Swedish Granite Cobbles

Swedish granite cobblestone pavers change the sound of a floor: heels stop clicking and land with a solid, muted note, the way they do on an old European street. The granite shifts from ash gray and deep charcoal to warm taupe, with the occasional blush-toned stone that keeps the field from reading industrial. Each piece has eased edges and a gently rounded top with fine mineral pitting that catches light.

The format is a nominal 5 1/2 by 8 inch cobble at 1 1/4 inches thick, a gauge suited to setting over a slab indoors or out, and the stone can be gauged to another thickness if the job calls for it. Sold by the square foot. Laid in a tight running bond or a square-to-rectangle pattern the cobbles make a rhythm that reads deliberate and collected.

Use it in a foyer, a hallway, a busy kitchen or a wine cellar, where the variegated surface hides dust and wear, and run the same stone out to a courtyard or garden path so the terrace and the room read as one floor. Smooth white plaster or rift-sawn oak keep it from feeling heavy. Samples of the cobblestone pavers are at our showroom in Marina Del Rey; send your area and we will quote it delivered.