Portofino Natural Thin Stone Veneer

Portofino is a neutral and pleasing tumbled thin stone veneer.  Tumbling natural stone is a relatively straightforward process that produces a softer looking stone.  The natural stone is quarried and the slabs are split into full thickness building stone before being fed into the tumbler.  The tumbler is a large drum loosely resembling a cement mixer.  As it turns, the pieces jostle and collide with each other removing the rough corners and jagged edges.  It is amazing how much tumbling changes the look and feel of natural stone.  What starts as an unaltered quarried stone is loosely transformed into an old-world tumbled natural stone. Portofino has a cobblestone-like appearance in a more linear fashion.  The soft tans of the stone add to its feel of a historic Italian villa.