September, 2018

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4 Ways to Think Big with Tile in Small Bathrooms

Architectural Ceramics

We all know the phrase, bigger is better. Heck, at Architectural Ceramics, we wrote a blog about it featuring our large-format tile. But, what if you’re not big on space? Inside the District, square footage often comes at a premium. For those of you looking to maximize every inch in your home, check out our tips on how to think big with tile in small bathrooms. 1.

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Tile of Spain Previews Cersaie 2018

Tile of Spain USA

From September 24-28, Tile of Spain returns to Bologna, Italy for Cersaie 2018. This year, 91 Spanish tile manufacturers will be exhibiting their newest product lines at the 36th edition of Cersaie, The International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings. The annual exhibition features some of the most innovative companies in the industry, as well as a first look at tile trends for 2019.

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6 Ideas for Using Kitchen Backsplash Contrast

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Kitchen backsplashes are a natural place to add some individual style. From the different color options to the wide variety of materials, there are many possibilities for a unique and fun backsplash. And one of the easiest ways to add some personal style into the kitchen is to think kitchen backsplash contrast. Using contrast in a kitchen backsplash, for starters, helps the often-overshadowed area behind the stove or counter space pop.

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Discover the Future of Ceramics at Tecnargilla 2018

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Ceramic manufacturers of products such as tile, sanitaryware, brick, tableware, refractories and technical ceramics will flock to the Rimini Expo Centre in Rimini, Italy, September 24-28 for Tecnargilla 2018.

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How Not to Install Tile on Floors, Walls and in Showers

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

Sometimes, the best way to explain how important it is to work with a Certified Tile Installer (CTI) is to show you how not to install tile on floors, walls and in showers. This article focuses on a real-life situation where those doing the work (aka tile placers) clearly did not have the knowledge, expertise or experience to deliver a high quality tile installation.

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Chic Kitchens With Concealed Range Hoods

Trendir Magazine

Both concealed or on display kitchen range hoods are not only functional but appealing to the eyes. Ever wondered how you can upgrade your kitchen without having to change too much? If so, the answer is simple: change your range hood. Changing your range hood will completely transform your kitchen immediately. The following chic kitchens with concealed range hoods will prove it’s so worthy to change your steel range hood for a more modern and creative option.

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AC Tackles Commercial & Residential Tile Projects

Architectural Ceramics

Fantasy drafts, tailgates, watching the game — Football season is a much anticipated time of year. At Architectural Ceramics, we love football almost as much as we love tile. With our headquarters and showrooms located in the DC-metro area, we’ve been known to cheer for the the Washington Redskins or the Baltimore Ravens. We’re also known for our expertise in residential tile products.

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Game Rooms to Make You the Most Popular Neighbor on the Block

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

A game room (or recreational room) is a great place to hang out with family and friends. It also provides peace of mind to have a safe, controlled environment for your kids and their friends to get together. If you’re thinking about creating a rec room in your home, we have several ideas for game rooms that can make you the most popular neighbor on the block.

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Yes, You Can Use Porcelain Tile in Industrial Style Interiors!

Giotile

Modern industrial interior design is about exposing all that lies beneath to achieve raw, edgy style. The industrial-chic aesthetic, which really took hold in the late 2000s, is still going strong a decade later. The style celebrates humble materials, infusing spaces with a weathered, worn quality that resonates with many.

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CTEF Is Searching for an Executive Director!

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation has news to share with you! We are searching for an Executive Director to take the foundation's mission to the next level. This represents a major milestone for CTEF. Realize that all the education, training and certification of 1,500 CTIs and many ACTs achieved this far has happened because of the intense dedication of two full-time staff members, an army of volunteers and the outsourcing of some functions.

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We Care…About the Koala Bear

Garden State Tile Blog

KOALA wood-look tile provides all the beautiful characteristics of eucalyptus in a durable, sustainable porcelain. Garden State Tile is doing its part to help save koalas. We will adopt a koala on behalf of every client who purchases 2,000 square feet or more of KOALA porcelain tile. The post We Care…About the Koala Bear appeared first on Garden State Tile.

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Brighten Up Your Home With An Orange Kitchen

Trendir Magazine

When two bold hues such as red and yellow meet, we are left with a color that is not only a show-stopper but also chic, stylish and versatile- the color orange. The color itself represents health, happiness, and success. Additionally, the color is known to help promote wellness and an overall welcoming feeling. Whether you are looking to create a soothing environment with richer hues or give your kitchen a brightening effect with a touch of citrus, orange is your latest best friend.

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Tile of Spain Travels to Knoxville for a Consumer Trends Lunch and Learn

Tile of Spain USA

Tile of Spain has taken their CEU program on the road once again! This time Tile of Spain headed to Knoxville, TN for a lunch and learn presentation during the CSI Knoxville monthly chapter meeting. The presentation was held at the Exact Tile showroom which is currently home to multiple Tile of Spain companies. During the presentation, CSI Knoxville members and guests explored what’s trending and what’s next in Spanish ceramic tile by comparing prevailing design trends that help arch

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Create a Grand Entrance With Your Entryway

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. Regardless of your home’s style, when people come to – and go through — your front door, you want to wow them. Fortunately, that’s not as hard as you might think. Following these entryway tips can help you create that “wow” effect every time someone visits your home. A new door can add instant curb appeal.

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Falcon Private Holdings Acquires Halcón Cerámicas

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Falcon Private Holdings, LLC recently announced that it has closed the acquisition of a controlling interest in Halcón Cerámicas, a leading Spanish ceramic tile producer, from the existing family owners.

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Rubble Tile Selections at the AIA MN Homes By Architects Tour

Rubble Tile

Are you feeling like you’re not ready to leave summer behind? Still want to take in some sights before heading back to reality? To cap off the end of the season, the Minnesota chapter of the American Institute of Architects is putting on their annual.

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The Nationals returns to TISE 2019

Floor Covering News

Dallas—The International Surface Event (TISE): SURFACES | StonExpo/Marmomac | TileExpo has answered industry requests and brought back the National Installer of the Year Installation Competition (The Nationals) to TISE 2019. Installers across all aspects of the floor covering, stone, and tile industry are encouraged to submit their installation projects into The Nationals now.

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Charming Rooms With All-Wood Ceilings

Trendir Magazine

Whether you love the feel of wood in a room or you want to cozy up your space, an all-wood ceiling could be exactly what you need. They are cozy, welcoming, beautiful, and add that extra touch of character every room needs. Here are charming rooms that display how beautiful and intriguing an all-wood ceiling can be. Dark Chestnut Dark chestnut ceilings are gorgeous not only in a darker room but in an all-white space too.

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How Topical and Penetrating Sealers Protect Your Tile and Stone

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

Wondering how to best protect your marble tile? Consider a sealer and more specifically a penetrating sealer to keep your stone flooring looking beautiful. To illustrate why, here's a tile installation situation Mark Heinlein CTI #1112 and National Tile Contractors Association Training Director and Technical Trainer / Presenter recently addressed with the help of Scott Carothers.

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Hate That Brick Fireplace? 12 Ways to Make It Look Better

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Your brick fireplace is a dependable source of heat and, if it’s wood-burning, also helps keep your heating costs low. But the outdated design may have become an eyesore, and years of soot can make it look even worse. We found several ways to make your brick fireplace look better – much, much better. This taco quartz tile fireplace is warm and inviting.

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SPARK Seattle

United Tile's Blog

Do you ever wonder what a Sales Rep does when we are not in the office? Beyond meeting with architects and designers at different firms, multiple times per day, striving to be a solution based consultant, our goal is to strengthen relationships with these clients to ensure their trust and specifications. A large part of our job is giving back to those who support us, offering creative ideas and saying Thank You for partnering with us.

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Slate Sophistication

Diary of a Tile Addict

Slate House, Baltimore by Ziger/Snead Architects. Photography Jennifer Hughes & Adam Rouse. In 2018, Now in its 25th year, the Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition’s Residential award went to Ziger/Snead Architects for the Baltimore Slate House ?in Baltimore, Maryland. This striking design featured tiles by ?Imola Ceramica, supplied by distributor Conestoga Tile?

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Virginia Tile Company opens new showroom

Floor Covering News

Warrensville Heights, Ohio—Virginia Tile Co., a Midwestern distributor of ceramic tile and natural stone products, has opened its new showroom in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. The new showroom is located at 4670 Richmond Rd. The previous showroom was 4,500 square feet and the new location has allowed them to expand to 9,000 square feet. “Our goal […].

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Restaurant Design Trends To Consider In Your Home

Trendir Magazine

How many times have we all been to a restaurant and completely fell in love with the décor? Restaurants have become the new “trendy spot” with hidden trends that only designs seem to know. We have done our research and have found a few restaurant design trends that not only appear beautifully in a restaurant setting but will inspire you to revamp your home.

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Garden State Tile Princeton, NJ Showroom Now Open!

Garden State Tile Blog

Our new luxury design center located at 203 Nassau Street, Princeton , NJ delivers cutting edge tile and stone products to residential consumers and Architects & Designers. Our showroom is open to the public, as well as Architectural & Design Professionals who are welcomed to reserve our private meeting rooms with their clients for one-on-one consultations.

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Selling Your Home? These Real Estate Photo Tips Will Help Your Home Look Its Best

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

When you’re selling your home , taking good photos is crucial. After all, your photos will serve as potential buyers’ first impression of the property. It’s what will make their decision on whether to come see your home or to pass it over for another option. With that in mind, we’re leaving you some of our best real estate photo tips.

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Rubble Tile’s Origami from AlysEdwards: Ancient Tradition, Contemporary Design

Rubble Tile

Paper is much more than a canvas to create upon. It can become art on its own, bending and folding into new ideas that go beyond what can be placed on its surface. The art of paper folding, known as origami, takes that concept and.

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Fractal Façade

Diary of a Tile Addict

Sapphire, Berlin by Studio Libeskind. Image: Hufton+Crow. Now in its 25th year, the Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition – the longest-running award program of its kind – is proud to announce seven outstanding projects that capture the competition’s goal of honoring the innovative use of Italian tile in North American architecture and design. Sponsored by Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency, the competition attracted a large number of high-qual

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Emser Tile assists in Hurricane Florence relief

Floor Covering News

Los Angeles—In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, Emser Tile has made a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support local humanitarian services and programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The Los Angeles-based tile and stone company operates several showrooms and service centers, as well as a 400,000-square-foot distribution center, across the […].

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Woven Mosaic Patterns

The Perfect Bath

I can remember when Waterworks re-introduced 20’s and 30’s black and white marble basketweave patterns to accompany our Edwardian style pedestal sinks. They were a fresh reminder of a retro design and seemed to be the perfect solution for countless traditional small bath floors. They were an instant hit! The demand for them has increasingly escalated over the years.

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Additive Manufacturing and the Ceramic Industry

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Many industries—from equipment manufacturers to automotive, medical, and ceramic industries—have adopted additive manufacturing (AM).

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These 3D-Printed Houses Can Be Printed Today and Move-In Ready Tomorrow – for Under $10K

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

If you have 24 hours and $4K to $10K to spend, you can print out the custom home of your dreams. Several companies have been playing around with the idea of printing up a house using the latest 3D printing tech — and that dream is now a reality. Check out these six innovative 3D-printed houses: Built in March 2018, the first permitted 3D-printed home in America features two bedrooms and one bath.

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Two Yes or No Questions for Hiring a Tile Setter

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

As you might imagine, knowing how to hire the right tile setter is a big deal for homeowners and commercial owners. That's why we developed the homeowner's guide to hiring qualified tile installers , and we'll soon have one geared toward architects, designers and other tile installation project specifiers. In fact, it's such a big deal that it regularly comes up as a blog article topic - for example, Mark Heinlein NTCA Training Director and Presenter shared with us how to Qualify Your Tile Insta

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StatWatch, July 2018: China Quartz Torrent Continues

Stone Update

U.S. imports from China in July easily double last year’s total. Overall granite shipments weak; marble marginal.

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CTEF searches for executive director

Floor Covering News

Pendleton, S.C.—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has begun looking for an executive director to take the foundation’s mission to the next level. The foundation relies on industry support to carry out its educational and certification goals. As of 2018, CTEF has educated, trained and certified 1,500 CTIs and many ACTs, thanks to the intense dedication of […].

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Waterjet Mosaics

The Perfect Bath

Only a dozen years ago, waterjet mosaics were the new shining star in the marketplace. Today they are simply everywhere, in countless patterns and colors. The technology behind them has advanced, too. Initially, automotive factory machines were used to cut marble into shaped pieces. This has given way to special CNC computerized equipment, designed to cut stone into patterns that have been programmed into the cutting machine.

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Ceramics UK: Understanding the UK Ceramic Industry in the Age of Brexit

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Ceramics UK, a one-time exhibition and conference highlighting manufacturing, technology, business and investment opportunities related to the ceramic industry, will take place July 10-11, 2019, at the Telford International Centre in Shropshire, England.