Cultured stone products have recently entered the working mainstream of American masonry and home building. These products have many advantages. If you are interested in using stone as part of your next home-building project, here are several recent trends in indoor and outdoor stone decorations that you need to be aware of.

Biophilic Designs Are in Demand

Biophilic means the human tendency to be attracted by or want to interact with other forms of life. A stone mosaic contrast wall is a great way to add liveliness to a room, and the uneven nature of the stone surface facing will make a good place to add small nooks to hang or leave potted plants in your home space.

Stone Facades

Once associated with the home design trends of the 1970s, stone facades are making a comeback. These outdoor stone decorations give your home a touch of rustic coziness even before your guests step inside. With indoor cultured stone options, they can bring that inside your home as well by wrapping the stone motif into your foyer.

Big Textures

Texturing with indoor and outdoor stone decorations has been one of the biggest recent trends. The naturally uneven edges of stone add a pop of texture to the walls of your home. By inviting people to run their fingers along, these textures will help your home truly come alive. According to Cultured Stone, manufactured stone typically weighs around 8 to 12 pounds per square foot, which is significantly less than natural stone. This greatly reduces the structural load of your home on the surrounding environment and is incredibly pleasing to look at and feel.

Stone Mosaic Backsplashes

A strong statement in modern kitchen design is the stone backsplash. Modern stone backsplashes tend to use darker stone in modern home trends, lending a big contrast to surrounding walls that tend to be lighter. Granite and quartz remain popular countertop materials, allowing blended color backsplashes to shine as well.

Desert Stone Colors

There's great news for those who are getting tired of the clinical white that's been trending in kitchen and bathroom décor for the last decade or so. Desert stone colors are coming into fashion and for those who want pops of color, the warmth of desert stone with brown, peach, and gray accents will liven up any room that has become bland and predictable with white and beige.

Talk to us at Tundra Stone Products & Fireplace LLC today to bring our design experts into the process of adding the warmth and durability of stone to your home's aesthetic design.