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Fall and floor drain in the shower

The fall leads the water away on top of the stone. Beneath it sits moisture that must be dealt with before the floor is laid.

Stone language: What does falling lengths mean?

When you are supposed to choose the format of limestone or marble you often stumble upon the concept falling lengths. What really is the difference between falling lengths and regular squared or rectangular formats?

Limestone in bathroom

Green marble in the bathroom

Green marble in a bathroom by Pernille Lind Studio – and how to create something similar with Kolmården marble.

Bathroom in Jämtland Grey

A compact guest cloakroom turned into a grand bathroom in Jämtland Grå.

Different Surface Treatments

Matte honed, brushed, diamond milled or planed. Four finishes and what they do to the stone.

A closer look at the stone's natural character

Chipped edges and healed fractures are not damage. They are the stone's own history.

Grout, Baseboards & Windowsills – Essential Details for Natural Stone

The grout, the skirtings and the windowsills — the details that decide whether the whole holds together.

Meet our interior architect

Rebecka on bathroom design, choosing materials and why stone does something to a room.

C.H.A Spatial Studio

From project management and art history to a studio of her own. C.H.A on creating rooms that invite calm and quiet.

Norrvange limestone

You can do a lot with a durable material in light and warm tones. Norrvange limestone is usually seen on floors and walls, but the stone is also frequently used as a worktop and window sill. Whether you strive for a rustic feel or a modern impression, the stone fits perfectly. Its shade and structure create a warm feeling wherever you put it and it is comfortable to walk on.

In Tove Fogelström's 40s apartment

A functionalist flat from 1949 in Årsta, where green Kolmårdsmarmor meets the soft pastel colours of the forties.

The pink marble from Norway

Norwegian Rose has been quarried in Fauske since the 1800s. The pink marble that ended up giving its name to a colour.

Josephine Maria Tornhagen

An architect-designed house from 1963 north of Copenhagen, where the textures were left in place.

At home with Line Borella in Copenhagen

Norrvange limestone in a Danish flat in Nørrebro, with four children and four kinds of metal.

In Aino and Valdemar's apartment

An old gem just below Nytorget, renovated by two people who do most of it themselves.

Architecture as a story

Buildings we design carry stories. They tell us about the history of the place, about our needs, about future hopes and promises. A window replacement that interprets the pillar hall, a stone floor that anchors and stabilizes. My aim as an architect is that the house should continue to tell a story, in the wake of change and use, and that the stone and wood will be used by several generations to come. It requires a material with a high presence, just like the pine forest and the surrounding mountain.

Natural stone in the garden

Patio, garden room or greenhouse — how to choose stone that copes with frost, snow and wet leaves.

Marble bathrooms to be inspired by

Four bathrooms, four completely different expressions — and one and the same material. Marble from the simple to the rustic.

An antique dealer with a feeling

A second-generation antiques dealer on Gustavian style, grey limestone and why the old things still hold up so well.