Inspiration from Nature: Stone
Another key material used to create that “old world” feel in Tralee’s model home is stone, inside and out. C.J. Ogle Stone Company, Inc. based in Sevierville, TN, has spent four months meticulously applying to the exterior tons upon tons of limestone quarried from middle Tennessee. They have been providing quality stone masonry installation with stone native to the Southeast for more than 40 years.
Inside the home, a variety of limestone, flagstone, and travertine adorn the floors. Limestone was chosen for the kitchen and foyer, travertine lines the master bath and patios, and flagstone flanks the fireplaces. All three types of stone are sedimentary rock, which covers 75-80% of the earth’s land area. Interesting factoid: The largest building in the world constructed primarily of travertine is the Colosseum in Rome.
