And it's not just marble. Limestone, granite, and slate as well as glass and more exotic materials like onyx are finding their way onto floors, walls and countertops edging out more prosaic ceramic tiles.
Tumbled marble is more popular as is marble without polish to make it look old.
That's a change from when the Salzmans opened their shop seven years ago. Proof still hangs on the shops walls, with landscapes, farm scenes and houses painted as murals on tile. Strittmatter Studios is a design and cabinetry firm that specializes in designing rooms with custom cabinetry, including libraries, media rooms, kitchens and baths. There is an intermixing of relief patterns. People are using all one beautiful monotone color with different textures and shapes and borders.