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Bookmatched slabs —- Louis Red, Louis Grey & Dream White

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What is bookmatched?

Bookmatched stone refers to matching the edges of two (or more) stone pieces to create a near mirror image.

 Bookmatched can only be done with some slabs. These slabs are sold as special “bookmatched” slabs. Marble is cut from the quarry first into giant blocks. These blocks are then sliced like a loaf of bread, and then they are olished and shipped around the world. Normally,the same side of the slice is polished. For bookmatched slabs, owever, opposite sides are polished so that 2 polished sides are facing each other in the stone block. Open them up like the pages of a book, hence the name, and they form a mirror image of each other! Bookmatched slabs are also sometimes said to be “butterflied”, because the two slabs are mirrored like butterfly wings.

Bookmatched is generally used in larger spaces where you can appreciate the full effect. Some examples are in slab showers, kitchen islands, feature walls, and full height backsplash. When a seam is bookmatched, an object to be otherwise hidden becomes a feature. Creating a bookmatched installation is often more expensive because of layout restrictions. There is only one layout option to create a bookmatched effect, and it’s usually not the
most efficient one. This means that there is often more marble or granite waste. Sometimes, this “waste” can be used in other areas of the room such as vanity counter tops, shower seats, backsplash. etc.

Bookmatched slabs aren’t available in all materials. And it’s not worth bookmatched many materials such as uniform granites. You’d never be able to tell! Generally only marbles with linear patterns or a lot of movement are bookmatched. With such stones, this technique really shows off their natural beauty. Our marbles—- Louis Red, Louis Grey & Dream White are such stone.

Louis Red slab

Bookmatched slab— Louis Red 

Louis Grey slab

Bookmatched slab— Louis Grey

Dream White slab

Bookmatched slab— Dream White

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