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Riverbed

Cory, I have included examples we like as well as some that we do NOT. I think that helps define what we don't want. Chad made a riverbed at our last house that looked great, so he will be able to do some fine-tuning.
Kate Brusse
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If there isn't enough contrast between the Snake River Rock and the 3/4 round rock, we can always get a small amount of turquoise rocks later.

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I LOVE this one. It is random and there is nice contrast between the pea gravel (which we don't have) and the riverbed. River looks more natural when the borders are not perfectly lined up and larger rocks are placed randomly. I think Chad chose a good product with the Snake River Rock for this since the stones are different sizes.

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This would be labor intensive! Very cool idea though.

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LIKE This is close to what Chad made at our old house. It was well done.

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LIKE. It is great to see that square rocks can be incorporated into a riverbed since we do have many.

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LIKE. The randomness makes it look more natural.

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Too uniform. Too perfect.

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Too uniform. Looks fake.

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