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ABOUT ANTIQUE PAVERS AND THEIR COLORS...
Introduction to Antique Pavers
Antique pavers are the classical way of achieving a rustic and old world feel around your home. Their texture is rough and rugged. They have been around for decades. Some modern types are man manufactured and produced today but there is nothing like the original antique pavers.
There are many fabulous designs and style that can be used for many household and commercial applications. There are also many shapes, sizes and colors for you to choose from. |
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Antique Pavers Appearance
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Their appearance is quite unique and they may seem as though their fragile, but in fact they are not! They have the same strength and stability of any other paver on the market today. Their edges are round and some styles may seem as though they are chipped or damaged, this is what gives them their unique character. Their colors have uniqueness about them. This will draw in your attention and make antique pavers the perfect choice for you.
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COLORS
Antique Pavers colors usually have the look as though their washed out or very worn. Many of the common colors are produced by nature, others are man made.
Natural Antique Paver Colors
Many of the natural pavers are featured in bright and enhancing colors. These colors wash away over time making them individual and unique. This helps them achieve their rustic and ancient look. Some antique pavers that are used today are 50 to 60 years in age. Some are even older. So you can just imagine their uniqueness in colors.
Some of the main colors are:
- Gold
- Silver
- Gray
- Cobblestone Gray
- Sandstone
- Blue
- Brown
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Most of the natural antique paver colors are earth tones. Earth tones help add to their pastoral feel and character.
Manufactured Antique Paver Colors
These types of pavers are produced in 50 year old machines. Majority of the materials used in the process are the same as brick pavers. The only difference is this machine has the ability to produced a paver as though it is many years old creating its outlook rustic. At the firing process the heat is increased immensely. This also adds to the uniqueness of an antique paver.
As these pavers are manufactured they can be produced in many characteristic colors which will resemble natural antique paver colors.
Some of these colors include:
- Rusty Orange
- Washed out red
- Pale Gray
- Dark Green
- Graphite Blue
- European Sand
- Golden Yellow
- Terra cotta
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Each one of these colors are added to the mixture though a powdered substance. Although it is wise to remember antique pavers achieve an old world feel so choosing a bright and vibrant color maybe the wrong choice.
Irregular Colors
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Due to the fact that antique pavers are highly individual and have their own many benefits, once they are purchased they may all not be the same colors. This is highly because of their life span’s and rustic old world feel. Combine several colors will only add to the fine appearance that antique pavers offer. |
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