In ancient times when not many media were known to furnish homes and public places, stone was used to provide seating and sleeping arrangements. The kings and emperors used stone for beautiful ponds, windows and ventilators in palaces. Modern day furnishers have also experimented with this medium to provide excellent options for seating, working and otherwise. Marble, granite and sandstone all the three are extensively used to create splendid sofa-sets, worktables, coffee tables, screens, dining tables and all kinds of chairs. Marble, granite and sandstone are also used as inlay devices in wood and metal to offer a great selection of furniture. Lace work panels are employed to mark divisions and sections, these panels with ornate inlay work also adorn the windows and doors of umpteen people. Marble, granite and sandstone are used alone as well as are fused with other furnishing media to create dramatic effects.
Granite is an igneous rock, dense-grained and hard and containing small flecks throughout that create a salt-and-pepper look. marble, meanwhile, was once limestone that metamorphosed from intense pressure and high temperature within the earth. this altered its crystalline structure and introduced other minerals that imparted colour and gave it a veined effect.
Some of the furnishing items can be viewed here.