With its lakeside park, marina, and long views across Lake St. Clair, Grosse Pointe Shores has a beauty all its own. In this home, some of the loveliest details are underfoot. A polished Crema Marfil floor sets a formal tone at the entry, while warm travertine and richly veined Rainforest Green marble give the kitchen a more relaxed character.
A classic marble pattern in the foyer
Small black marble squares sit where the clipped corners of four Crema Marfil tiles meet. Their crisp geometry sets off the soft variation in the ivory stone, and their dark color picks up the ironwork of the curved staircase and entry doors. The pattern continues into the powder room, connecting the two spaces.
Wear and etching had left the marble with an uneven sheen. Our SRS Detroit crew diamond-honed the floor, polished it to a high shine, and sealed it. The finish brings a particularly lovely detail back into view: the scrollwork of the entry doors reflected in the pale marble. At the powder room threshold, we cleaned out a crack and filled it with tinted epoxy chosen to blend with the surrounding stone.
Rainforest Green marble around the kitchen island
The kitchen island has two levels, with a broad, rounded end that draws seating into the room. That curve gives the Rainforest Green marble space to show its branching veins of olive and gold. The same stone wraps around the sink beneath the window, where its deeper tones frame the warm painted cabinetry and echo the woven pattern in the mosaic backsplash.
We honed the worn and etched areas, working through progressively finer diamonds where the counters needed extra attention. Polishing restored the high shine across the island and sink counters, bringing the finer veins into focus. We then sealed the marble.
Warm travertine underfoot
Travertine in shades of sand, honey, and cream picks up the warmer notes in the island. A mix of rectangular and square tiles carries those colors around the cabinetry and up to the step into the adjoining living area.
We filled open holes in the travertine with birch-colored sanded grout and diamond-honed the floor to even out the sheen. After scrubbing the grout joints, we deep-cleaned the floor with truck-mounted hot water extraction and applied a penetrating sealer. The finished travertine catches a softer light than the polished island above it, giving each stone its place in the room.
If you love the stone in your home and want to bring back its finish, contact SRS Detroit to discuss marble polishing, travertine restoration, or a repair that needs a careful color match.
Project location: Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan 48236-1554
