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Cool Kitchen Backsplashes to Whet Your Appetite

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The basic function of kitchen backsplashes is to prevent water, food and other types of liquids and solids from damaging the wall behind your kitchen counters. However, backsplashes can be both functional and stylish. A photo of the city’s skyline is the inspiration for this spectacular kitchen backsplash in Melbourne.

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A Restaurant Owner’s Guide to Choosing Tile for a Patio or Restaurant Floor

Granada Tile

Interior designers know that when you want to create that WOW factor for these important occasions, so you seek out the best restaurant tiles for the job — tiles that offer an amazing touch of luxury, style, and durability. Whether it’s meetings, celebrations, or just an excuse to reconnect, restaurants are special places.

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Chicago Apartments: The Ultimate Renters Guide

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Chicago is the epicenter of the Midwest. We spent more than 40 hours conducting research on Chicago real estate and looked at more than 130 apartment buildings in the city, categorizing them by location and comparing them with a set list of variables. We hope you enjoy this Chicago apartment guide and the many neighborhoods we feature.

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Recent Customer Success Stories: Kitchen Backsplashes!

H.Winter Showroom Blog

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Using Mirrors as a Design Element

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Mirrored Closet Doors A walk-in closet in Chicago, IL. Image: Randy Heller Pure and Simple Interior Design The walk-in closet in this Chicago lake home has antiqued mirror closet doors, in addition to the antiqued door leading into the walk-in. The mirrors also provide a repeating pattern, a popular element in design.

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Granada Tiles Calais Cement Tiles On The Cover Of House Beautiful

Granada Tile

We were cemented to discover, while running through the airport on the way to the Coverings Show in Chicago, that a project by interior design Summer Thornton featuring our Calais cement tile design, had made the cover of the May 2016 issue of House Beautiful!

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HGTV Urban Oasis 2011

The Tile Shop

This year it''s in Chicago''s Trump Tower. I don''t care for the interior design- but I still would love to win it!! Vern Yip designed the interior. He did use a lot of glass/stone mosaic mixes throughout.I''m m just not crazy about the color combinations. What do you think?

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