If you’re looking for a dramatic countertop or fireplace, look no further. This is a soapstone called Arabesque. When raw/dry it looks almost blue with thin white/green veins. But if you oil/wax the slab, the overall color turns black and the veins pop with contrast! Its absolutely stunning in person. Check out these slabs, at Crocodile Rocks. 
This is a bar top being fabricated from a 2cm Honey Onyx slab. Its laminated in 5 layers to form a thicker appearance. Its going to be back-lit once its installed. 
BLACK MOON LEATHERED (TEXTURED) SOAPSTONE
Material used: Daino Reale Marble. Sourced from Crocodile Rocks.
Choosing the slabs at the distributor.
Installed
Material used: Benjamin Grey/Jerusalem Beige – Sourced from Crocodile Rocks.
Half dry/half color enhanced
Full slab
Behind the scenes in the fabrication stages
CARRARA SUPREME (PICTURED ABOVE) 74″ X 119″ (ONLY 7 SLABS)
TRADITIONAL CARRARA ARABESQUE 72″ X 116″
This material being fabricatred is called Gris Pulpis from SPAIN. It has a very brown tone. If you were looking for more of a GREY/BROWN, try PIETRA GREY. It is also a marble, but not so golden brown.
This is the slab they chose.
The client arranged the templates on the slab, the way they’d like it to be cut.
Here is the slab “dry set”. They are just about done with the edgework.
Here is the slab on the waterjet machine, getting the undermount sink, coreholes for the faucet & compost area cut.
Stay tuned, to see how it looks installed!
For more information, consult Crocodile Rocks direct 425 483-2053
We have lots of gray days here in Seattle, Washington. So we love having the fireplace roaring in the Fall & Winter months. The most efficient way, is having the fire as hot as it can get, and having it stay warm as long as it can. The solution is having soapstone installed inside your firebox. Here is a photo of a chevron pattern with soapstone firebricks. Another popular design is the herringbone pattern. This is hands down, the best material you can use to retain temperature!
