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Don’t Make Me Blush: The Pink Tiles Are Having a Moment

As The Tile Turns

Several trends made us sit up and take notice at the recent Salone de Mobile Milano. We were especially inspired by Artemest's Stranger Pinks event. It's just one example of the many contexts in which blush is having its moment in the sun. This beloved color was also a dominant force at the Cersaie tile exhibition as well as Coverings.

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Fast Money: 7 Things to Consider Before Flipping New Construction

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Whether you’re addicted to house flipping shows on TV or you’ve flipped a home for profit in the past, you know it can be tricky. Flipping existing homes can come with unexpected twists, turns and structural issues. Renovations eat into your profit and can turn a sure thing into a total dud. One way to bypass the unexpected is flipping new construction.

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Does Your Tile Slope To the Drain?

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

When you install tile in wet areas, do you ensure that everything slopes to the drain? If not, please read below. Let's consider showers. Showers can be a beautiful part of the bathroom especially when tile is part of the finished product. The beauty, though, will not be long lasting if the installation standards and best practices for tile installation are not followed.

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5 Concrete Floors That Will Cement Your Love for This Material

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Cement your interior design with one of the hottest flooring trends: concrete floors. Image: Effect Home Builders The design world is hot for concrete right now. It’s not only one of 2018’s biggest design trends , it’s equal parts sleekness and sturdiness. Plus, it’s cheap and easy to maintain. Need we say more? Just to be safe, we will.

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Industry veteran Whipple joins Novalis

Floor Covering News

Toronto—Novalis Innovative Flooring has named Jeremy Whipple as vice president of commercial business development of its North American operations. “We are extremely fortunate to find someone with Jeremy’s qualifications and industry knowledge to take our AVA brand, along with our other commercial brands, to the next level,” said John Wu, president and CEO for Novalis […].

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20 Awesome Dorm Room Bedding Ideas for Inspiration

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Pastel dorm room bedding is a relaxing choice. Image: Overstock 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 know that when you’re living in a small dorm room, your bed is everything. Your bed is not just the focal point of your room, it’s your homework space, sleeping spot and where your friends flop down for a visit.

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Mohawk Group adds innovative Aquaflex to portfolio of project solutions

Floor Covering News

Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk Group now offers a patented waterproof flooring installation system with the addition of Aquaflex M100Plus. Aquaflex is a simple, cost-effective system of products developed specifically for commercial customers designing, upgrading or repairing installations based on concrete subfloors. “In every segment, flooring category and commercial space, Mohawk Group seeks best-in-class project solutions for our […].

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2J Supply selects KCS for HVAC distribution

Floor Covering News

Cary, N.C.—2J Supply Company has selected Kerridge Commercial System's (KCS) K8 software as the replacement ERP system for its HVAC distribution business. 2J Supply approached the ERP evaluation process with caution since it has been running its distribution business on the same system for many years. The company formed a team of key associates from […].

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Builder Confidence Stays at Healthy Level in July 2018

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes remained unchanged at a solid 68 reading in July on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

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NAFCD, NBMDA cosponsor 8th annual convention

Floor Covering News

Chicago—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) and the North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) have extended their partnership in 2018. The highly anticipated NAFCD + NBMDA annual convention will take place Nov. 6-8, 2018, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Bringing together more than 900 distribution professionals representing the leading distribution […].

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Bison Acquisition Positively Impacts Forterra’s 2018 First Half Results

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Forterra plc recently announced its results for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

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Milliken to initiate price increase for residential carpet

Floor Covering News

Spartanburg, S.C.—Milliken will initiate a three to five percent price increase for its residential soft surface flooring to take effect on Oct. 1, 2018. The initiative includes its North American portfolio of residential broadloom carpet, area rugs and the Mainstreet Commercial collection in response to the rising costs of raw material, energy and labor.

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Healthy Homemade Granola Bars

Stagetecture

Are you always looking for healthy snacks for work or school? If so, try whipping up a batch of these granola bars! This recipe is a classic from simplefromscratch.com. With a variety of grains, seeds, and fruit they pack a nutritional punch. There’s only one major drawback to this formula– I limited the amount of sweeteners used which means the bars crumble a bit more easily that commercial granola bars.

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