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Renovating Your Kitchen? Consider the Minis Collection for a Fresh Tile Design

Granada Tile

Kitchens evolve throughout the years more than any other part of a home. While function maintains precedence in kitchens, design is quickly moving up on the importance scale. Beautiful, sprawling kitchens which effortlessly show off a homeowner’s personality are a key goal in designers’ minds. One of the ways we’ve seen it done is through the creative use of tile.

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Alliance Flooring: All signs point to prosperity for group’s members

Floor Covering News

March 18/25, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 21 By Ken Ryan San Antonio—Alliance Flooring’s annual convention, held here March 9-12, once again proved that flooring retail can be fun, and that the mantra: “work hard, play hard” best suits these members. Alliance’s CarpetsPlus Color Tile and Carpetland members are coming off a 2018 in which […].

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Interior Design Spring Trends Are Here!

Trendir Magazine

With a new season upon us, many homeowners will take this time to redecorate and bring a fresh vibe to their home. What better way to do this than to learn about the latest spring trend’s and incorporate them into your current decor. With that being said, here are the latest spring trends that are completely taken over. Less is More This spring you want to have one the items that make sense to you in the room, if it feels a bit too much you don’t want to have it at all.

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I4F signs patent partnership agreement with CFL Flooring

Floor Covering News

Willemstad, Curaçao—I4F has signed a patent partnership agreement with CFL Flooring for a new engineered-stone, wood-veneer, composite-base flooring board. The breakthrough magnesium oxide veneer board resolves many disadvantages currently associated with natural wood flooring by reducing moisture intake and flammability on any floor level or room type.

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New Container Store Custom Closets Make Your Closet A Showpiece Quickly And Affordably

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

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. . The Container Store is expanding their Container Store Custom Closets series. As of March 20, creating a stunning closet will be easier, more stylish and totally affordable. You’ll be able to redo the tiniest or largest closet space, turning it into a custom-looking showpiece by choosing from the Elfa Classic, Elfa Décor, Avera and Laren (previously known

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Command Alkon’s COMMANDbatch Named Best Product in Show at the UK Concrete Show

The A to Z of Building

Command Alkon, the Leading Supplier Collaboration Platform for Construction’s Heavy Work, is pleased to announce that COMMANDbatch has secured the “Best Product in Show” award at the.

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Ghost Readings: What Causes Your Thermostat’s False Fluctuations?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Is your home hot when the thermostat indicates that it should be cold? Or is it chilly when the thermostat shows a warm temperature? If so, your thermostat may be producing ghost readings. This occurs when something interferes with the thermostat’s ability to produce an accurate temperature. In addition to ghost readings, your thermostat may be causing your HVAC system to cycle too rapidly.

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Modern Penthouse in Krakow Displays Intriguing Contrasts

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The creative team at Blackhouse designed and completed Penthouse PK43 , a modern penthouse located in Krakow, Poland. Although the design scheme features industrial references, this contemporary space does not lack warmth and comfort. According to the designers, they warmed up the raw spaces with oiled wood and natural materials such as leather and felt.

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Välinge signs new license, cooperation agreements for Liteback technology

Floor Covering News

Viken, Sweden—Välinge has signed new license and cooperation agreements as a result of the increasing demand for its Liteback core technology. The machines used for the technology—also called “grooving units”—are currently being delivered to customers in China and additional machines have been ordered via HOMAG China Golden Field. The special grooving unit is used either in-line or […].

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Ford Adds North American Site to Build Battery Electrics

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Ford recently announced it is expanding its production capacity for the company’s next-generation battery electric vehicles (BEV) at a second North American plant.

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Haines Loyalty Club: Distributor vows to be a better partner

Floor Covering News

March 18/25, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 21 By Ken Ryan Savannah, Ga.—Most flooring conferences and conventions are mainly feel-good affairs that celebrate success and growth opportunities for members. The Haines Loyalty Club Summit, held here March 14-15, was a mea culpa of sorts—a sincere promise to do better after the industry’s largest distributor hit a […].

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Murata Holds Ceremony for Completion of New Production Building at Okayama Facility

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Okayama Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. recently held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of its eighth production building in Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.

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My Take: The NFA—The best of the best

Floor Covering News

March 18/25, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 21 By Steven Feldman So I just got back from Whistler, a ski resort town nestled in the foothills of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. It’s two hours north of Vancouver, a place where tranquility serves as a juxtaposition from the bustling city life. It also served […].

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Stairs are Complicated

Life of an Architect

Some of the most complicated and underappreciated architectural drawings to ever exist are those depicting stairs. While I will readily concede that part of me likes the technical challenges that come from detailing stairs, the vast majority of me loathes preparing them. Unless the stairs are cool. These are the stairs that are in the process of getting built at our “Oak Grove” project, and this is the sketch that sent me down my rabbit hole last week.

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Al’s Column: Change is right in front of you

Floor Covering News

March 18/25, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 21 By Lisbeth Calandrino Have you ever looked in the rear-view mirror of your life? As I move through life, I realize I have less time in my future and more in my past. Yes, it’s scary, but I’m realizing I shouldn’t waste my time on meaningless […].

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Back to Bachor

Diary of a Tile Addict

Tile Addict is revisiting a few vigilante ceramic artists that have been previously featured on the site. Today the spotlight shines back on public do-gooder Tim Bachor who spends his time filling one of life’s most frustrating driving problems- potholes. Bachor, Pretty Trashed, Ramen Noodles (Chicken) 2017. Not only is this a public service in and of itself, he tops the former road-blights with mini artworks which, in his own words, creates pieces “that speak of modern things in an