February, 2012

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New Options on Green Squared and an Innovative Mortar That Sets in Hours

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

'New Rapid-Setting Mortar from MAPEI. In response to ceramic contractors’ needs for time-saving products, MAPEI has introduced Ultraflex™ LFT Rapid mortar to its line of fast-setting tile and stone installation systems. This mortar sets quickly, allowing grouting in three to four hours. Ultraflex LFT Rapid has a high content of a unique dry polymer, resulting in excellent adhesion to the substrate and tile.

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Charlotte Trip

The Tile Shop

'Hi! Lauren and I just got back from visiting our Charlotte, NC store. Charlotte is one of my favorite cities, it''s so beautiful and fresh! We just finished remodeling much of our store and it looks great.here are some photos. I used one of my favorite new wall sconces from Lampsplus.

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Tile Doctor Shield™ Named a Finalist in the Prestigious MAX Awards

Tile Doctor

'Tile Doctor Shield™, the first non-toxic antimicrobial product approved for hard surfaces that has no potential for legacy environmental concerns, has been named as a finalist by the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, in association with the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Each year, the MAX Awards recognizes.

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get this look.

Ciao Tile

'…with our Broadway 1 Latte 3×6 tile. Just enough character to bring a room to life. image via pinterest { beachbungalow.blogspot }.

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Cement Tile and Efflorescence

Tile Magazine

'Today’s post is about a physical phenomenon called efflorescence and how it relates to cement tile.

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Meet my new favorite possession, a walnut cutting board

Kitchen and Residential Design

'Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Pages. Home. About Me. Contact. My Work. My Store. Social Media Training. 17 February 2012. Meet my new favorite possession, a walnut cutting board. Posted by Paul Anater. at 6:00 AM. Just yesterday, I received this beauty from J. Aaron. Look at this grain! I have a weakness to end all weaknesses for Walnut.

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News from Florida Tile, LATICRETE, and Crossville, Inc.

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

'Florida Tile Sets Recycled Content Bar. All domestically produced Florida Tile porcelain products have been certified to contain at least 40% recycled content, thus setting a new standard in an industry eager for valid environmental initiatives. The certification was made by the independent Bureau Veritas, a third-party world leader in conformity assessment and certification services, established 1828 with the stated mission… “to seek out the truth and tell it without fear or favor.”.

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Cupboards Kitchen and Bath: Sunday Inspiration - Not Just a Log Pile

Discerning Design

'Sunday, February 12, 2012. Sunday Inspiration - Not Just a Log Pile. Novelty isnt a bad thing. When a space or building has a personality and talking points of its own and still functions as a highly refined area its all the better. Ive always been a big fan of having a separate work and home space. Im for sure the pot calling the kettle black because Im typing this from my kitchen table.

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Penny Round Bath

The Tile Shop

'Love this bath wall tiled entirely in Penny Rounds! Our Moss Penny Rounds.

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Cement Tile and Efflorescence

Tile Magazine

'Today’s post is about a physical phenomenon called efflorescence and how it relates to cement tile.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: What's that color?

Kitchen and Residential Design

'Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Pages. Home. About Me. Contact. My Work. My Store. Social Media Training. 27 February 2012. Whats that color? Posted by Paul Anater. at 11:03 AM. I get at least three e-mails every week from readers of this blog and other things Ive written around the internet. This is immensely gratifying and most of these e-mails are questions about a photo or a request for advice about flooring, appliances, counter materials or cabine

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Decorator On Demand: Your Photo Inspiration Realized

Decorator on Demand

'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, February 23, 2012. Your Photo Inspiration Realized. Back in January, I posted "Your Life, Your Colors" , about a Glidden Paint quiz to discover your color palette for your own walls. If you havent taken the quick/fun quiz yet be sure to swing by and check it out.Takes 2 seconds and seems really accurate from all the feedback I got.

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The Spirit Of Gaudi Lives On - Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic

Tile+Mosaic

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Cupboards Kitchen and Bath: #KBTribeChat - Why Your Business.

Discerning Design

'Monday, February 20, 2012. #KBTribeChat - Why Your Business MUST Go Social. We talked about social media the last time that I was asked to host #KBTribeChat on twitter. This time around its social media from a whole new angle. Get ready for the tough questions. Is social media marketing? How to I incorporate the traditional marketing with social media?

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Cool Looking Travertine TIle Shower! | Confessions Of A Tile Setter

How to Floor Tile

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Modwalls Tile In Katie Brown’s Gorgeous Amagansett Home – Part 1

Making Tile Modern

'Back in July we told you about modwalls’ Sarah’s trip to the Hamptons to visit Katie Brown’s beautiful Amagansett home & film a short feature about tile for an upcoming episode of her PBS show KB Workshop. It was such a blast! We told you the home and the tile was unbelievable, and now you can see for yourself! Today we’re sharing photos of Katie’s master bathroom with our Lush® 3×6 Driftwood tile installed in a modern, straight joint.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Look! Up in the sky! It's a planetary.

Kitchen and Residential Design

'Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Pages. Home. About Me. Contact. My Work. My Store. Social Media Training. 25 February 2012. Look! Up in the sky! Its a planetary alignment! Posted by Paul Anater. at 11:24 AM. via. If youve been paying attention to the western sky just after dusk in recent weeks, youve been treated to a really great show as the moon, Venus and Jupiter have been engaged in a nightly waltz with one another.

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Decorator On Demand: Change the Face of Your Fireplace, Part 2

Decorator on Demand

'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Friday, February 3, 2012. Change the Face of Your Fireplace, Part 2. One of the most popular posts I ever wrote was Change the Face of Your Fireplace. I guess my clients arent the only ones who dont know what to do with their fireplaces and how to update them. I thought it was time to add a part 2 to the original post with some more fireplace updating ideas.

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Time2Design: Laundry Rooms can be beautiful

Time2Design

'PAGES. Home. SLIDESHOW. FOLLOW. CONTACT. ABOUT. NEWS. Laundry Rooms can be beautiful. 281. 7772400. 10058400. 259. 261. 257. 276. 262. 279. 1. 0^_VW]+4U#T^",SLR$D,^0. 5. 1. 0. 285. 282. 1. False. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. 304800. 243. True. 128. 77. 255. 3175. 3175. 70. True. True. True. True. True. 278. 134217728. 8. Empty. 8210719. 5066944. 12419407. 14806254. 16711680. 8388736. 16777215. 75.

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Cupboards Kitchen and Bath: Sunday Inspiration - Cement Factory.

Discerning Design

'Sunday, February 19, 2012. Sunday Inspiration - Cement Factory Living. Some of the most stunning homes are not new mega-mansions that started out with a fancy ground-breaking on a newly prepared lot. I love to see older buildings transformed from relics of a manufacturing past to stunning homes. This former cement factory fits the bill. Ricardo Bofill spent two years transforming this cement factory in to a multi-function building that would house architectural offices, a model laboratory and a

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Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos: True love

Mosaicos

'Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos. about tiles - mainly about patterned floor tiles made either of cement or clay. Pages. Home. About. Wednesday, February 1, 2012. True love. True love - is when your husband invents and installs boards to hang cement tiles! As we live in a rented appartment, we cannot make hundreds of holes in the walls to hang tiles.

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Modwalls Tile In Katie Brown’s Gorgeous Amagansett Home – Part 2

Making Tile Modern

'We showed you Katie Brown’s beautiful master bathroom last week, and promised you more… Well today we’re delivering! Below we have photos of Katie’s daughter Meredith’s beautiful bathroom with modwalls® Lush® 3×6 Cloud glass subway tile. So classic, so clean, so… pretty! And, there is still more to come! Stay tuned.

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The Ceramics of Italy tile competition deadline's been extended

Kitchen and Residential Design

'Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Pages. Home. About Me. Contact. My Work. My Store. Social Media Training. 22 February 2012. The Ceramics of Italy tile competition deadlines been extended. Posted by Paul Anater. at 6:00 AM. Casa Dolce Casa. If youre a North American Designer or Architect and you have a project youve done in the last five years youre particularly proud of, youre in luck.

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DIY: Updating a Bathroom

H.Winter Showroom Blog

'?My bathroom renovation project is finally over. Existing was powder blue walls, paneling and white tile with black grout lines. This was all going to be removed! Starting from a clean slate meant I could choose anything. But my challenge was how to mix my modern, artistic styles with an old 1940''s cabin feeling home. I wanted something earthy and natural feeling with a calming effect.

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Time2Design: Bed with Storage and Style

Time2Design

'PAGES. Home. SLIDESHOW. FOLLOW. CONTACT. ABOUT. NEWS. Bed with Storage and Style. Great upholstered headboard, wood side rails - and the bonus is extra storage. Something you dont normally have with a typical bed. This Stanley Avalon Heights Collection is spot on to give you style and storage. Avalon Heights Upholstered Bed 6/6 King msrp $ 3,529.00.

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Cupboards Kitchen and Bath: Guest Post: Is It A Defect? Or Character?

Discerning Design

'Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Guest Post: Is It A Defect? Or Character? Big thanks to Pete Mazzone and the good folks over at The Woods Company for sharing some thoughts on wood and character. While the work The Woods Company primarily does is flooring, this info goes to any woodworking! Make sure you check out their site and follow them on Twitter !

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Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos: Interesting find

Mosaicos

'Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos. about tiles - mainly about patterned floor tiles made either of cement or clay. Pages. Home. About. Friday, February 24, 2012. Interesting find. Two days ago I went to the old cemetery San Miguel in Málaga. And guess what I saw coming in: Vor zwei Tagen war ich auf dem alten Friedhof San Miguel in Málaga.

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Hello, Retro

Making Tile Modern

'What do you get when you salvage a “Ming Green” sink and tub and add modwalls’ tiles? You get one retro-licious bathroom. Check out this magnificentness: The too-cute countertop tile is our Lush® 1×2 Santa Monica subway tile blend. So yummy. And then there’s the tub and the super cool custom tile design our customer created with our Lush® 1×2 Santa Monica blend plus our Lush® 3×6 glass subway tiles in the colors (from top of the tub to bottom): Vapor , Br

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Kitchen and Residential Design: That song that's stuck in my head: a.

Kitchen and Residential Design

'Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Pages. Home. About Me. Contact. My Work. My Store. Social Media Training. 28 February 2012. That song thats stuck in my head: a Blog Off post. Posted by Paul Anater. at 6:00 AM. Every two weeks, the blogosphere comes alive when bloggers of every stripe weigh in on the same topic.

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Shower Tiles Getting Loose? - Confessions Of A Tile Setter - Blogger

How to Floor Tile

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Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.

The Tile Shop

'Guest Blogger: Lauren If you''ve been searching for an affordable authentic lighting company, look no further than Schoolhouse Electric Co. Using traditional production methods, this company turned to what they call "micro manufacturing." Each fixture is hand blown with antique cast iron molds which originate from upstate New York. The fixtures are then hand painted, fired in a kiln, and shipped to Portland, OR to be assembled by hand.

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Cupboards Kitchen and Bath: Capital Cooking Offers COLOR!

Discerning Design

'Monday, February 13, 2012. Capital Cooking Offers COLOR! Ive never tried to hide my love for the Capital Cooking line of ranges. They just scream awesomeness to me in all the right ways. Recently, Capital launched an awesome spectrum of 10 colors on three of their best models, Culinarian and Precision Ranges plus Maestro Wall Ovens. Range in. Flame Red.

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Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos: Namenswirrwarr

Mosaicos

'Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos. about tiles - mainly about patterned floor tiles made either of cement or clay. Pages. Home. About. Thursday, February 16, 2012. Namenswirrwarr. Dies ist nun die deutsche Version des posts von gestern, denn in jeder Sprache gibt es das Problem: WIE heisst der Bodenbelag aus mehrfarbigen Zementplatten?

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Modwalls Tile in Katie Brown’s Gorgeous Amagansett Home – Part 3

Making Tile Modern

'Happy Friday, friends! Today we’re showing you more of Katie Brown’s stunning revamped Amagansett home and this time we’re sharing her sweet daughter Prentiss’s bathroom. Katie hand picked modwalls® Lush® glass subway tile “Driftwood ” for her master bathroom (read our blog and see photos here ), and she choose our classic white glass subway tile Lush® 3×6 Cloud for her daughter Meredith’s bathroom (we posted photos on a previous blog, which you c

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2012 Is No Time to Take Your Eyes Off the Ball

Tile Magazine

'The economy and specifically the state of the recovery seem to be a favorite topic for many of us. Sometimes, with so many versions of the same economy being bantered about by so many talking heads, it’s tough getting a reading on a version that’s credible and convincing.

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Check Out These Bath Vanities Made From Old Wine Barrels

home iq

'Though we find it a little annoying that the whole green movement has been exploited, we still do like eco products that make sense and love those that incorporate old materials.

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North Olmsted

The Tile Shop

'We just got back from a trip our new store in Cleveland- North Olmsted. It looks great- it''s in a brand new strip mall. Good luck to Scott and his staff.

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