• Warm chocolate brown with burgundy red hints

• Incredible design versatility, creating anything from the traditional to the super modern

• Smooth, polished finish

• Suitable for almost any application throughout the home

Tell me about the stone

Just like a luxurious milk chocolate, this Chocolate Burgundy slate is comforting and warming. It has a slightly reddish hint to its brown coloring, giving this rugged and earthy stone a new design edge. It has a mostly uniform color palette, with only a marginal variation in shading. Compared to other natural stones on the market, it is fairly consistent in coloring, making it a popular choice for those who prefer to know what they are getting. This hardy stone is equally as functional as it is beautiful, adding to the long list of reasons why this is the stone for you.

Regularly used to resist the elements, slate is a famously durable stone. From deep wells to high-up roof tiles and all manner of projects in between, it battles against harsh conditions, prevailing time and time again as the victor. This makes your kitchen floor or backsplash no match for such a hardy stone. Once it has been sealed with a stone protector, it is resistant to moisture making it ideal for use in a bathroom setting. It is one of the hardest stones on the market, meaning scratches are very unlikely. It has a dark color palette so stains are uncommon.

Tell me about the tile's finish

For a slate with a difference, use this polished tile in your home. Unlike a polished marble or granite, polished slate does not have a brilliant high-shine, it does, however, have a beautifully smooth and level surface. There is a gleam to the stone, which does reflect light around the room adding an elegant, brightening touch - a contemporary twist on a modern classic. Far from the rugged, rustic look of a natural cleft face, a polished finish gives the stone a design edge.

A polished slate floor is rarely slippery. It has a certain traction because its fine-grained geology means it cannot shine like a mirror in the same way some other stones can. This is ideal because you can receive the best of both worlds with a polished slate, a clean-lined, contemporary stone, with enough grip to make it a functional flooring material.

What overall look will I achieve?

Slate traditionally achieves a rustic effect, but the benefit of a Chocolate Burgundy slate with a polished finish is the versatility it brings. Add classic, cream-colored, shaker style kitchen cabinets to work that country-inspired, cozy design. Alternatively, add a gloss cabinet for a super modern interior. Whichever route you go down, what you will get is a warm and inviting home. The rich brown and reds within the stone create a homely interior that you'll never want to leave.

A slate tile can also be used for exterior applications. Create a gorgeous front porch that will welcome your guests to a warm home even in the winter months. Or add it to your backyard for a cozy little secret that is all yours.