Eldorado Stone Launches ???Picture This???

Words: Dan Kamys

Eldorado Stone Launches ‘Picture This’

Eldorado Stone’s “Picture This” nationwide customer contest will run through July 15. Homeowners are encouraged to submit photos of interior spaces where they would like to transform their homes with Eldorado Stone, and the grand-prize winner will receive a Gemstone Wall, valued at $10,000. The winner will be announced in August 2010.

To enter, visit www.eldoradostone.com/picturethis and submit photos. The lucky winner will receive a design from the Gemstone Wall collection, including the newly launched EmberWall or the ArtWall, CandleWall or VinoWall.

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