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How To Choose Bathroom Floor Tiles

The London Tile Co.

Whether building a new property or renovating a current one, choosing the bathroom floor tiles should be one of the highlights. Tiles can transform your house into a home and bathrooms can really set the tone for your property. Are you looking for a sleek, modern finish? Or how about a vibrant colourful feature wall to start your day right? There are so many tiling choices to suit every tiling need that it can quickly become overwhelming, so use this guide to help choose the best bathroom floor

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Tile of Spain Named Winner of Architectural Record’s Advertising Excellence Awards

Tile of Spain USA

Each year Architectural Record hosts the Advertising Excellence Awards during the annual AIA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the annual awards ceremony the esteemed trade publication recognizes the most effective ads / CEU courses in the building and design marketplace, as well as the companies and agencies that produce them. This year, Tile of Spain is honored to be named a User Engagement winner in the Sponsored Continuing Education (CEU) category for Top Renewals.

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Curved Catalan Camper

Diary of a Tile Addict

Widely used in Catalonia, the bóveda (vault) is one of the most elegant structural supports in the design world. They appear to defy physics, confounding beholders with their layered brickwork and gentle curves (see the example of the Soriano-Manzanet family vault in Villareal, Spain). Photo credit: ImagenSubliminal (Miguel de Guzman+Rocio Romero). Photo credit: ImagenSubliminal (Miguel de Guzman+Rocio Romero).

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Designing With Health in Mind

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Keep an eye out for #KBTribeChat posts between 2-3pm EST on Wednesday afternoons. Like and re-tweet them with the Hashtag #WhyTile. Discussion Questions: 1. In the design process, what details do you focus on when designing with health and safety in mind? Please share solutions you like! Healthy material choices not only affect indoor air quality but it’s important to know how they affect the environment and if they are made from renewal resources. 2.

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5 Ideas for Using Rustic Lighting in the Backyard

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. Rustic chic accents were practically made for the backyard, as their bucolic feel fits well with a natural setting. And if you want to add some instant rustic ambiance and class to your backyard, the fastest way to do it is to add outdoor rustic lighting using string lights.

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Tips to Turn Your Guest Room Into The Ultimate Retreat

Trendir Magazine

Have you ever wanted to have guests over yet couldn’t figure out what was the best way to decorate your guest bedroom to make them feel right at home? If so, we have all been there, the guest bedroom tends to get the least amount of attention because of how little it is used particularly when the holidays are over. However, how fun would it be if you can create a welcoming, cozy space that makes your guests feel like they are on a fabulous retreat?

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New York area flooring contractors pay it forward

Floor Covering News

June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Reginald Tucker New York City—Several New York-based high school seniors, along with a respected member of the local flooring industry, were recognized earlier this month during the 35th Annual Francis J.P. McHale Scholarship Awards luncheon. As in years past, the 2019 scholarship awards were presented to a […].

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My take: Capitalizing on the sense of belonging

Floor Covering News

June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Steven Feldman Membership. It’s a concept we don’t really think about much, yet seven out of 10 people belong to some sort of club or organization, according to the American Society of Association Executives. This could be anything from a religious group to a frequent flyer […].

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Getting with the ‘Times

Floor Covering News

Canadian manufacturer ups the ante on waterproof wood June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Steven Feldman The waterproof flooring category is by far the fastest-growing segment of the floor covering industry, and one of the latest innovations within this category has been something referred to as composite engineered waterproof wood flooring. In […].

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Al’s column: Sometimes disagreement is healthy

Floor Covering News

June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Lou Morano (Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a multi-part series.) If you want to be truly successful, make minimal mistakes and make more “right” choices, then this point is of colossal importance: Surround yourself with people who are not afraid to challenge you. […].

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Sika acquires Parex

Floor Covering News

Baar, Switzerland—Sika recently completed the acquisition of Parex, a leading mortar manufacturer with a track record of profitable growth. With this acquisition, Sika will expand its product portfolio for the building finishing market,further strengthening its world leader position in construction chemicals. The deal was first announced on January 8, 2019.

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Area rug: State of the industry—Rise of e-commerce, pricing pressures constrain growth

Floor Covering News

June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Ken Ryan If you are just returning from a five-year sabbatical from the flooring industry you might not recognize the area rug business circa 2019. Dwindling are the days when the average specialty flooring retailer devoted racks of handmade, high-end Persian and Oriental rugs for discerning […].

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I4F broadens its scope to cover rigid core platforms

Floor Covering News

June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Reginald Tucker Early glueless locking systems mostly targeted laminate and hardwood flooring categories. But with the rising popularity of rigid core platforms, developers of these systems are expanding their portfolio of technologies to offer licensees and manufacturing partners even more options. To that end, I4F has […].

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Lessons learned: The trick to hiring the right salesperson

Floor Covering News

June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Tom Jennings When visiting with flooring dealers across the country, I often hear the comment, “We may need to add a salesperson to our staff.” When I inquire further as to what the main objective would be to this employee search, the answer is virtually always […].

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Installation: Välinge pushes innovation with latest offerings

Floor Covering News

June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Ken Ryan With more than 2,600 patents to its credit and another 5,300 in the pipeline, Va?linge Innovation AB continues to burnish its credentials as an R&D company par excellence. “Innovation is in our DNA,” Lennart Tha?lin, region manager - North and South America, told FCNews. […].

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Technology: Top 10 tips for choosing the right software

Floor Covering News

June 10/17, 2019: Volume 34, Issue 26 By Lindsay Baillie Selecting the ideal software for a flooring business should not be done in haste. That is according to several software manufacturers that urge dealers to take their time getting to know and understand the ins and outs of each system. New software—whether it is […].

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CFI, NFIC create new certification

Floor Covering News

Dallas—The Certified Flooring Installers Association (CFI) is partnering with Natural Fiber Installers Certification (NFIC) to bring the installation industry another level of certification within the woven carpet category. The woven certification is designed to give installers a much heavier insight into the construction and techniques needed to work with these products.

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Vance Bell named to WFCA Hall of Fame

Floor Covering News

Dalton–The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has named Vance Bell, chairman and CEO of Shaw Industries, to the industry’s Hall of Fame. Bell has become the 49thinductee since the Hall of Fame was established in 1992. Bell will be joining a distinguished list of industry pioneers and leaders who have received this honor. He will […].