This year our designers came from Chicago, Ill. Salt Lake City, Utah, Columbus, Ohio, and just down the road in Atlanta. Designers were

Topics: History and Heritage, Marble, Georgia marble, Pearl Grey Marble, Origin, White Cherokee Marble

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