12 Stone-Clad Interiors That Incorporate the Perfect Touch of Texture
From restored chapels and farmhouses in Spain to a midcentury revival in San Diego, these elegant living spaces showcase why stone cladding rocks.
From restored chapels and farmhouses in Spain to a midcentury revival in San Diego, these elegant living spaces showcase why stone cladding rocks.
Natural stone has been used as a building material for centuries, not just because of its visual characteristics, but also because of its durability and versatility—the organic material can take on a range of shapes and sizes, and can be finished in a variety of ways, too. Below, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite projects that prove stone cladding isn’t only stunning on a home’s exterior.
A Creative Family Turn an Old Spanish Farmhouse Into an Incredible Live/Work and Exhibition Space
Catalan painter Adalina Coromines, designer Joan Lao, and their daughter, designer Africa Lao After, restored a 17th-century farmhouse in the Baix Empordà region of Spain to include reception spaces, meeting rooms, art and design exhibition galleries, and experimental rooms, in addition to everyday living spaces. The renovation of the 2,625-square-foot building restored many of its original materials, including the natural stone walls and floors.
Photo by Eugeni Pons
In the medieval village of Trequanda in Tuscany, Italy, Archiplan Studio restored and transformed a historic stone building into a 367-square-foot countryside retreat called Casa Effegi.
Photo by Davide Galli
Barcelona-based architecture firm Acabadomate rehabilitated this abandoned 1894 farmhouse in the rolling hills of Catalonia’s Alt Urgell region. Inside the 2,100-square-foot residence, the original stone walls and wooden ceiling beams were cleaned and restored to their natural finish.
Photo by Marcela Grassi
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