Marble for the Modern Home
From the Pantheon to the Taj Mahal, marble has been the stone of choice for luxurious homes and structures for centuries. The Greeks and Romans were the first to recognise the unique beauty and durability of marble, favouring carrara and…
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Kitchen Autumn Trends 2021
From bold and beautiful monochrome kitchens, to practical and stylish dining islands, we’re here to take you through the latest kitchen design trends of Autumn 2021. As colder weather sets in and we begin to retreat indoors, our attention often…
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2021 – The Year Of Home Renovations
Over the course of last year, the pandemic has allowed us to all spend a lot more time in our homes, whether working or spending time with family. It has made us realise the importance of our home and sparked…
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Is Granite the best stone for outdoor living?
Looking to create an outdoor living space? The days are finally becoming warmer, and we all have plenty of catching up to do, so it is the perfect time to be thinking about revolutionising your outdoor living space and creating…
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All About Quartz
How Quartz worktops are made? Man-made quartz is made from crushed, natural quartz, which is comprised of oxygen and silicon atoms and is one of the most resilient materials on the planet. To make engineered quartz, approximately 90-94% crystalline rock…
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Quartz vs. Granite: War of the Worktops
When it comes to picking the material to use for your brand-new kitchen worktop, you’ll probably have heard that the major players are quartz and granite. Both have their pros and cons, and it is important to take these into…
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August Open Weekend – A Great Success
Our Open Weekend took place for private customers on Friday 30th & Saturday 31st August. We invited all to join us for a tour of our factory and yard as well as complimentary refreshments, including a delectable selection of canapés…
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The Verona Stone Show
Earlier this month, Molly and Phil attended the stone-industry event of the annual calendar – the Marmo+Mac Verona Stone Show! We caught up with Molly on all the news. Which displays stood out? It was fantastic, the creativity and engineering…
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Top tips for choosing your granite worktops?
Choosing the right granite for your worktops is often not an easy task! Here are some valuable words of wisdom from our Director, Molly Fisher. Molly, why is it imperative to see whole granite slabs before choosing your worktop material?…
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The Brilliance of Bookmatching
Bookmatching is achieved by adjoining together two slabs, cut right next to each other from the same block. The look that is achieved is a perfect mirror image just like the wings of a butterfly. So, when the two slabs are opened up…
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Outdoor kitchens on the rise!
Perhaps it is the miracle of a sunny May Bank holiday that has got us thinking about BBQ’s, outdoor cooking and dining al fresco, but outdoor kitchens are certainly picking up in popularity! Cooking out in the open, whatever the…
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Kitchen Trends
We catch up with Molly to get some insight on current kitchen design trends! Molly, about 18 months ago we spoke about the rise of ‘trad-temporary’, is this still an ongoing trend? Oh 100%, trad-temporary is still very much where…
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Bathroom Bonanza! Part 2
In the previous instalment of this blog we spoke through different stone materials for use in bathrooms. In this second part we turn to look at the finer details not to be overlooked! When it comes to bathrooms, what would…
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Bathroom Bonanza! Part 1
Our worktops often steal the show when it comes to showcasing our impressive projects at Landford Stone and so to start off 2018 we wanted to give our bathrooms a chance in the limelight. On dark winter nights, there’s nothing…
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25 Years Of Landford Stone – A Conversation With Molly Fisher
So, Molly, how did it all start? There were the two of us, Ian Hennell and I, we started with one saw and two masons. We went off and bought a second-hand saw from Pisanis in Matlock, which cost £12,500….
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Worktop Hardness, Chips And Marks
The Mohs Scale of hardness The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is named after German scientist, Friedrich Mohs, who invented the scale back in 1822 for natural materials, based upon the ability of one mineral to scratch another. The Mohs…
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