Product Spotlight: Colonial Wall Ashlar Thinstone Veneer

Natural stone has a unique ability to bring authenticity, warmth, and sophistication to any space. Whether it's used in building a dream home from the ground up, or refreshing interior, exterior, or landscape designs, Thinstone Veneer offers a variety of color palettes, textures, and unique characteristics that combine style, versatility, and functionality. The Colonial Wall Collection, is one option, featured here in the Ashlar pattern.

Colonial Wall Ashlar Fireplace

Key Features

Details: Colonial Wall is is quarried in Pennsylvania, and features colors and textures consistent with Bluestone, including blue and grey as the primary colors, with some browns and tans.

Specifications: The Ashlar pattern is a combination of three different existing patterns: Ledgestone, Roughly Squares & Rectangles, and Strip, all featuring the inside cut of the stone. It is approximately 50% Strip (approximately 5"-8” in height and 12"-18” in length) 25% Ledgestone (approximately 1”-4” in height and 6”-14” in length) and 25% Small Squares (approximately 6"x6.") Blending these patterns offers the visual appeal of each individual pattern, with more customized design opportunities for masons to work with.

Collection Versatility: Colonial Wall Thinstone Veneer is also available in Mosaic, Roughly Squares & Rectangles, Strip, and Ledgestone. You can learn what sets each pattern apart, how the pattern affects the color range and variations within the collection, and how to know which has the right appeal for your project goals, in this blog post. You can also find specification details there for each individual pattern, which will help with coordinating materials.

Colonial Wall Ashlar Chimney and Exterior Accents

How to Incorporate:

• Interior: The combination of blue and grey, with some brown and tan, adds complementary colors and texture to fireplace, accent walls, shower walls, and backsplashes. 
• Exterior: Colonial Wall can be used on foundations, chimneys (see photo below) retaining walls, seating walls, fireplaces (see top photo) fire pits, water features, and more, to add curb appeal, and personality and charm to backyard features and outdoor living spaces.
• Landscape: Colonial Wall accents features like step risers (see last photo in this post, below) retaining walls, and other aspects of landscape design. Coordinating them with other elements of the home build, inside and out, is a great way to bring different parts of the property (and living space) together. 

Colonial Wall Ashlar Step Risers

For more ways to use natural stone veneer to complement your interior, exterior, or landscape design, download our e-book, 27 Ways to Upgrade Your Home Using Natural Stone. With a variety of finished projects, inspirational spaces, and credits to Authorized Dealers, masons, architects, and designers, it's a great way to imagine the possibilities for your next natural stone project. (And you may also find a featured project you recognize!)

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