Make your garden maintenance-free with natural stone
Do you believe a garden is meant to be enjoyed? Natural stone can give your garden an elegant and modern…
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– I see what each stone block can become
Bertil Andersson drives a wheel loader at Minera’s quarry in Offerdal, Sweden. That he has ended up here is the…
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Refurbishing your bathroom? Get some expert tips about slate
It’s no secret that Norwegians are champion refurbishers. It’s not known whether we’re world champions at staying in the bath…
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Create an attractive maintenance-free natural stone terrace
What’s nicer than enjoying the first fine day of the year on your terrace, without having to worry about spending…
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Modern garden for an old house – how the experts did it
Garden designer Eva Bengtsson was in no doubt when she planned a garden round a timber house in Bromma in…
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Create living spaces outdoors with stone all around the house
Want to give your outdoor area an upgrade, but are unsure where to start? Read garden designer Lina Lindberg’s top…
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Garden Plan: Five things to consider when smartening up your garden
Planning to smarten up your garden before summer? Here are five tips to inspire you.
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A tiled hallway – For us, slate was a natural choice
Nothing is left to chance in the cabin owned by Tommy Dølplads and Einar Myhre. In a cabin that seems…
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Timber and slate is a “match made in heaven”
The Drømmehytta (Dream Cottage) company has been supplying handmade log cabins in the Numedal area in Norway since 2006. To…
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Use natural materials to create a warm and inviting atmosphere in your weekend cabin
When interior designer Kristin Hansen-Øvre is designing a weekend cabin, it’s important to her that each room should be an…
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Transform your cabin with a natural stone fireplace
Not many things create that special cabin feel quite like a real stone fireplace. Read interior designer Elin Fossland’s top…
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Functionalist house with a beautiful stone façade – a perfect match for modern houses!
The owners of a brand new functionalist house in Oppdal wanted to preserve the local connection and support local industry.…
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How slate ages
All buildings have a waterproof membrane – a bit like the shell jacket you put on as the last layer…
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The ultimate garden design plan: 12 steps to brighten up your garden
Have you been dreaming of a new garden? In that case, it’s wise to plan well! Here’s all you need…
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Recycling – a sustainable solution for crushed slate
A research project led by SINTEF, an independent research organization in Norway, is showing how surplus slate material can benefit…
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Get on the case with a new fireplace
An extra heat source at in the very heart of the house? Whatever you look for in a fireplace, you…
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How to tile your cabin bathroom with slate
More and more people are using slate indoors, and tiling bathroom floors with slate has become particularly popular. For former…
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Slate steps – what you need to know
Nothing is more beautiful than nature itself. That’s why natural stone is a popular choice when laying steps in outdoor…
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Turn your bathroom into your cabin’s centrepiece
Want to make your cabin’s bathroom something out of the ordinary? Get inspiration from interior designer Kristin Hansen-Øvre.
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Get the warm and exclusive feel of black slate tiles in your bathroom
Do you want to change your bathroom, but lack inspiration? Black tiles create a warm and exclusive atmosphere – in…
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How Synne created a cosy outdoor space for winter
When interior designer Synne Lindgren Helle was designing her dream terrace, she wanted to create a space for tranquillity and…
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How can we make the most environmentally friendly choice of materials?
It’s not easy to find your way round the jungle of materials to which we have access today, and there…
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Slate – a dream material for both the fireplace and outdoor area
The perfect fireplace should serve two purposes: provide warmth and spread cosiness. Few materials do both as well as slate.…
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Slate roofs as a finishing touch on modern log house
It took years to plan, has been nominated for the state's building practice award - and exhibited at an architecture…
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Outdoor slate paving unites tradition, art and sustainability
When Torvet, the market square in Trondheim, Norway, was fully renovated in the summer of 2020, almost 12,000 sqm of…
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Lay your own slate paving … in a flash!
Dreaming of a new outdoor paved area? Laying slate paving is a sustainable and durable option – and surprisingly easy…
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Five steps to create your own slate flowerbed
Would you love a garden that’s as natural as it is stylish? A flowerbed created with slate is beautiful to…
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The neighbour’s leftover stone became a fireplace in award-winning cabin
Are you planning to renovate, but want to keep your budget down? Not everything needs to be bought as new!…
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Natural slate in the bathroom? Get inspiration from the architect
When architect Henrik Ålund started Studio Ålund, it was to focus more on sustainable materials and projects. That’s why he…
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New terrace paving? Put the slate on a pedestal!
Elevate your terrace to the next level, literally. Place the outdoor tiles on pedestals (as a system floor) and you’ll…
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The glittering and everlasting slate facade
Slate enjoys a long and strong tradition in Norheimsund in Hardanger, Norway. Even so, passers-by cast a curious look when…
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How to glue flagstones of slate
Choose the type of slate and tile dimensions according to how you want the final look to be, and then…
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Maintenance-free garden by the water’s edge for the next 200 years
When Janne Berg decided to renovate her property, the only thing she knew was that she wanted something personal, which…
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Why slate roofs are more popular than ever
Bricklayer and natural stone enthusiast Frank Vognild has decades of experience in roofing. He is now relishing the growing popularity…
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Busting the myths about slate roofs on cabins: – A roof you’ll never want to replace
For Per Kjetil, it was a dream come true to finally be able to lay stone on his roof –…
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Maintenance-free cabin: get a magical effect with the same tiles indoors and outdoors
When architect Tommie Wilhelmsen starts up a new cabin project, he always gets inspiration and ideas from the surrounding landscape.…
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Maintenance
If you choose Scandinavian slate, you not only choose a beautiful and environmentally friendly material - you also choose a…
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Pizza in the garden? Things to consider before building a stone oven
Would you love to be able to invite friends over for freshly baked pizza in the garden? In that case,…
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A kitchen with a stone worktop as the heart of the house
It all started with the need for a pleasant zone for socialising, and ended up with a kitchen in which…
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Beautiful and creative interior details in stone
Slate lasts forever. It may seem impossible to get bored with it, but if it has to be changed, it…
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Natural stone foundation: ingenious and almost like Lego!
What Isak Stålenhag discovered when he was working as a carpenter near Offerdal in Sweden surprised him. Now, he always…
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The soccer legend chose slate roofs of flagstones for the cabin
For Jahn Ivar “Mini” Jakobsen, choosing a roof was tougher than choosing both the cabin and the land. Today he…
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6 good reasons to clad your cabin in slate
Would you like a maintenance-free cabin? Cladding your cabin’s exterior walls with slate is an easy and beautiful way to…
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How Isak will create a cosy outdoor area with an outdoor kitchen
With a house near the quarry in Offerdal, Sweden, slate was the natural choice when Isak Stålenhag decided to build…
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Create warm zones in your garden and on your terrace – 11 tips!
Would you like a new garden but are unsure what is meant by 'zones'? Here is our ultimate guide to…
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A craft – formed by hand
Unlike most other materials for construction and interiors, it is still impossible to replace the hand of man in the…
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