Tumbled Marble at a Kitchen Backsplash

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OUR HOMEOWNER OF THE MONTH

Recently Installer Josh completed another kitchen backsplash for one of our homeowners who wanted to be creative by using a background color blending with the counter while using a beach themed accent.  Our first picture shows Josh getting started with the backwall at the stove top.  Josh installed the accents with a random look, scattering them throughout the wall area.

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Our second shot shows the backsplash completed.  This marble is a 4" x 4" tumbled piece called Nero.  The accents pull out the white veining in the background color.  Joey (our homeowner) chose the inset of the accents to be black to once again coordinate with the Nero color of the natural stone.

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Our next picture shows a small detail in regard to handling the outside edges of the marble that are exposed.  Though this marble can be cut and polished, we used a "pencil liner"  to finish off this outside edge as well as the other areas.

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And finally, here is our happy homeowner Joey Stabers (not pictured is hubby John!).  Thanks Joey & John for allowing us to be a part of your kitchen project.  We think it came out great!

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