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Now that we've looked at the many possible paving stone designs available using uniform paver shapes, let's open a new can of worms: the almost infinite variety of designs that can be created using different mixtures of size, shape and color.

There are so many possibilities it can make your head giddy just trying to visualize them all, but for simplicity we can start with a popular pattern that Paveloc, Inc., a manufacturer in Illinois, calls the "Huntley" pattern.

As you can see, this pattern has a semi-random look, but is actually built of regular repeating sections. This approach allows a very precise budgeting of quantities (and costs!) for a job and simplifies the process of installation, while retaining a very old world, hand made look.

This design, like many similar ones, creates a small number long joints and many shorter ones, with overlaps and staggered joints adding additional strength to the installation.

Designs such as this are commonly used with ashlar (square cut stone with very narrow joints) paving stones. They are suitable for very large areas as well as small ones, and work well in patio paver designs and pool decks.

The Angelus Block company, a prominent Southern California manufacturer whose products are frequently installed by Pacific Pavingstone. This photograph from their website shows an example of this sort of pattern using a mix of colors in addition to the mix of shapes.

We take advantage of the wide range of colors Angelus manufactures to create harmonious designs unique to a home or a particular location.