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Bold Tile Guide

As The Tile Turns

Experimenting with interior design trends is exciting, but it can also be risky. After all, this isn't personal fashion we're talking about. You can always ditch a hat or a pair of shoes if you make a bad choice at the store, but with household design, the potential for permanence limits your options. You best get it right the first time, or you'll either be stuck with a look you don't love for years, or you'll pay a lot to fix your mistake.

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Best of Surfaces Awards 2023

Floor Covering News

Las Vegas—Mohawk emerged as the big winner in the 2023 Best of Surfaces 2023 competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). Mohawk earned accolades from judges in two categories—sustainability/disruption (Color Wall) and technology (Omnify+)—as well as best booth design.

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Add a Fireplace To Your Home for Wellness and Resale!

JG Kitchens

One of my health experts shared a study in my latest article that says relaxing in front of a fire can help your mind and body destress. Heck, yeah! (The fact that having a fireplace also enhances the appeal of a real estate listing is also a plus.) The post Add a Fireplace To Your Home for Wellness and Resale! comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness Design Consultant and Author.

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Marazzi launches industry-leading visualizer

Floor Covering News

Dallas, Texas—Marazzi is a tile brand focused on style, design and total customer satisfaction—and to help ensure success during the selection phase of a shopping journey, the brand has launched a new visualizers onto its website, the Marazzi Stylizer. According to Marazzi, its new visualizer, the Stylizer, is more powerful than most other visualizers in the tile industry because it links to a myriad of ‘pre-selected, curated sets’ of floor, wall and mosaic tiles.

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Weaving in Blue Glass: Mosaic Texture to Catch the Light

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Texture from Latin textura “web, texture, structure,” from stem of texere “to weave” Texture delights my hand as well as my hands. This mosaic was slow to start until I picked up the thread of texture in the glass and pieces that hadn’t found a place in other other work seemed made for this. The etymology of texture connects it to weaving and although I’ve imagined mosaic as a kind of quilting, weaving is also apt.

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Floors & More gives members competitive advantage

Floor Covering News

Las Vegas—New supplier partners, enhanced digital marketing tools and innovative lead-generation initiatives to help drive more business for retail members. These were just some of the highlights of the 2023 Floors & More winter convention held here recently. New to the Floors & More vendor lineup—which runs the gamut from producers of flooring, countertops and fixtures to window treatments and hardware—is Mannington Mills, winner of the Floors & More Vendor of the Year Award and a l

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Louisville Tile adds Shannon Eisele to executive team

Floor Covering News

Shannon Eisele Louisville, Ky.—Louisville Tile continues to add to its executive team with the recent appointment of Shannon Eisele to the position of vice president of client experience and product development. Eisele has built a strong history working at key management positions within the flooring industry. She returns to Louisville Tile after nearly four years as sales manager of Shoch Tile & Carpet, a Cincinnati based dealer focused on the tri-state area of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

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Starting a new business? Know the tax implications

Floor Covering News

Whether you’re planning to start or a business or purchase one outright, the classification of the entity is very important as there are several different options from which to choose. For example, you may opt to be classified as a sole proprietor, where income is reported on an individual’s schedule C; or a partnership, where income is reported on a business’ Form 1065.

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Milliken receives ‘America’s Best Midsize Employers’ distinction

Floor Covering News

Spartanburg, S.C.—Diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Company has once again been named as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers, a list curated by Forbes and Statista. Milliken joins a group of 500 organizations, all noted as top-rated employers, after a nationwide survey of 45,000 American employees was completed last fall. Milliken is one of 21 manufacturing and engineering companies included on the list and one of seven companies based in South Carolina.

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Shaw Industries named a 2023 Training APEX Award Winner

Floor Covering News

Dalton—Shaw Industries has been named a 2023 Training APEX Award winner by Training magazine. Once again ranked as the highest flooring manufacturer on the list, Shaw said it creates an environment where associates can pursue their passions through a wide range of career disciplines and gives them the tools and resources to succeed. This marks Shaw’s 19 th consecutive year on this list, largely attributed to the company’s focus on being clear and transparent about the knowledge, experience

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Page 29 from my Surfaces diary

Floor Covering News

Dear Diary, And just like that, it was over almost as fast as it began. Surfaces is quite the phenomenon. After months and months of buildup, the excitement reaches a crescendo at 9 a.m. on day one and then it’s balls to the wall for three consecutive 18-hour days. How can something be so exhausting yet so exhilarating? Such is Surfaces. One thing I can tell you, dear diary: Having Surfaces on top of KBIS (kitchen and bath show), IBS (builder show) and World Market (furniture/ rug show) creates

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