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Guest Post from Natural Stone Institute – Caring for your Natural Stone Surfaces at Home

JG Kitchens

There is no finer artist than Mother Nature. Her gifts of marble, onyx, granite, soapstone and other stones have been justly prized for millennia. You may have one of these surfaces in your home. Marble and granite have long been popular for countertops, shower surrounds and floor tiles. You may have some in your kitchen, bathrooms or entry foyer. Granite countertop.

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Don’t Remodel Your Bathroom Before Considering Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

Tiles have always been a go-to material for the bathroom, but have you considered cement tile for your remodel? If not, it’s about time you do. Cement tiles have been showing up in magazines, home renovation TV shows, and décor blogs more and more, and for good reasons. They can make your life easier after your remodel and reward you with an incredibly stylish bathroom, even if you decide not to do a total gut job.

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It all makes Cents: Rudi’s Tile & Design Construction

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Markus Dworowy of Rudi’s Tile & Design Construction , is a second generation German Master Tile Setter and Craftsman. He started in the industry when he was just ten, learning the trade from his father back in Germany. When Markus came to the United States, he brought decades of experience, and his love of ARDEX products, with him. Dworowy used ARDEX products throughout this small, elegantly-executed bathroom in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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Marazzi's Elegant Classentino Marble

ISC Surfaces

Classentino Marble Corinth Beige Classentino Marble by Marazzi is an elegant, ultra-realistic marble look porcelain with unique color veining and greater dimensional depth and clarity. The line features weave and linear hexagon mosaics. Rectified Porcelain Field Tile : 12x24, 24x24, 24x48 Colors: Centurio Black, Coliseum Gray, Corinth Beige, Imperial Brown, Palazzo White Finishes: Matte, Polished Shade Variation: V4 Random Variation Trims & Accents: 2x3 Linear Hex Mosaic (matte finish), Clas

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End of Summer Countdown: Get Your House Fall-Ready With This Home Maintenance Checklist

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. We have homework for you to complete before summer is over: get your home ready for fall. But don’t worry. This home maintenance checklist has fun, design-oriented tasks, too. Fall rolls around fast and it’s best to get your house ready for cold-season nesting while the weather is still good.

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Models and Party Planning

Life of an Architect

In the very near future, we are going to throw a party at my office to recognize and celebrate a myriad of milestones, achievements, and honors. It’s been just over four years since we relocated to our new office and it was our intention then to through an “Open House” party where we would invite our friends over to check out the new space.

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Endless Summer

KB Culture

Cowabunga, dude—here's an outdoor shower with a decidedly Left Coast style. These are real surfboards, with hot and cold copper supply lines running inside their cores. They can be fitted with hand showers and foot rinsers [beach sand, you know], or kept to a surf-shack standard, with only a cold water spray. strandboards.com.