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Tile: Color, design exploration at the helm of latest stone innovation

Floor Covering News

October 29/November 5, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 10 By K.J. Quinn It’s been said a leopard can’t change its spots, but this idiom doesn’t apply to the world’s oldest form of flooring. Natural stone suppliers are reinvigorating the category by utilizing new production technologies to produce high-fashion products in larger formats to meet any […].

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Building Your Energy-Efficient Dream Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Take some notes from the 2018 HGTV Smart Home designs and equip your home with the best ways to make your home energy efficient. Source: HGTV Customize your modern home with energy saving appliances that can offer style and comfort. While older homes have their charm, building a new house is a unique opportunity to customize. You can choose building materials, layouts and add-ons that can make your home more energy efficient.

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Installments: An introduction to loose-lay LVT

Floor Covering News

October 29/November 5, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 10 By Graham Capobianco If you’re anything like me, the concept of installing a resilient floor tile or plank without adhesive likely made you scoff the first time you heard it. However, when installed correctly, loose-lay LVT can be a problem solver for many projects, especially in […].

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A Guide to Renting Out Your Holiday Property Abroad

Kitchen and Residential Design

In recent years, it has become exponentially more accessible to make a buck or two off renting out your living space. As more and more people have considered hosting or visiting a home, numerous more platforms have surfaced to aid each party in this endeavor. But what about when the property you wish to rent out is overseas? Do you still have the same abilities you would in your home country?

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20 Pinterest Thanksgiving Table Setting Ideas You’ll Want To Try

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

If you’re looking for some fresh inspiration to get your table ready for Thanksgiving this year, we’ve got you covered. We’ve spent hours looking at the best Pinterest Thanksgiving table setting pins. We’ve pored over all the details: how the table is set, what linens were used and how they styled the table with cool ideas like colorful pumpkins, herbs, candles and more.

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The Best Curtains To Enhance Your Bedroom

Trendir Magazine

Whether you love them or you happen to hate them curtains are an excellent addition to a bedroom, not only do they conceal the light from outside but they have the ability to bring a room together seamlessly. Keeping that in mind, it is inevitable to add curtains to your bedroom or any room of your home; therefore, you want to do it the right way. While there isn’t exactly a right or wrong way to decorate with your personal style, there is a way to enhance a bedroom with curtains, and we share w

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Interior Designer Inspiration for Styling Your Coffee Table

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Styling your coffee table sets the vibe for your entire living room. Image: Pottery Barn We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. We love the look of a styled coffee table to give your living room a pulled-together feel. When you think of your coffee table as more than just a surface for setting drinks and a book or two, you can create a stylish addition to your decor.

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Glorious Contrast: Quiltmaker’s Color Workshop Meets Mosaic

Margaret Almon Mosaics

I remember reading that color gets all the glory but contrast does the heavy lifting! This mosaic was inspired by a pattern from The Quiltmaker’s Color Workshop from Weeks Ringle and incorporates some broken dishes from my great grandmother Margaret’s china —the feathery white and amber pattern. My mother was so pleased that I could use the broken pieces in my art.

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Distribution: Elias Wilf optimizes logistics via fleet mapping software

Floor Covering News

October 29/November 5, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 10 By Ken Ryan At a time of escalating transportation costs, Elias Wilf has been able to reduce its truck fleet by 15% while growing its business by 8%—all without a proportional increase in its freight cost. The change was not achieved through some sleight of hand […].

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Staging Your Home for Resale

Stagetecture

(This post brought to you by North Coast Financial Inc.). Great home staging can make all the difference between a disappointing experience listing a house for sale and experiencing phenomenal success in today’s home market. Whether you are selling your family residence to upgrade or need to make the most out of your investment property financing , learning to make a home attractive to buyers is well worth the time commitment and reasonable expenses incurred.

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Distribution: After 50 years, Big ‘D’ Supplies makes top 20

Floor Covering News

October 29/November 5, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 10 By Ken Ryan Stephen Kleinhans, CEO and co-owner of Big ‘D’ Floor Covering Supplies, a new member of FCNews’ Top 20 flooring distributors’ list, has a simple goal in business: Play to your strengths. For more than 50 years it has been a formula that has worked […].

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Wood: Wall accent programs complete the package

Floor Covering News

October 29/November 5, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 10 By Reginald Tucker Hardwood flooring suppliers are providing retailers with additional profit opportunities by looking up (literally) for new revenue streams. Several companies have either launched dedicated collections specifically designed to be installed on the walls, while a few others are encouraging dealers and installers to […].

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Installation: ­­J-Lock spacers keep floating floors in check

Floor Covering News

October 29/November 5, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 10 By Mara Bolletieri Stop me if you’ve heard this one: An installer is getting ready to lay down a laminate floor. He has all the necessary tools for the job—including the plastic, wedge-style spacers that came with the standard installation kit he purchased at the store. While […].

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Sono: Innovation personified

Floor Covering News

October 29/November 5, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 10 By Lindsay Baillie It has been more than a year since Inhaus launched Sono—the company’s 100% recyclable, PVC-free flooring. Made up of 60% mineral powder and 40% polypropylene, Sono is waterproof, easy to install and highly stable under both humidity and heat, according to the company. What’s […].

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Ribadao to boost production capacity in Portugal

Floor Covering News

October 29/November 5, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 10 By Reginald Tucker Specialty hardwood flooring manufacturer Ribadao Wood Boutique has been quietly building its North American distribution network while simultaneously increasing its presence in the global market via high-profile retail and hospitality installations. Now the company has announced plans to expand its manufacturing footprint by […].

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Swiff-Train names new CFO

Floor Covering News

Houston, Texas—Swiff-Train has tapped Rob Baker as the company’s new chief financial officer. Baker joins Swiff-Train after 12 years with Team, Inc., where he most recently served as senior director of finance. Baker's previous positions at Team also include controller, assistant controller and director of financial reporting. Prior to joining Team, he spent almost a […].