December, 2018

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2019 Tile Trends Round-Up

Tile of Spain USA

Tile of Spain , the association of over 125 Spanish tile manufacturers, is forecasting macro trends for 2019 which include: neutral colors, innovative formats, chiseled edges, vintage looks, geometric accents, gauged porcelain panels, and porcelain pavers. The overall feel of the trends this year are multi-layered and sophisticated without feeling pretentious.

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Design Trends: Going for Gold

Architectural Ceramics

Happy Holidays! Architectural Ceramics hopes you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends. Now, it’s time to transition from trimming a turkey to trimming the tree. Christmas is almost here! Children everywhere want to spot Santa sliding down the chimney. Until then, we’re here to get you in the holiday mood with two mood boards that are spot-on with a current interior design trend: going for gold, home accents that is.

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The Cement Tile Backsplash: How the Look Has Changed Over the Years

Granada Tile

A long, long time ago, kitchens didn’t have any backsplashes. It might seem impossible to imagine a kitchen without one of the most decorative parts of it, but prior to about the 1940s, they weren’t needed. Kitchens have always served the same function (to prepare meals), but they only advanced enough to include design features within the last century.

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Shower Transformation In 3 Photos

How to Floor Tile

Shot 1. You can see some dark lines down low where most water contact is. There is much evidence grout leaking and lack of maintenance on this shower. It has a heavy fiberglass floor and when the drain begins to leak it needs to be fixed quickly. The decision was made to rebuild it. My next job tear out. Shot 2. What you see here is what was under the tile and green board I had removed in large sheets.

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December Featured Tiles: Save 20% on Burnt Oak Wood Effect & Sheffield Metallic Tiles

The London Tile Co.

We can’t believe December is here and we’re nearly at the end of 2018! It’s been a great year for us and we want to thank our amazing staff and customers for being so supportive. We’ve saved two of our absolute favourite ranges for the last Featured Tiles of the year, so read on to find out more about them. Burnt Oak. Designed to look like charred wood, the Burnt Oak range of tiles look fantastic in kitchens, hallways and dining areas.

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2018 White Box Challenge: Color Us Impressed!

As The Tile Turns

The annual ASID White Box Challenge encourages top designers to think outside of the [white] box and create artistic masterpieces featuring unusual elements. Year after year, we're amazed by the sheer range of designs that can emerge from seemingly random materials. 2018 was certainly no exception; this year, over two dozen talented students and design professionals gathered at the Decorative Materials showroom in Denver to demonstrate their ingenuity.

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Full-On Color

Tile of Spain USA

Color is one of the main elements in interior design because of its powerful effect on the atmosphere and style of a space. For years, the number one trend in decor has been neutral shades and minimalism, however we are now seeing a welcome return of bold color. FABRESA, Unicolor 10×30 (4X12”) Series – Arquitectura Collection. A report titled “Trends in Ceramic 2018-2019” compiled by the Observatory for Trends in Interiors talks about a new “mid-century colors” trend that is quickly overtak

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2019 Color Trends: Here are What the Experts are Saying

Granada Tile

A world without color is no world at all. Seasoned interior designers, burgeoning home decor enthusiasts, and consumers are all captivated by color choices. In both the home and business, your color choice makes the first impression with visitors. Color can create feelings of warmth, energy or passion. While some decisions remain timeless, modern color trends are about mixing it up a bit beyond the standard.

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Hottest Bathroom Trends for 2019

Trendir Magazine

As the year is coming to an end it is time to begin taking a look at the hottest and latest trends for 2019. Keeping that in mind, we wanted to begin taking a look at the hottest bathroom trends for 2019. While the bathroom might not seem like such a “special area” it sure is one of the most used spaces of the home right next to the kitchen. With that being said, here are the hottest bathroom trends for 2019.

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Vote for Valverdi in the Tomorrow’s Tile & Stone Awards

Valverdi Indoor-Out

We’re very excited to announce that we have been chosen as a finalist in the 2019 Tomorrow’s Tile & Stone Awards. Back for a second year, the Tomorrow’s Tile & Stone Awards highlights the best products, installations and innovations in the tile world. Editor Georgie Whitworth says “We have whittled down a huge list of reader nominations and editor’s picks to a shortlist of 20 top products and services that we believe stand out above the rest.” Despite being

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Big And Beautiful – Gauged Porcelain Slabs

Conestoga Tile Blog

The Italian tile manufacturers have done it again. Always the pioneers in ceramic technology, they have once again developed a porcelain tile that is sure to change the interior and exterior ambiance of the world’s architectural structures. If you haven’t learned about gauged porcelain slabs yet, please read on. 60″ x 120″ gauged porcelain slab demonstrates the extreme beauty it can can deliver.

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Pratt & Larson’s Quick-Ship Brownstone Collection at Rubble Tile

Rubble Tile

If you’re designing a project, you aren’t looking for a fleeting dream. You’re looking for beautiful craftsmanship. But also you need something meant to last, with a tile pedigree that is second to none. When it comes to the test of time, few companies are.

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Holiday Decorating for Busy People

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

You love the holidays, but let’s face it: you have neither the time, nor the desire to actually decorate your home for the holiday season. At the same time, you don’t want to be mistaken for Ebenezer Scrooge. Is there a middle ground? Yep. Here are some holiday decorating tips for busy people. Use everyday items A homemade Christmas tree in Sydney, AU.

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Charu Ceramics Bangladesh Incorporates New Robotized Glazing Carousel for Sanitaryware Production

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Charu Ceramics Bangladesh, a member company of the Great Wall Group that was founded in collaboration with Cotto Thailand, recently tested and started up a new Gaiotto robotized glazing carousel.

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Turn Up the Music in Studio – Dec’18 Mix

Life of an Architect

As 2018 comes to a close, we normally find ourselves in a bit of a lull as our clients start shuttering projects for the holiday season … that behavior isn’t too crazy as there are parties and trips to take and between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, and everyone seems to have a lot going on. This is fairly normal for a residential architecture firm, except this year we are busier this November and December then we have ever been and as a result, I have been digging deeper and

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4 Tile Trends to Look Forward to in 2019

Giotile

It’s a fact that parts of commercial spaces (like floors and walls) are not practical to update often. These elements have to strike a balance between trendy and timeless in order to stay relevant as well as stand the test of time. And they must be durable and easy to maintain as well. While ceramic … The post 4 Tile Trends to Look Forward to in 2019 appeared first on Gio Tile.

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Timber Transmutation

Diary of a Tile Addict

Bio Select by Lea Ceramiche. Today’s Tile Addict is inspired by two things. The first is to remind fellow tile enthusiasts that, although wood-effect tiles may have lost their star billing at recent tile exhibitions, ravishing new ranges are still being developed. And, secondly, I felt it was high time to shine the spotlight once more on an Italian manufacturer that has provided me with so much wonderful ceramic eye candy over the past couple of decades, Lea Ceramiche.

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11 Modern Bathrooms That Will Inspire Your Creativity

Trendir Magazine

If your bathroom has been feeling a bit dreary or even lackluster it might be time to upgrade your design. We kept that in mind and have found 11 modern bathrooms that will inspire not only your creativity but your desire to upgrade your space. These modern bathrooms are here to stay, and you will love them just as much as we do. Industrial Pull Industrial decor works well in smaller bathroom spaces as it allows you to seamlessly blend your decor with what you have without taking away from it.

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4 Ideas for a Traditional Christmas Room Design

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Christmas is a unique time. You can deck out your home in the most traditional of ways and never have it go out of style. That’s because our cultural ideal of Christmas is one from a traditional era. It’s the scenes set in our favorite holiday songs and stories: lush evergreen decorations, festive ribbon and chestnuts roasting on an open fire. A traditional Christmas truly is timeless year after year.

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Never Assume You Have Sufficient Mortar Coverage. Check It.

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

Is the mortar coverage under the tile you install really important? You bet. Do you just assume that you are getting sufficient coverage? I hope not. As often as mortar coverage comes up in articles about tile installation, you'd think that the problem would go away. U nfortunately , it hasn’t, especially in exterior and shower areas, for natural stone tile, and even high profile commercial installations.

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Laticrete expands adhesives product line with MultiMax Lite

Floor Covering News

Bethany, Conn.—Laticrete has introduced MultiMax Lite, a one-step, non-sag, large and heavy tile mortar for interior and exterior installations of ceramic tile, porcelain tile, glass tile and stone. Offering superior bond strength and adhesion, MultiMax Lite exceeds ANSI 118.15, the industry's highest performance standard for a cementitious-based adhesive mortar and, thanks to its light weight, […].

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Big And Beautiful – Gauged Porcelain Slabs

Conestoga Tile

The Italian tile manufacturers have done it again. Always the pioneers in ceramic technology, they have once again developed a porcelain tile that is sure to change the interior and exterior ambiance of the world’s architectural structures. If you haven’t learned about gauged porcelain slabs yet, please read on. 60″ x 120″ gauged porcelain slab demonstrates the extreme beauty it can can deliver.

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Rubble Tile’s Mosa Featured in Horace Mann Elementary School

Rubble Tile

Tucked into St. Paul’s Highland Park, Horace Mann is a K-5 elementary school with a focus on individual growth. Boasting extensive parent and community support, Horace Mann has built a reputation for academic excellence since being founded in 1930.

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ModCraft dimensional wall tile nominated Honoree at Best of Year Awards

ModCraft

ModCraft modern dimensional wall tile was selected as an Honoree at this year’s BOY awards at the Javitz Center in NYC. Our new 3-D tile SlopeStyle was selected by Interior Design Magazine in the the wall coverings tile and stone category. This is our second time being honored and we are thrilled. SlopeStyle is a six inch square tile, when laid in mirrored pattern,creates a pleasing smooth, slightly concave slope that runs the width of the two tiles.

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25 Gorgeous Minimalist Fireplaces to Keep You Cozy This Winter

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Minimalist fireplaces prove that function can follow form and still, well, function. Image: Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects. In the winter, having a fireplace is a little slice of heaven. When the sun sets behind the horizon, it invites you to grab a cozy throw, a book and a mug of something warm. The only problem with having a fireplace is that it can take over your room’s design.

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Fancy!

Garden State Tile Blog

Garden State Tile’s Fancy Stone collection consists of hand selected, premium quality marble, glass, and mother-of-pearl mosaics and water-jet tiles arranged in elegant, timeless patterns for walls, floors, and more. The post Fancy! appeared first on Garden State Tile.

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Need Tile Setters? Focus On Qualified Labor

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

Yes, there's a labor shortage out there. But that's not a reason for abandoning standards and hiring just anybody. You need Qualified Labor - especially when it comes to tile setters or installers. Why? Because tile isn't just a decorative layer in home or commercial buildings. It must meet specific standards so that it performs as it should over time.

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Kitchen Worktop Materials Guide

Kitchen and Residential Design

Planning a new kitchen, or refurbishing an old one, always leads to the question, “Which material should I use for my new kitchen worktop?” Nowadays, there are a lot of materials to choose from but which one will fit your; style, budget and your actual kitchen needs? This guide aims to give you a comprehensive choice of the most popular surfaces, with their pros and cons.

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Happy Holidays from Valverdi Indoor-Out

Valverdi Indoor-Out

2018 has been a wonderful year for us at Valverdi and we would like to say a big thank you to all of our customers for being part of it. We’re having a break between 21st December and 2nd January, but after that we will be back in the office and ready to help with any enquiries you might have. Don’t forget our indoor-outdoor porcelain tiles are available online and in several showrooms so be sure to order a sample if you are thinking of using them in your project in 2019.

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ModCraft dimensional wall tile nominated Honoree at Best of Year Awards

ModCraft

ModCraft modern dimensional wall tile was selected as an Honoree at this year’s BOY awards at the Javitz Center in NYC. Our new 3-D tile SlopeStyle was selected by Interior Design Magazine in the the wall coverings tile and stone category. This is our second time being honored and we are thrilled. SlopeStyle is a six inch square tile, when laid in mirrored pattern,creates a pleasing smooth, slightly concave slope that runs the width of the two tiles.

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How to Make Your Vacation Rental Appealing to Winter Guests

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

With over 4 million short-term vacation rentals competing for bookings on sites like HomeAway and Airbnb, catching the eye of a great guest can be tough. Keep your vacation rental top of mind this winter by making it look like a cozy space for vacationers to rent. Make a few wintertime tweaks, update your listing and off you go! Warm up your decor You don’t have to completely redecorate, but making a few adjustments can quickly add a wintry getaway feel to your Airbnb or HomeAway rental.

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Dolomite Porcelain Tile

Garden State Tile Blog

This line is based off the very popular natural stone, Bianco Dolomite. The veining is very subtle and clean. Our Bianco Dolomite porcelain tile is made in the following sizes and shapes: 30″ x 60″ polished. 12″ x 24″ polished & matte. Herringbone mosaics polished & matte. 2″ x 2″ mosaics matte. 2″ x 6″ mosaics polished. 3″ x 24″ trim polished & matte.

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How to Install Tile with Electrical Radiant Heating

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

Tile is a natural for radiant heating. However, installing tile with radiant heating can get overwhelming when you realize that t he Tile Council of North America (TCNA) Handbook includes multiple methods that address this type of installation. The details vary somewhat depending on the structure you are working on and which type heat source your radiant system uses - hydronic or electrical.

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Mullican Flooring introduces AXISCOR Performance Flooring

Floor Covering News

Johnson City, Tenn.—Mullican Flooring has launched AXISCOR Performance Flooring, an independent brand and business unit to develop innovative products outside of the traditional hardwood market. AXISCOR collections are based around a stone polymer composite core construction, which will be the platform for future product innovations. “The multi-layered flooring category is extremely competitive and quickly changing, […].

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Acimac Reports Slowdown for Italian Ceramic Machinery Sector in 2018

Ceramic Industry Magazine

According to preliminary figures published by the Research Department of Acimac (Italian Ceramic Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers’ Association), the Italian ceramic machinery and equipment industry’s period of expansion has come to an end after a record five consecutive years of growth.

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ModCraft dimesnional wall tile nominated Honoree at Best of Year Awards

ModCraft

ModCraft modern dimensional wall tile was selected as an Honoree at this year’s BOY awards at the Javitz Center in NYC. Our new 3-D tile SlopeStyle was selected by Interior Design Magazine in the the wall coverings tile and stone category. This is our second time being honored and we are thrilled. SlopeStyle is a six inch square tile, when laid in mirrored pattern,creates a pleasing smooth, slightly concave slope that runs the width of the two tiles.

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Cheap Tricks: 10 Inexpensive Design Elements to Upgrade Your Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Whether you’re building a new home or you’re looking to upgrade your space, you’ll find that little luxuries can add up. What might seem like a few bucks here and an upgrade there can totally blow your budget, especially if you have Versailles taste on a suburban budget. But you shouldn’t have to spend a ton to make your home look higher end.

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