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Our Tour of the Colorado Stone Quarries

As The Tile Turns

Inspiration is all around us in the beautiful state of Colorado. At Decorative Materials, we are committed to finding the state's most impressive design elements at work. Recently, we had the opportunity to check out a famed quarry in Marble, Colorado.

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Locally Sourced Tile and Stone: Colorado’s Hidden Treasures

As The Tile Turns

Colorado boasts an abundance of talent and passion, not to mention raw materials. We’re continually amazed by the pristine stones and tiles produced so close to home – and we’re excited to share this local talent with the interior design community. All this provides a wealth of opportunities for our team at Decorative Materials.

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NSI publishes first industry-wide EPDs

Floor Covering News

These EPDs are cradle-to-grave in scope to define the environmental impacts throughout the entire life cycle, including quarrying, fabrication, installation, care/maintenance and disposal, according to the company. HPDs provide design teams and owners greater transparency of material ingredients and their potential human health impacts.

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Porcelain Tile vs. Ceramic Tile

Tile Talk

Porcelain and ceramic tiles are very similar, especially when compared to cement tiles, quarry tile, glass tiles or stone. We''ve used these tiles for projects in Colorado cabins at 7,000 ft. In other words, all porcelain tiles are ceramic tiles; but, not all ceramic tiles are porcelain. elevations that aren''t used in the winter.

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