August, 2013

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Trend Watch: Spanish Ceramic Tile

Tile of Spain USA

'Tile today is anything but flat or square, it’s all about adding depth and interest to environments. Tile of Spain manufacturers are constantly presenting materials and solutions that empower and inspire their clients to use tiles in creative ways. Here’s a look at what’s trending now. Mixed Patterns: Often times the same Tile of Spain collection will feature Moorish geometric shapes next to French revolution damask and Celtic tartans.

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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Backsplashes: Kitchen and Bathroom.

Tile Talk

'Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Tile Backsplashes: Kitchen and Bathroom Showpieces. An increasing amount of people are cooking made-from-scratch meals. Whether it includes a personalized breakfast granola mix, a lunchtime sandwich that incorporates heirloom tomatoes, dinners that include the use of a tagine, or desserts that urge the food connoisseur to wander the garden for a sprig or two of lavender, growing your own food and using fresh, organic ingredients has seen a resurgence.

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Introducing our newest manufacturer, Negev

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'Kate-Lo Tile & Stone and Olympia Tile are excited to announce our new partnership with Negev Tile. Negev has offered the Olympia Tile group exclusive rights to their product line in North America. At Kate-Lo, we will be stocking three lines, Olympia will be stocking six. Here is a preview of some of the products below: Share it now!

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Breaking News: Granada Tile’s Fez in the New Country Living

Granada Tile

'The love just keeps coming and coming for Granada Tile. As you might recall, Granada Tile’s cement tiles have been featured in pretty every major shelter publication out there this year: Architectural Digest , Dwell , House Beautiful , the list goes on. Now add Country Living to the list—we’re delighted to report that our concrete tiles appear in the magazine’s September issue.

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What’s New Right Now? Kerabond™T, Tile of Spain gets ready for Cersaie, and LATICRETE wins an award

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

'MAPEI introduces Kerabond™ T. Recognizing the need in the marketplace for a mortar that would deliver successful large-format tile installations, MAPEI has developed Kerabond T, a premium-grade, nonsag, nonslump mortar for use in thin-set and medium-bed tile installations on interior/exterior residential and commercial floors and walls. When mixed with water, Kerabond T acts as a medium-bed mortar meeting the ANSI A118.1 standard and ISO 13007 Classification C1T.

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Match Your Pottery Barn Style

Architectural Ceramics

'Did you just receive your Fall 2013 Pottery Barn catalog in the mail? We did! Pottery Barn is actually my favorite home furniture store, I always drag my husband through that one store when we’re at the mall together. In fact, we went to lunch at the mall after church on Sunday with my in-laws and the one store we walked through was Pottery Barn (haha).

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Ceracasa Wins 2013 KBCulture Award for Absolute Collection

Tile of Spain USA

'Tile of Spain manufacturer Ceracasa won a 2013 KBCULTURE Award for the Absolute series of porcelain tile. Simulating semiprecious stone, Ceracasa’s Absolute collection achieves a high gloss polished finish on porcelain tile with six high gloss floor and wall tile colors that bring luminosity to any space. KBCULTURE is a highly regarded and selective online review of international products, places and perspectives central to kitchen and bath design, produced by Leslie Clagett, a well-known

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Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'This is a reminder that all Kate-Lo Tile & Stone locations will be closed August 31 – September 2, 2013 in observance of Labor Day. Have a fun and safe holiday! Share it now!

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Get Inspired: A Lovely Idea for Leftover Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

'Leftovers get a bad rep but the truth is, some things can be even better. Turkey sandwiches after Thanksgiving spring to mind. So does cold pizza for breakfast. Leftover tiles present challenges of their own. If you’ve gone to the trouble of finding the perfect cement tile design from Granada Tile , maybe even ordered a custom colorway, then what do you do with the inevitable leftovers?

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The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty: Customer Photos

The Tile Shop

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty. Design Tips, Inspiration, and Tile Shop updates. Search This Blog. Loading. Monday, August 5, 2013. Customer Photos. Hi! I have some customer photos to share with you today. This first on comes from Lu in our Nashville store. Its a bathroom that features the Madeira vein cut in a shower.

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Time2Design: ASID LA | Dwell Labs Designer Tour

Time2Design

'PAGES. Home. SLIDESHOW. FOLLOW. CONTACT. ABOUT. NEWS. ASID LA | Dwell Labs Designer Tour. As part of Dwell on Design, in Los Angeles, in conjunction with ASID Los Angeles and LA Design Magazine, I was invited to attend a VIP Tour of Dwell Labs LA. I was amongst a very talented group of bloggers and our private tour took us inside two separate prestigious building locations.

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Entries now being accepted for 2013 Tile of Spain Awards

Tile of Spain USA

'The Twelth Annual Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture and Interior Design competition is now open. The Tile of Spain Awards aim to improve awareness and understanding of Spanish ceramic tile amongst architects and interior designers, and to promote its use by professionals. Enter now at www.tileofspainawards.com. Prizes are awarded in both architecture and interior design categories.

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Avente Tile Talk: Carter's Hand-Painted Ceramic Tiles, Murals and.

Tile Talk

'Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Carters Hand-Painted Ceramic Tiles, Murals and Façades - Disappearing History. When I set out to write this blog article, I intended to put a few words to a photograph of the Poole Arms (in Poole, Dorset, UK,) with its striking green tile fa ç ade. Being interested in history, I decided to research some information on the building and its tiles.

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August Outlet Specials

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'Why go to a Big Box Store? EVERYDAY BLOWOUT DEALS ON PREMIUM TILE! If you are looking for premium tile at “big box” prices, look no further. Check out our Outlet Center specials for August. Additional discounts do not apply. Mont Blanc from Dom Ceramiche. SAVE 70% OFF RETAIL. A great looking porcelain tile that replicates a rustic natural stone with lots of natural variation from piece to piece.

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Get Inspired: What’s Happening on Share Designs in August

Granada Tile

'To say that August has been a big month for Granada Tile would be an understatement. The September issues of Country Living and Martha Stewart Living hit the newsstands this month and both included projects with our sensational cement tiles. Then there were the projects with our tiles we covered right here—in particular Rubix , which features our concrete tiles in classic and more unexpected tile installations.

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Bath Crashers

The Tile Shop

'Our tile was just featured on an episode of "Bath Crashers" on the DIY channel. Looks like they used various sizes of Copper Rust slate.

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Industry News: Promotions, Products & Certifications

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

'Florida Tile Promotes Barbari & Facca To New Strategic Roles. Florida Tile has announced two significant changes to its sales and marketing organization due to recent growth in it independent and commercial divisions. Massimo Barbari, previously Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Florida Tile, has been promoted to Product Development of Foreign Panariagroup Brands.

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Tile of Spain co-sponsors showroom opening featuring Iberia tile

Tile of Spain USA

'Tile of Spain recently co-sponsored the opening of the Poggenpohl DCOTA – Design Center of the Americas – Showroom in Miami, Florida. Poggenpohl , internationally renowned for its high-tech innovations in contemporary European kitchens, designed the new 3,500 square foot ground floor showroom. The showroom is open to consumers, designers, architects and connoisseurs of exquisite design and craftsmanship.

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Avente Tile Talk: Fresh-Picked Gourmet Garden Ceramic Tiles

Tile Talk

'Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Fresh-Picked Gourmet Garden Ceramic Tiles. Fresh-Picked Gourmet Garden Ceramic Tiles. Summer Harvest Mural 8" x 23". The sight, taste, and smell of freshly picked fruits and vegetables, from either your own garden or from your local farmers market, appeal to the inner chef in all of us who love to eat and share our latest culinary creations.

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Self Esteem Mosaic by Girl Scout Troop 11656

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'Kate-Lo Tile & Stone was delighted to donate tile to the local Girl Scouts of America. Troop 11656, consisting of ninth graders from Orono, MN wanted to create a very special project. The theme for their project is called “Self Esteem” and they used broken pieces of ceramic, glass, and marble to emblazoned with empowering words. The mosaics create colorful frames around mirrors.

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Breaking News: Our New Video Shows You How to Install Cement Tile

Granada Tile

'One of the questions we get asked a lot is how to install Granada Tile ‘s sensational cement tile. It’s a great one, because, after investing the time and thought into selecting cement tile for your project, it goes without saying that you’re going to want to install the concrete tiles perfectly so they’ll look great now—and in years to come.

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The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty: From Showroom to Real Life: The.

The Tile Shop

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty. Design Tips, Inspiration, and Tile Shop updates. Search This Blog. Loading. Tuesday, August 20, 2013. From Showroom to Real Life: The Brookfield Mosaic. "From the Showroom to Real Life Installations": The Brookfield Mosaic is one of our most elegant and graphic mosaics! I use it when I want to add a "pop" of excitement to a room.

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TEXTURE BY DESIGN

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

'By Sean Cilona, Marketing Director, Florida Tile. Texture describes the visual and/or tactile nature of something. Texture has two components: “image texture” (the look of something) and “physical texture” (the feel of something). To designers, architects, builders and decorators, texture is important because it reflects the nuances of personal style, establishes environmental interest and engenders specific moods such as warm or cool and settings from formal to casual.

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The Tiles of Ottoman Turkey and the Mosaics of Byzantium, Part Two.

Tile+Mosaic

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Inspiration: Color in the Kitchen

The Perfect Bath

'The new or renovated all-white kitchen has become ubiquitous! I was recently on the jury for New York Cottages and Gardens design awards. It was difficult to find the definitive winner in the kitchen category. They were all well designed, functional and attractive. But, it was hard to distinguish one from the other with their Carrara marble counters and matching backsplashes.

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Installing Laminam 5.6

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'This is a sneak peek to a new product offering by Crossville. Laminam 5.6 is rolling out to market this fall and is durable enough to be installed on floors. What the big deal, you might ask? Laminam are very large porcelain panels that require less grout less. Super contemporary, really amazing. Rick Hagen, our sales manager, is training in Crossville to learn how to install this new material.

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Breaking News: Cement Tiles Shine at the New Rubix in Hollywood

Granada Tile

'Hands down, the best part of making cement tiles has to be seeing Granada Tile ‘s products installed in finished projects. We’re always in awe of the creative, dynamic ways our clients use our concrete tile. You can imagine how excited we were to see Ariel Fox ‘s amazing use of our cement tiles in a new project in Hollywood. For the outdoor spaces around the pool at Rubix , a new luxury apartment building, she turned to our concrete tiles for needs big and small.

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From the Showroom to Real Life

The Tile Shop

'"From the Showroom to Real Life Installations": This little bar area is from one of my favorite designers- Liz Caan in Newton, MA. We will be opening up a new Tile Shop in Shrewsbury, MA this winter- close to her store! Love the black and white with pops of color- it''s such a bold pattern and great statement backsplash.

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kbculture: Kitchen Uncovered

KB Culture

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. 26 August 2013. Kitchen Uncovered. Sometimes you just get lucky. Called to renovate a modest ground-floor apartment is São Paulo, AR Arquitetos discovered an opportunity to transform the space. Part of the property extended under a central courtyard. By glazing the ceiling of that portion of the home, the heretofore dark interior is given a dazzling new look; the kitchen is the principal beneficiary. ar-arquitetos.com.br.

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The Tiles of Ottoman Turkey and the Mosaics of Byzantium, Part One.

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Minton Hollins Tileworks (part II) - Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos

Mosaicos

'Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos. about tiles - mainly about patterned floor tiles made either of cement or clay. Pages. Home. About. Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Minton Hollins Tileworks (part II). pen drawing by Neville Malkin - May 1976. I keep citing from the same source as before : " If we could go back to the latter part of the 19th century and were able to enter through the gateway into the inner precinct, we would have been confronted at first by the offices; ascending the

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Why Your Kitchen Tile Back Splash Can Be Expensive.

How to Floor Tile

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Breaking News: More on Granada Tile in Country Living

Granada Tile

'By now, we hope you’ve gotten a chance to check out Country Living ‘s 2013 House of the Year. As we told you last week, the house in Breezy Point, New York, had been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Country Living tapped designer Emily Henderson to restore it. Her efforts are stunning, and so we’d thought you’d like a bit more about Emily and her work on the house.

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The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty: Customer Photos

The Tile Shop

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty. Design Tips, Inspiration, and Tile Shop updates. Search This Blog. Loading. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Customer Photos. Good morning- I have some new customer photos to share with you- taking tile to the next level ! The first three come from Alan in our Sterling Heights location- they are from Design Tile and Marble Masters: This last one is from Adam in our Richmond, VA store: Thanks for sharing these photos!!

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Stoned

KB Culture

'As with a mandala, contemplating the rippled pattern of the Scribe mosaic can lull away the stresses of the day. [Well, it works for me!] Cut by water jet, the stone tiles are suitable for floor and wall surfaces; a slight texture gives them a degree of slip resistance. Here, I''m impressed by the contrasting grout treatment: white between the central carrara tesserae and grey separating the surrounding pieces of thassos marble. annsacks.com.

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August 2013 Employee Anniversaries

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'We’d like to thank and congratulate our employees for their hard work and dedication. We appreciate everything you do! Carol Demuth – August 12 – 17 years. Gregg Hallen – August 18 – 5 years. Jenn Mcgeary – August 30 – 8 years. Terry Williams – August 18 – 5 years. Share it now!

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Attack of the ASAPeople

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

'By David Long. Recently, a customer sent in a PO for 300 pcs. of a brand-new rotomolded part – great news! Upon further examination, though, a major problem was discovered: the specified “MUST” ship date was 3 days from receipt of the PO. This would prove difficult to accommodate for a number of reasons, most significantly that it failed to account for that nagging detail we in the business call “building a mold.”.

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