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4 Walls Made Stunning with Basalt Tiles

When it comes to designing the perfect space, there are a lot of elements to consider. You need to incorporate the right textures, colors and functionality in order to make the most of your space, no matter where it’s located. If you’re in dire need of a timeless design feature to bring any space, new…

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Your Guide to Picking the Perfect Norstone Products for You

Picture immense feature walls covered in cascading natural stone or imagine your kitchen backsplash making a bold statement with modern lines in a contemporary gray. Norstone has been crafting natural stone tiles to fit a variety of design needs from natural to contemporary. Kafka Granite is proud to be the Midwest’s exclusive distributor of Norstone’s…

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Chocolate Brown Granite Stabilized Pathway - Private Residence, WI - Installed by Lakeshores Landscape and Design
Chocolate Brown Granite Stabilized Pathway - Private Residence, WI - Installed by Lakeshores Landscape and Design

4 Reasons to Invest in Landscape Design

The space outside your home often takes up more square footage than the area inside your home, and it’s what most people first notice. No matter if you are in charge of maintaining an office building, a college campus or even your own home sweet home, making sure its landscape is well-designed can make a…

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Burma Red Stabilized Infield Mix - Mosinee Youth Baseball - Mosinee, WI
Burma Red Stabilized Infield Mix - Mosinee Youth Baseball - Mosinee, WI

Kafka Granite Has the Best Ballyard Materials to Up Your Game

The quality, composition, and maintenance of your infield, mound and warning track mixes could make all the difference in how your baseball game is played. Kafka Granite knows the detriment that can happen with an ineffective ballyard material—poor ball hops, flooded diamonds, disappointed fans and more. A lot of ballparks, especially little league or municipal…

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Platinum Granite Standard Pathway Material - Metropolitan Correctional Center - Chicago, IL
Platinum Granite Standard Pathway Material - Metropolitan Correctional Center - Chicago, IL

How to Make a Pathway from Standard Decomposed Granite

Our parks and common spaces can be essential relaxing oases for everybody. Whether you want to craft a beautiful sanctuary clad with meditation fountains or you simply want to improve an existing walking or biking path through a public space, we have the variety you’re looking for in decomposed granite. When it comes time to…

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Stabilized Pathway
Stabilized Pathway

Best Pathway Materials for High-Traffic Areas

Best Solution for High-traffic Pathways It’s no secret that pathways are incredibly useful. They keep your feet out of the mud when you cross over damp gardens or yards, they can help you transport heavy loads without getting stuck and they can guide you through forests or parks with ease. While their functionality may be…

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A photo of an eco-friendly permeable paver grit in Chicago.

Eco-Friendly Permeable Paver Grit in Chicago

Creating green environments—especially in urban areas—is on the rise. From the installation of a new solar panel project every two minutes to the emphasis on reducing carbon emissions, people are focused on reducing energy consumption and helping the environment for a greener tomorrow. Cities today are faced with the challenge of meeting the needs of…

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2015 ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo
2015 ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo

Top 5 Reasons Kafka Granite Loves the ASLA Annual Expo

Rotating through America’s most beautiful cities, every year, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) holds the largest conference and exposition in the industry for students and professionals alike. This year, over 6,000 attendees comprised of landscape architects and industry innovators will flood to McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, for four days in November to…

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Pewter Granite Stabilized Pathway - Perkins Woods - Evanston, IL
Pewter Granite Stabilized Pathway - Perkins Woods - Evanston, IL

Pathway Through Perkins Woods: A Kafka Granite Case Study

Perkins Woods, a suburban forest preserve in Cook County, is seven acres of heavily wooded land where wildlife, migratory birds and citizens of Evanston, Illinois come together. Serving as the romping ground for people of Cook County who want to enjoy the serenity of nature without traveling too far, Perkins Woods is enjoyed by many….

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Burma Red Hilltopper Warning Track Mix - Yankee Stadium - New York, NY
Burma Red Hilltopper* Warning Track Mix - Yankee Stadium - New York, NY

Top 10: Most Interesting Places to See Kafka Granite

    10. Walgreens Corporate Headquarters – Deerfield, IL Application: Pewter Stabilized Pathway Mix Found in 1901, Walgreens is one of the most prevalent pharmacies nationwide with over 8,200 stores across the U.S., the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, Walgreens Corporate is a bustling campus of employees. As of 2009,…

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