Antique
Coffee Wood Marble in photographs
The surface on this page has not been photographed on this stone yet, so these are photographs of the stone itself. Ask for a sample of the surface and we will send one.
Photographs of this stone. The colour on screen is not a colour match.
Antique, explained
How the surface is made
A combination of processes — acid, brushing and water — is used to imitate the look of a stone that has been in use for decades. The colour is softened and the pattern is blurred.
What it does to the stone
A warm, low-contrast surface. The vein reads as a shadow rather than as a drawing.
Where it is the right answer
Heritage and rustic interiors, restoration work, and spaces where a new stone should not look new.
On Coffee Wood Marble
This is the finish that suits the name of the stone: a coffee-brown marble that has been made to look as if it has been walked on for fifty years. It is a good match for a country house, a hotel lobby with a story, or a restaurant that wants warmth without gloss.
Also searched as
antiqued · antique finish · aged finish · weathered · timeworn · old look
The processes above are the trade's descriptions of these finishes. Whether a finish suits this stone is our reading of how a calcite marble behaves under it — we have not run a slip or abrasion test on any of these surfaces, and a floor specification needs the tested wet-DCOF figure for the stone and the finish, which we will supply on request.