GRANITE
for house signs

GRANITE FOR HOUSE SIGNS

Super tough granite is the ideal option for those who want a smart durable house sign. I think this is the best choice for Art-Deco style signs, the stark black and white or black and silver thoroughly in keeping with the genre.

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Classic style

  • Hammersmith Road house sign in Black Absoluto granite Times Roman font engraved and finished silver.
  • Waterfront house sign in Black Absoluto granite Chancery font engraved and finished silver.
  • Windmill house, house sign in Black Absoluto granite Times Roman standard title-case font engraved and finished gold.
    Classic Style

The engraving on Classic style granite house signs are nearly always paint or gold leaf finished. The stone is simply too hard to engrave deep enough to leave unpainted.

Carved in-relief.

  • Whispers, black granite house sign carved in-relief with Bernhard Font.
  • Rhinefield Farm, , black granite house sign carved in-relief with Bernhard Font.
  • Rhinefield Farm, black granite house sign carved in-relief with Cancery Font. In this example the background has been painted white to further highlight the lettering.

Granite house signs can be carved in-relief, though not as deeply as stone or slate. The granite is simply too hard. This method does work well with Black Absoluto granite as the contrast between the very black polished face and the mat-grey blasted background shows off the lettering beautifully. This method works less well on lighter and mottled granites.

Art-Deco on Granite

  • The Pines, Art-Deco style house sign. Black granite with art-deco border and lettering engraved and finished white. The font is Andes.
  • No. 47, Art-Deco style house sign. Black granite with art-deco border and lettering engraved and finished silver. The font is Broadway.

Art-deco house signs engraved with borders and matching art-deco fonts. These are among my favourite types of house sign.

Art-Nouveau House signs.

  • Rhinefield Farm, black granite house sign carved in-relief with Cancery Font. In this example the background has been painted white to further highlight the lettering.
    Art-Nouveau style house sign
  • Art-Nouveau style house number carved in-relief. Black granite, Andes font.
    Carved in-relief art-nouveau

Art-Nouveau granite house signs with custom artwork.

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