Stone & Porcelain for Garden Terraces in Old Westbury, NY

An outdoor paving palette should connect the house to its grounds without making every surface compete for attention. For Old Westbury patios, pool surrounds and garden paths, Pera Cream Marble offers beige and white tones with a sandblasted finish, while tumbled Silver Travertine moves the design toward grey and silver. Matte porcelain provides beige, ivory, grey and black options; Black Basalt adds a deeper contrast in a tumbled-and-brushed finish. STONELUX supplies homeowners and contractors from Sterling, VA, with materials for coordinating outdoor paving, pool coping, treads and caps.

Compare layout and edge profiles together: French pattern marble or travertine introduces a mixed-size rhythm, while square pavers create a more regular grid. Matching single-bullnose coping gives a pool a rounded edge in the same material; eased-edge Black Basalt makes the perimeter a distinct dark line. Local references such as the South Terrace and Walled Garden at Old Westbury Gardens offer useful lessons in defining outdoor rooms and linking house, steps and lawn. Their limestone balustrades, staircases and articulated brick walls are historic design references—not STONELUX installations—and show why transitions deserve as much attention as the main terrace.