This winter I've been working on various finishing touches on the inside of the house. I was racking my brains to find some good finish for the window sills of the deep wells on the strawbale walls. I wanted something like tile, that would hold up better than earthen plaster to the wear and tear the sills would be subject to. The commercial tile I was finding at the store seemed really boring, and the interesting Mexican tile was really expensive and not available at the local stores. Then I stumbled across some more natural looking slate tiling. Every piece was unique in its color and surface pattern, but they were all the same earthen hues. I had the idea to cut them into shapes that would make them more interesting than just one foot squares. The one foot square fit perfectly in the window sill with enough room to spare. I cut the slate with a circular masonry blade.
