J just returned from a stoop sale with a haul of $1/sq ft black slate in irregular rectangles. Here are some images. I think it's pretty! Modern but rustic. Would look classy with white and wood, a la that kitchen pic below from HGTV.
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| cotedetexas.blogspot |
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| kitchensanddesigns.blogspot |
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| United Stone and Graphic Arts Oc '10. |
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| Michael Graydon - a Tommy Smythe room for HGTV |
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| The pattern |
