May, 2017

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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Ways to Use Mexican-Inspired Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Rockville, MD – May 5, 2017 – The Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day – May is never short on it’s share of holidays and celebrations. Because the percentage of people interested in horse-themed tile is slim and it’s hard to give your mother a bouquet of tile, let’s instead honor Cinco de Mayo with 5 ways to bring Mexican-inspired tile to your next project.

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Top Five Finds From Coverings

As The Tile Turns

We just recently returned from our annual trip to Coverings 2017, the largest tile and stone showcase in North America, and here is a sneak peek at the colors, textures and tile for 2018! The four-day annual event, held in Orlando, featured more than 1,100 vendors from around the world in more than 430,000 square feet of exhibition space. We truly didn't know which way to turn first.

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Sustainability in Spanish tile production: the LIFE Foundrytile project

Tile of Spain USA

Ceramic tile is inherently one of the most sustainable building products available. Created from natural clay, it is transformed into a high-performance, easy-to-maintain material. Plus, Tile of Spain manufacturers are consistently on the forefront of technical and sustainable design. Now they are taking that sustainability knowledge and further applying it to manufacturing through the LIFE Foundrytile project.

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May Featured Tiles: Cavern Slate Effect & Bronte Vintage Style

The London Tile Co.

April seems to have flown by and we’ve already enjoyed our first bank holiday of May, so that means we need to tell you all about our new Featured Tiles. This month we have two very different, but equally beautiful, tile ranges we’d love to share with you – read on for more information. Bronte. Our first Featured Tile range is Bronte, a new collection of classic ceramic wall tiles.

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Cement Tiles Around the World (Infographic)

Granada Tile

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ARDEX Americas Wins Healthiest Employers in Western Pennsylvania Award

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Aliquippa, PA, April 8, 2017 – ARDEX Americas, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance building products, received the 2017 Healthiest Employers in Western Pennsylvania award by the Pittsburgh Business Times. This marks the fifth time ARDEX Americas has won the award. Over 100 companies entered the competition, and 24 winners were selected across the different categories.

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Ready for Resale: Tips on Getting Ready to Sell Your Home

Architectural Ceramics

Rockville, MD – May 26, 2017 – Ready to renovate for resale? It’s that time of year: you’re already done with your spring-cleaning, and the weather is warming up for summer. If you’re putting your house on the market, check out what local DC metro area real estate and home staging professionals have to say about getting ready to sell. The DC metro area is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the country, centered on our nation’s capital and reaching out to areas of Maryland, northern Vir

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Integrating Nature into Your Home’s Design

Conestoga Tile Blog

When it comes to finding the right look for your home, inspiration is never too far away. Using the natural beauty of the outdoors is an easy way to come up with a beautiful design scheme and give you great ideas for your interior’s decor. A natural color scheme can originate from your home’s surroundings, a favorite vacation spot or even an exotic place you have yet to visit.

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Floor Tile Slip Resistance Ratings Explained

The London Tile Co.

When choosing tiles there are lots of different things to think about – the material, colour, shape and size just to name a few. Depending on where you are going to be using your tiles, slip resistance is another thing to keep in mind. In most areas of the home a standard tile is fine, however if you are looking for tiles for a wet room, external use or swimming pool surround it’s something you should consider.

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Just In Time For Summer: A Gorgeous Patio

Granada Tile

A Stunning Summer Patio By Emily Henderson. Emily Henderson tapped Granada Tile for the patio renovation in her new house. She chose our Burgos cement tiles in blue and white for her outdoor space. Then, the Target spokes woman and interior designer furnished it with choice pieces from Target. House Beautifu l shared all the details. “I wanted something that was going to really take my breath away every time I glanced in that direction” Make your outdoor space a stunner!

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20 Modern Outdoor Bar Ideas To Entertain With!

Trendir Magazine

If you’ve got a beautiful backyard space, then it’s only fitting that you utilize it! These 20 modern outdoor bar ideas will make it easy to entertain and enjoy the warmer months within your outside space! Just check out all the ways you can revamp and add some extra fun! Crisp and clean, this backyard bar is the perfect set up for lots of entertainment throughout the warmer months of the year.

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Porcelains with a Fabric-like Look from AlysEdwards

Rubble Tile

Are you searching for a tile that is more than meets the eye? Rubble Tile has the perfect tile collections by AlysEdwards! They will excite anyone who is a fan of optical illusions, or anyone who is looking for a soft, sophisticated tile with an eye-catching texture. These three collections by AlysEdwards–Dagny, Lido, and City Scene–are […].

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Stunning Five-Day Bathroom Install with ARDEX Products

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

When you see installations by Carl Leonard of Cutting Edge Tile, Inc, you can’t help but be amazed. Elegant and sophisticated – like this bathroom he collaborated on with George Maniera of New Age Stone. He was contracted by Thompson Remodeling and used ARDEX products throughout. “We provide our clients with a 20-year guarantee,” he explained, “so only the best materials will do,” Leonard stated.

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Modern Tile Designs for Your Kitchen

Making Tile Modern

Modwalls Modern Kitchen Backsplash Tile Ideas. Ready for a new kitchen backsplash? You’ve come to the right place! Modwalls® unique tile collections are the perfect solution. Whether you’re remodeling a kitchen, updating your kitchen tile backsplash or building a cook’s kitchen in your dream home, we’ve got you covered. With hundreds of tile colors, exciting tile materials and many different subway tile options, you can find the ideal backsplash for your kitchen here at our online tile store.

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Our New Tile Brochure Is Here!

The London Tile Co.

Our new Tile Collection brochure is out now! We’ve pulled together some of our best selling ranges as well as brand new tiles, advice and inspiration to create this new brochure. Download a copy online now, or pop into your nearest showroom to pick up a copy.

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Before And After: Cluny Cement Tile Floor To The Rescue

Granada Tile

Before and After. Interior design firm Jette Creative shared this before and after on Instagram. With a lot of work it went from frightening to fantastic! White walls, butcher block countertops, leather handles, a mix of open shelving and cabinetry are a delight in this San Clemente kitchen. Finishing off this new, improved space? Why Granada Tile’s Cluny cement tile in crisp black and white.

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Home Renovations You Really Shouldn’t Do Yourself

Trendir Magazine

Home renovations are expensive, which is why many homeowners will attempt to tackle them themselves. Nonetheless, we all know that can be a risky situation as well as an expensive one if the renovations are done incorrectly. Although there are renovations that homeowners can do on their own, there are some that should just be left to a professional.

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Dressing Up Your Powder Room

Conestoga Tile Blog

The powder room may, in fact, be the smallest space in your home but it is one of the most commonly used ones as well. Whether you are directing guests there or utilizing it yourself before running out the door, it is a room that is going to be seen by everyone who enters your home at some point and would benefit greatly from being refreshed in appearance.

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Thomas O’Brien’s Bath

The Perfect Bath

Occasionally, a bath is published that really captures the essence of the designer’s personal style and taste. The one pictured in this post has been created by Thomas O’Brien , a longtime collaborator of Waterworks, and his husband Dan Fink of Dan Fink Studio. I love this space as a complete bath experience; it is a thorough expression of the designers’ personal style and taste; it is warm, comfortable, formal in an informal way and completely charming.

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Live Your Colors with Modwalls Tile

Making Tile Modern

Small but mighty. Some kitchens are just cooler than others. The backsplash is our Kiln American made ceramic tile; Strectched Hex in the color Carbon. #modwallstile #americanmade #kitchentile #ceramics #interiordesign #coolkitchen #tiles.

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Enigmatic Ceramic

KB Culture

Working in its preferred palette of dusky, offbeat tones, Dimore Studio has created a language of form and color with the Corrispondenza collection of tile. No up or down, they are completely non-directional, which I see as a generous invitation to collaborate—albeit at a distance—with the designers [who have produced some of my favorite spaces.] ceramicabardelli.com.

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A Playful Bathroom Floor Using Tunis Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

A Playful Bathroom Floor. For the bathroom floor of a renovated 1890s Chicago townhouse, architect Rebecca Liddy of Kulinski and Rappe Architects , was hoping to find tile that would be appropriate to the period. But she also wanted something that was bright and fun for the family’s four year old daughter. She turned to Granada Tile, choosing our Tunis Cement Tile to give the small room a playful spin.

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40 Dark Hardwood Floors That Bring Life To All Kinds Of Rooms

Trendir Magazine

When thinking about your flooring choices, the variety is nearly endless. Marble, tile, bamboo and even cork; sometimes simplicity is the best route to take. And these 40 dark hardwood floors that you’re about to scroll through bring life to each and every room they’re in. Take a peek! Home Stratosphere starts off with this open and inspired living room that’s complimented nicely with it’s chic, dark hardwood floors.

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ARDEX Employee Throws First Pitch at Bradenton Marauders Game

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

ARDEX’s Jeff Simeone, Sales Professional Tile and Stone Installation Systems, was lucky enough to throw the first pitch at the May 22 nd Bradenton Marauders baseball game. The Bradenton Marauders, the A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, played against St. Lucie Mets, the A Affiliate of the New York Mets. Simeone was selected to throw the pitch as part of the after event for a Boone Distributor’s sales meeting.

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Revisiting Waterworks Studio Surfaces

The Perfect Bath

We are so pleased to re-introduce our Waterworks Studio Collection. Today, I am eager to share our newly streamlined surfaces families. Like everything within Studio, the surfaces represent a curated and edited assortment of ceramic tile, porcelain, terrazzo and stone, both mosaics and dimensional material. The collection is predominantly neutral, but within each range exist many sizes, shapes and textures.

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Live Your Colors with Modwalls Tile

Making Tile Modern

It’s Tile Tuesday! Here is our big, bright and dare we say luscious Lush 6×12 glass subway tile in everybody’s fave color Vapor blue. In stock now. #colorsyoucrave #freshtile #interiordesign #tiletuesday #modernhomes #largetile #coolkitchen #bathtile #tiles.

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New Marble & Mother of Pearl Mosaics in the Twin Cities

Rubble Tile

Cosa Marble Co. has been producing distinctive, high quality tiles for years. They have recently added eight new mosaic patterns to their collection. All eight styles are currently on display in our showroom at Rubble Tile. Come take a look, and read about them here first! Chevron & Iris Chevron and Iris are two new mosaic patterns […]. The post New Marble & Mother of Pearl Mosaics in the Twin Cities appeared first on Rubble Tile : Minneapolis Tile Shop and Showroom.

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It’s Trade Show Time At Granada Tile

Granada Tile

It’s Trade Show Time! It’s trade show time and we’ve been busy traveling! We’re showing off our new collection. It’s our unique take on Hexagon-shaped cement tiles. We just got back from Coverings. The show took place at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Here are a few behind the scenes photos from interior designer Cie Studio that capture our booth!

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20 Modern Fire Pits That Will Ignite The Style Of Your Backyard

Trendir Magazine

If you love to spend time outdoors and entertain too, there’s no question that you’ve got to make your personal space enjoyable to use – and fashion-forward as well. With any one of these 20 modern fire pits you’ll ignite the style of your backyard and create a focus to your celebrations or relaxation. Check out some beautiful inspiration below!

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ARDEX Americas Introduces ARDEX S 28™ MICROTEC® Rapid-Set, Rapid-Dry, Super-Format Tile and Uncoupling Membrane Mortar

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Aliquippa, PA, May 5, 2017 – ARDEX Americas is pleased to announce that ARDEX S 28™ MICROTEC ® Rapid-Set, Rapid-Dry, Super-Format Tile and Uncoupling Membrane Mortar is now available for purchase at ARDEX distributors throughout North America. Formulated with ARDEX proprietary self-drying technology, ARDEX S 28 is fully dry in just 4 hours when installing even the largest, most dense tiles.

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Limestone Learning Deep in the Heart of Texas

Stone Update

Continental Cut Stone and local stonecarvers shed light on architectural design using the native resource.

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Live Your Colors with Modwalls Tile

Making Tile Modern

RepostBy @artofboard: “Urban clash meets modern elegance in our new GLASS #tile collection, a collaboration with @modwalls. #ArtofBoard #irideirecycle #interiordesign #hospitalitydesign #commercialdesign #retaildesign #glasstile” (via #InstaRepost @EasyRepost).

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Marazzi's Cavatina Features Natural Travertine Look

ISC Surfaces

Concerto Cavatina by Marazzi is a beautiful, rich visual of natural travertine, including fissures and striations to create authenticity. Porcelain Field Tile: 13x13, 12x24, 20x20 Aria 2x4 Brick Colors: Aria (White), Concerto (Noce), Encore (Beige), Melodic (Gray) Shade Variation: V3 High Variation Trims & Accents: 2x4 Brick-Joint Mosaic, 3x13 Bullnose Other Features: Made in the USA, Certified Porcelain, Pre-Consumer Recycled Content For more information about this line or other Marazzi ite

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How To Give Your Kitchen Backsplash A Unique Touch

Granada Tile

A Custom Colored Cement Tile Kitchen Backsplash. A new backsplash is an easy way to give your kitchen a dramatic update. And, actually, while you can chose from our large selection of in-stock cement tiles, custom color is as simple as a few clicks of a mouse and a conversation with our team. Consider this kitchen from customer Joanna Barsch. “I love my 1939 adobe home and our renovation.

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20 Koi Ponds That Will Add a Bit Of Magic To Your Home

Trendir Magazine

There’s something quite majestic about these beautiful designs and the style they’ll bring to the house or the landscape. Whether you decide to build them inside as part of the foyer or outside in the backyard, these 20 koi ponds are sure to bring a bit of magic to your home. Creating an ethereal, relaxing ethos for the family to enjoy , check out some of our favorites below!

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Making a Difference.

Garden State Tile Blog

One of the greatest gifts you can give is your time. Today, the employees at Garden State Tile took time to volunteer at the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune, New Jersey. The post Making a Difference. appeared first on Garden State Tile.

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Lighting Fixtures that Serve Best with These 3 Kitchen Styles

Kitchen and Residential Design

When you’re redesigning your kitchen, you want to make sure that it’s in a style that you will enjoy for at least the next half decade. If you redesign your kitchen only to dislike the backsplash, hardware, or light fixtures six months later, you will blow your budget and view the kitchen as a stressor, not as a place to prepare good food and sip espresso in the early mornings before you take off for the office.

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