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Ceraspaña 37 now available from Tile of Spain

Tile of Spain USA

Explore the world of Spanish ceramic tile with Ceraspaña 37 , the newest edition of the magazine published by ASCER, the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association. This issue includes: A look at ceramic textiles – unusual textures and patterns that are possible because of digital printing. Extruded Walls – breaking the mold through work with the Network of Ceramic Studies Departments, including Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

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Find the Best Tiles For Your Hotel Lobby

As The Tile Turns

It’s no secret that the design of your hotel lobby is one of the most important factors when it comes to determining what impression your establishment will make on its guests and visitors. As a visual statement, hotel lobby design can establish the aesthetic of the entire building, and send a message about the quality and type of service you provide.

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Get The Look: Battersea Exposed Brick Tiles

The London Tile Co.

Get the exposed brick look with our Battersea range of realistically rustic brick effect tiles. Made from hard-wearing porcelain, these tiles look great when installed with a 10mm wide grout joint to replicate the look of a real brick wall.

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A Prague Apartment with a Soft Spot for Cork

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Formafatal gave this 840-square-foot apartment in the heart of Prague a modern look using cork. This soft wood is a more sustainable construction material because it is made using bark, which grows back, and does not require actually cutting down the tree. Each part of the apartment seems to hit the exact same note, giving it a uniform feel with light design features and gray accents.

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#TileTuesday JLK Contracting Completes Tile Over Tile Job

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Tile installer John Kababick of JLK Contracting in South River, New Jersey recently completed a tile over tile application using ARDEX 8+9 ™ Rapid Waterproofing and Crack Isolation Compound as a bonding agent. Six x 39″ plant tiles were set using ARDEX X 77™ MICROTEC® Fiber Reinforced Tile and Stone Mortar and grouted with ARDEX FL™ Rapid Set, Flexible, Sanded Grout in silver shimmer!

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Interior Design Tips Part 2

Conestoga Tile Blog

In last post, we talked about different ways to start thinking like an interior designer when creating your new space. We discussed how it is important to invest in high quality furniture that you love instead of trying to fit too much into your space thus cluttering the room. We also went over how to orient your area rug depending on the size of your room and the desired effect. . .

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Get Inspired with Casa de Perrin: Diana’s Top 5 TipsAt Heath,

Heath Ceramics

Get Inspired with Casa de Perrin: Diana’s Top 5 Tips At Heath, we’re often heads down (or we have our heads in the clouds) brainstorming ideas, designing and making new things, and challenging ourselves to find inspiration from within. There are times, however, when we turn to the outside world for an invigorating jolt of creativity. That’s where Casa de Perrin comes in.

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#FlexBoneFriday Feature: Ken Ballin of Skyro Floors

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Every week, it’s such a pleasure to feature a new tile installer who has tried ARDEX FLEXBONE Uncoupling Systems. Today’s ARDEX UI 740 FLEXBONE Uncoupling Membrane review comes from Skyro Floors owner Ken Ballin! “Everything I’ve used from ARDEX has been top notch along with the service I’ve been given. On this particular project, my ARDEX sales rep Tom Quackenbush came out to start the job with me to make sure I was comfortable with the materials.

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What’s Trending Now: Pink and Copper

Conestoga Tile Blog

Trend alert! Pink and metallic copper! These colors paired together create a fantastic design scheme that will warm up any space. This trend works amazingly in a bedroom or bathroom, but also works well in an office, guest bedroom, reading nook or den. This look grabs attention in a formal living room or can create a sense of calm and peace in a bedroom.

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Marazzi's Urban District Collection Offers Coordinating Brick-Looks, Wood-Looks, and Hexagons

ISC Surfaces

BRX Downtown on left wall / STX Natural on floor The Urban District Collection is an eclectic blend of complementary products with an industrial design style influenced by the revitalization of downtown warehouse districts. The brick-look (BRX), wood-look (STX), and hexagon-shaped (HEX) elements are designed in coordinating color palettes to use together or separately.

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A Coastal Italian Home Made With Volcanic Ash

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

0-co2 architettura sostenibile based G-M House on the idea of “architecture without architects.” The project aims to let the southeast Italian coastal micro-climate influence every aspect of the design. In order to do this, they revived ancient rules of construction and used locally sourced materials. The end result is a traditional and energy-efficient home.

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#FlexBoneFriday Feature: Kevin Ballin of Skyro Floors

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Every week, it’s such a pleasure to feature a new tile installer who has tried ARDEX FLEXBONE Uncoupling Systems. Today’s ARDEX UI 740 FLEXBONE Uncoupling Membrane review comes from Skyro Floors owner Kevin Ballin! “Everything I’ve used from ARDEX has been top notch along with the service I’ve been given. On this particular project, my ARDEX sales rep Tom Quackenbush came out to start the job with me to make sure I was comfortable with the materials.

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Make A Splash

Garden State Tile Blog

Dive into a sea of backsplash possibilities! Read about one couple’s quest to find the perfect tile for their coastal home on White Marsh Island. Read article here >>>. The post Make A Splash appeared first on Garden State Tile.

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How to Install Pebble Mosaic Tile

Stagetecture

Pebble mosaic tile is one of the most popular tile backsplashes for natural bathroom walls, kitchens and feature walls. Today’s DIY project is for those of you who want the nature inspired look of pebbles on your wall, backsplash, or floor. This can be achieved with beautiful pebble mosaic tile. See how transforming your space with pebble mosaic tile could be easier than you think.

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Century-old Stone Façade Gets Spruce-Up

Stone Update

Illinois brownstone courthouse restored.

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Rio Inspirations

JG Kitchens

Are you watching the Olympics, too? The games are fascinating, but so is the setting. This is the first time they’ve ever been played in South America. The location is not without its controversy, but that’s for someone else’s blog to cover. I’m sharing those elements of Rio and Brazil that fascinate and inspire me in a new Pinterest Board.

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Garden State Tile Recognized for Their Continued Support

Garden State Tile Blog

Habitat for Humanity (Burlington County, New Jersey) awards Garden State Tile for being an outstanding corporate partner. A special plaque was presented to Christy Iacometta, Training and Development Manager, on behalf of Garden State Tile. The continued support from Garden State Tile helps eliminate poverty housing not only in Burlington County, NJ, but also around the world.

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A Dreamy Master Bedroom in the Hollywood Hills

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MSP Design Development’s project, Rising Glen House, on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles has all of the features you would expect in high-end real estate, including a master bedroom that the designers claim “you never want to leave.” One side of the expansive bedroom includes a modern sitting area and bar curled around a geometric coffee table.

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Jazz and Abstract Expressionism Meet Verve with Olga Albizu

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Radiante 1967 by Olga Albizu Born: Ponce, Puerto Rico 1924. Died: New York, New York 2005 oil on canvas 68 x 62 in. (172.7 x 157.5 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum. Stratoz and I went to the fine exhibit Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art at the Allentown Art Museum(through 10/02/16). Walking into the gallery, my eye immediately went to this painting, Radiante, by Abstract Expressionist artist Olga Albizu(1924-2005).

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A Luxury Design Detail You May Be Overlooking

The Ace of Space

I have a huge obsession with ceiling medallions. And I’ll share a secret. It’s the perfect way to turn an endless expanse of ceiling real estate into an architectural focal point. From simple relief work to more elaborate leaf patterns they can add a bit of baroque romance or a modern element to the “5th wall.” […]. The post A Luxury Design Detail You May Be Overlooking appeared first on The Ace Of Space Blog.

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Rytiff Flooring Demo Day!

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Rytiff Flooring in Missussauga, Ontario held an ARDEX demo day featuring ARDEX K 60™ ARDITEX Rapid Setting Latex Smoothing and Leveling Compound and ARDEX FEATHER FINISH® Self-Drying, Cement-Based Finish Underlayment. ARDEX Sales Professional Mike Sevak and ARDEX Technical Field Rep Clayton Lechie presented the ARDEX system to installers and customers.

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12 Daybed Ideas We’re Daydreaming About

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

A few weeks ago, I saw a picture on Instagram of a simple white daybed on a glass-enclosed porch. It was raining outside, but bright inside, and I decided immediately that my someday-home with its own bright porch will need to have a daybed just like this. As someone who thinks a lot about home design, it struck me that a daybed is something I’d never imagined adding to my own space.

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Researchers Explore Benefits of Using Crushed Rock Aggregates for Asphalt and Concrete Production

The A to Z of Building

Norwegian cities are expanding very rapidly and in the areas surrounding many of them, naturally-occurring aggregates for asphalt and concrete production are becoming scarce. The solution may lie in.

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本日は、インターネットでのお仕事のやり取りが出来るサイトでブログ日記の記事の作成の案件に取り組もうとしました。ただ、テーマは自由の記事作成の案件ではあったのですが、500文字で35円の報酬をもらえる案件だったので、これに応募するのはやめました。  .  と言うのは、400文字で32円の報酬の案件が毎日出るので、そちらに投稿するための記事を書き溜めておいた方が儲かると感じていたからです。なので、早まったことはせずに、ブログ日記の記事を書き溜めるという方法で仕事をこなすということに作業を切り替えました。.  この方法でやったことで他にやることがある隙間時間で400文字詰めのテーマ自由の記事を2記事も書き溜めることができました。おかげで、本日の納品が全て承認されれば、一気に128円の報酬を得ることが可能な状況とすることができています。.

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The College of Civil Engineers welcomes ARDEX and Lazarus & Lazarus in Honduras. El Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles da la bienvenida a ARDEX y Lazaruz & Lazarus en Honduras

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

In conjunction with distributor Lazarus & Lazarus , ARDEX provides theoretical and hands-on training at the College of Civil Engineers of Honduras. Trabajando en conjunto con distribuidor Lazarus y Lazarus , ARDEX provee capacitación práctica y de teoría en el Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de Honduras.

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New Zealand’s Black Door House Is Filled With Angled Light

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The dominant center of MC Architecture Studio’s Black Door House in Christchurch, New Zealand uses elements of modern art sculpture in its striking design. Here, angled walls along the back have floor-to-ceiling glazing on each floor with a mix of different window pane sizes. Above head, a winged roof hangs out providing shade and emphasizing the building’s unique form.

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Sabra Receives LEED Gold New Construction Certification for Latest Expansion

The A to Z of Building

Sabra Dipping Company's new 106,475 square foot expansion recently achieved LEED Gold New Construction Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council – a first for a manufacturer in the.

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Mail Order Brides

Collar City Brownstone

photo courtesy Amazon. Last semester while I was working on my school assignments, I became fascinated with the subject of the American Frontier through the eyes of the women who lived it. I read the Little House on the Prairie books years ago, but I greatly desired to read more stories. I ended up searching on Amazon for books, and Hearts West: True Stories of Mail Order Brides on the Frontier is one of many that I ordered.

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CSI Portland Hosts ARDEX Placement and Polishing Event!

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Don’t forget to register! CSI Portland, OR (Construction Specifications Institute), Select Concrete Solutions and Walsh Construction Co. are hosting a two day Placement and Polishing Event in Portland August 26-27! Register today at www.praxiseventslive.com.

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Hideaway in Costa Rica with Unbelievable Views

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Casa Magayon by SARCO Architects is a luxury hideaway perched on an isolated hillside in the jungles of Costa Rica overlooking Papagayo Bay. Every aspect of the design blends indoor and outdoor spaces to make the most of this incredible location. The core of the project is an outdoor space on each level, which splits the home into a living area wing and a bedroom wing.

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Guy & O'Neill Plans Major Expansion of Manufacturing Facilities in Fredonia, Wisconsin

The A to Z of Building

Guy & O'Neill Inc., a private label and contract manufacturer, has announced plans for a major expansion of its manufacturing facilities in Fredonia, WI to accommodate expanding business.

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New Silestone® Website

Stone Update

Cosentino quartz-surface portal features responsive design for desktop and mobile devices, along with 3D app.

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It’s happening! Repost @tartinebaker.

Heath Ceramics

It’s happening! Repost @tartinebaker. ・・・.

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Historic Elementary School Becomes Cozy Condos in Rhode Island

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Libby Kirwin worked with an investor on the Carey School condo renovation that gave new purpose to a historic elementary school in the heart of Newport, Rhode Island. The school operated for 118 years before closing in 2009. The redesign’s thirteen condos reflect the historic character of downtown Newport. They include numerous elements of architectural interest, including hardwood floors, exposed wooden and metal beams, and exposed brick that add charming character to the space.

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Extell and SMI Form Joint Venture to Co-Develop Central Park Tower in Midtown Manhattan

The A to Z of Building

Extell Development Company, a premier luxury real estate development firm with a portfolio exceeding 20 million square feet, and SMI USA (SMI), the US subsidiary of Shanghai Municipal Investment, a.

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Caesarstone Revenues Up in 2Q 2016

Stone Update

Worldwide yearly increase for quartz-surface maker at 11%, United States at 5% as CEO prepares his exit.

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How To Make Gluten Free Berry Pancake Recipe

Stagetecture

Who doesn’t love a delicious pancake recipe ? Add a summery vibe anytime of year to your breakfast with a dose of fresh berries. Berries are rich in anti-oxidants and will help kick start your day. This easy gluten- free breakfast recipe uses fresh blueberries but you can use berries of your choice or even mixed berries. Who doesn’t love berry pancakes ?

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