Marble is beautiful, but it can be fragile and prone to staining. Virtue, a porcelain tile from Crossville, serves as an alternative, blending the look of well-known marbles Carrara, Calacatta, and Statuario. The porcelain tile comes in unpolished and satin finishes, and in modular field sizes from 3”-by-6” to 24” square, and two mosaic sizes: 2” and 3” square. Trim options include chair rail, crown molding, base molding, single bullnose, cove base, and inside and outside corners. crossvilleinc.com
Marble is beautiful, but it can be fragile and prone to staining. Virtue, a porcelain tile from Crossville, serves as an alternative, blending the look of well-known marbles Carrara, Calacatta, and Statuario. The porcelain tile comes in unpolished and satin finishes, and in modular field sizes from 3”-by-6” to 24” square, and two mosaic sizes: 2” and 3” square. Trim options include chair rail, crown molding, base molding, single bullnose, cove base, and inside and outside corners. crossvilleinc.com
Jennifer Brite is a design journalist and public-health scientist who is currently pursuing a doctorate in public health with a concentration in epidemiology and demography at the City University of New York. For ARCHITECT, she writes about new products and sustainable design.
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