Tue.Aug 14, 2018

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Not Your Father’s Laminate: Check out These Woodgrain, Stone and Matte Finishes

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Laminate used to look cheap and cheesy. It was durable, but certainly not fashionable. However, times have changed, and now the material is much more realistic-looking. In fact, it can mimic many of your favorite materials, which makes it an excellent, inexpensive design choice. Whether you choose to implement it on floors, countertops or even walls, there’s sure to be a use for laminate in any room of your house.

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Tufting apparatus on Shaws’ corporate campus designated a historic mechanical engineering landmark

Floor Covering News

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers recently honored the Moench tufting machine Dalton, Ga.—Shaw Industries Group recently hosted The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to celebrate the designation of a mechanical engineering and flooring industry landmark on Shaw Floors’ corporate campus. The original Moench tufting apparatus, located in a gallery of significant industry […].

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5 Modern Ways to Use Wood Paneling

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Wood paneling was all the rage in the mid-20 th century, before falling out of favor for decades. If you wanted an updated home, the first thing to go was the wood paneling on the walls. Bright, sleek colors were used to replace what was seen as dated wood textures. But now wood paneling is back. People are finding clever ways to use it in a variety of modern styles.

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Daltile names Retailers of the Year

Floor Covering News

Dallas—The Daltile Statements Program has recently named Steve Chesin of Carpets N More as its Statements Dealer of the Year. The brand also recognized Statements retailers Jeff Clayner and Jerry Litteral of Keystone Flooring for Outstanding Sales and Achievement. Statements retailer Patty Ziolkowski of Wolde Flooring was named the Rising Star. All three awards were […].

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5 Stylish and Functional Garden Edging Ideas

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Whether you’re designing a garden from scratch or trying to figure out ways to make your current garden more attractive, you might want to consider looking at garden edging ideas. Garden edging is not mandatory. Plenty of gorgeous garden spaces simply sit right next to the lawn. But adding garden edging helps create a visual barrier between the garden and other spaces.

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Green Kitchens That Will Make You Envious

Trendir Magazine

Having a green kitchen may sound a bit crazy or may make you reminisce of weekends at your grandmother’s house. Either or may be true, but green kitchens are on trend and we are all about it. So much so that we have put together a list of green kitchens that are sure to make you envy every bit of this trend. Green Breakfast Nook If you are not a fan of deep greens consider a moss green instead.

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Supply Tightness in China Impacts Global Magnesium Compounds Industry

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Robust Chinese government anti-pollution measures reaching out across the country’s mining industry from early 2017 have prompted the closure of many magnesia calcination and fusion plants.

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CeramTec Names New CFO and President of Industrial Division

Ceramic Industry Magazine

CeramTec recently announced two personnel appointments.