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2018 Design Trend Recap: The Year’s Most Daring Home Design Trends

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

We explored a lot in 2018. Let’s find out as we walk through a brief 2018 design trend recap. In 2018, there were no limits when it came to color. In 2018, there were no limits when it came to color. But 2018 invited us to blow the lid off our preconceived notions about color theory and have some fun.

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Bringing a Touch of Luxury to Bathrooms

Kitchen and Residential Design

In addition, according to the 2018 Houzz Bathroom Trends Study , more than half of Baby Boomer homeowners are planning to renovate their bathrooms to support aging in place. Adding natural stone, porcelain or ceramic tile can bring a sense of sophistication to bathrooms while also being simple to maintain.

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Coverings stays connected with virtual event

Floor Covering News

The collaboration, covering the ingredients from which ceramic tile and cementitious grouts and mortars are made, will produce a Material Ingredient Guide that includes Certified GreenScreen Assessments of at least 30 of the raw materials most commonly used by the North American tile industry. “The Imports were also down 5.5% of 2019 U.S.

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Ceramic: Producers push innovation as consumption falls

Floor Covering News

The downward trend began in 2018, and the residential ceramic business slowed for the first three quarters of 2019. Gianni Mattioli, executive vice president, Dal-Tile Corporation, noted, however, the buildup of inventory, especially from China, during the last quarter of 2018 in anticipation of higher tariffs scheduled for January 1, 2019.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Unlike other types of flooring, the longevity of ceramic, porcelain and natural stone prevents frequent replacement and allows for easy cleaning without the use of toxic, high-VOC or harsh chemicals.”. The department has since imposed hefty duties on top of the current Section 301 tariffs on ceramic tile. of total U.S. share of U.S.

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