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Granite colors range the spectrum from white to black to pink, but what makes a single rock type so variable? Here we will discover what makes each granite a different color, what that tells us about ...

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Next to kitchens, bathrooms are typically the fastest-aging rooms in any home. Frequent wear (and, consequentially, frequent tear), paired with the expert spoiler that is high humidity makes it ...