Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

A well-designed patio can become a second living room for your home, so it’s important to make smart design choices. One of the biggest decisions you will need to make is what to use for your patio flooring. With so many patio flooring options, it can be tough to decide which is best. Here’s a detailed guide to your options. What is patio flooring? As the name implies, patio flooring is any flooring option used on an outdoor patio.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Crossville, Tenn.—Crossville has launched the Cursive porcelain wall tile collection. This new product line is notable for its range of eclectic shapes and vibrant color offerings. “We’re already excited to see what designers will create with this really inventive wall tile collection,” explained Lindsey Waldrep, vice president of marketing, Crossville.

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JG Kitchens

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

I love attending the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, and go pretty much every year. What I’ve noticed in the last few shows has been the increasing presence of wellness design products and trends. There are five facets of wellness design: Health and fitness Safety and security Accessibility Functionality Comfort and joy. There were products at KBIS that fit all of these facets — some overlapping.

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Rubble Tile

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Some legendary places are so ingrained in our minds that we can imagine how they might look, and become inspired. Rubble Tile is thrilled to announce two new porcelain tile series whose designers were inspired by Atlantis and El Dorado; fabled cities of lore that.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Did you update your bathroom? Revamp your kitchen? Install new flooring? We would love to share your project, big or small! Send us what you did and our editorial team will consider it for our “My Fresh Home” series, which will be published every Thursday. Check out our submission instructions at the bottom of the page. Today we want to share a story from Freshome reader Patrick’s, who completed a Kitchen Renovation: Over the last few years, I’ve been slowly renovating my small kitchen.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

I've been practicing architecture for over 20 years and I can say with certainty that I am still surprised by the construction methods chosen by some contractors. This is not meant negatively in any way, so let me show you what I mean. Continue reading Renovation Construction Surprises at Life of an Architect.

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