Sat.Oct 25, 2014 - Fri.Oct 31, 2014

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Started the job at 8:38 backsplash Marblehead mass

Tile Excellence

'this backsplash is 2get 12 by 3 ceramic first thing to do as pictured is to loosen take out all receptacles electrical receptacles so this is a picture to pictures one of the material to be used and one of the electrical outlets to be removed there are four on this job for outlets the cost of this installation to customer 30 square feet of tile $300 and 4 receptacles making the cost of this job $340.

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Using Dark Tiles In Your Bathroom

The London Tile Co.

'Often the advice we give is aimed at adding light and space to your bathroom by using bright or light coloured tiles. However, dark tiles are becoming increasingly popular in bathrooms as they add a cool, modern look, so we’ve been looking at the best way to use dark tiles in your bathroom. Bright white tiles can often look stark when paired with traditional white bathroom furniture.

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Cersaie Tile Trends 2014

As The Tile Turns

'Cersaie 2014, The International Tile & Stone Expo in Bologna, Italy has once again inspired designers worldwide. Here are the top trends and innovations as seen at Cersaie 2014. Texture: We love that tile is no longer flat, or at least it doesn’t appear so. Whether through advanced printing technologies it appears to have dimension or it actually has texture and dimension this trend was prominent.

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The new "TOBY" kitchen and a customer before and after

The Tile Shop

'Good morning! We''d like to share one of our favorite new kitchens from the North Charlotte, NC showroom with you today. It''s a transitional styled kitchen that incorporates traditional tile ( Imperial Bianco Gloss 3 x 6 ) with a modern mosaic ( Brushed metal with glass ). The wood shop did a great job on these custom cabinets! Please click on the images to view: Now to a great BEFORE, DURING and AFTER look at a fireplace from Andrew C. in our Sterling, VA showroom.

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Tiling and grouting same day

Tile Excellence

'The live feed blog written the other day focused on a backsplash that was completed in about 4 hours. The blog post walked the reader through the backsplash from start to finish. It was installed and grouted within this 4 hour time frame. Now there are some installers and manufacturers of tile and tile products who will tell you that you have to wait 24 hours before grouting tile.

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Cement Tile Creates Luxurious Lido for Hotel

Tile Talk

'By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. Cement tile have the ability to create luxurious, rich designs in any environment; but, the effect is breathtaking and awesome when applied to commercial applications for restaurants and hotels because of the grand scale. The lobby of this upscale ocean-front Caribbean resort opens up to beach via this lido that welcomes guests and invites them to relax, linger and enjoy the view.

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In The News: Granada Tile In Veranda

Granada Tile

'Have you checked out this month’s Veranda? If you did, you might have spotted t his inviting house designed by James Huniford. And, of course, Granada tiles are in the kitchen underlining the home’s coziness and warmth. Let’s take a closer look at it. Don’t you love those sun-tinged walls? Look at those wooden beams… Check out that cook top’s copper hood… Those Arts & Crafts pendants… Gorgeous, isn’t it?

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Marble Mosaic Medallion Tile Foyer Flooring Installation I Tile Installation

Tile Excellence

'marble days blog #2 The second in the 3 part series of "marble days" is a little more elaborate than the first as promised and describes and shows the use of perimeter borders of marble around the edge of a foyer floor. The middle of the "field" tile is a 4 ft by 4 ft custom laser cut mosaic marble medallion installed diagonally within the different color boarder.

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Customer Photos

The Tile Shop

'Guest Blogger: Lauren Good Morning! I have some great customer photos to share from Arthur in our Wilmington, DE store. The first is a Before & After of a fireplace featuring our Flagstaff architectural stone. Before: After: The second is a bathroom where he combined Jinshan Bone Polished with the Portifino and the Orvieto Listellos. Looks great!

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Use Cement Tile To Make A Statement In Your Bathroom

Granada Tile

'The smallest room in the house is the perfect place to make a style statement that might be overwhelming in the living room. While you might feel more comfortable cloaking the rest of your home in neutrals, here you can go bold and, color and pattern-wise at least, big. Whether you want to make this room into a jewel box by taking tile from floor to ceiling, as in the example above, keep the focus on one wall or cover the entire floor, Granada cement tiles are the perfect canvas.

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Modern Greek House Design Exploring Traditional and Up-to-Date Design

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'The island of Kea in Greece seemed the perfect location to settle down and enjoy magical breezes serpent among olive trees. This modern House in Kea was seen by architects Marina Stassinopoulos and Konstantios Daskalakis as an opportunity to employ the island’s traditional building practices in a modern and highly functional residence. By rearranging the site’s terracing while maintaining local flora, the architects created a modern Greek house design connecting volumes of living spaces while a

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Amazing technology working from the job today

Tile Excellence

'first time ever using direct blogger on the job my tek wizard and SEO expertset me up with direct logger right from the job over my bluetooth so today not only will I take pictures of the backsplash that I install but I''ll walk you right through it so you could actually do it yourself. This puts a whole new spin on our do it yourself platformso the blogs will be coming in as the day progresses and at the end of the day you''ll see the finished product the cost of the project and it will almost

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The Candice and some customer photos….

The Tile Shop

'Good morning! Lauren and I just returned from visiting some new stores…Lauren was in Cordova, TN and I was in North Charlotte, NC. We loved seeing all the new displays and meeting the staff. Here are the "flipagrams" from the new showrooms in case you missed them: [link] (Cordova) [link] (North Charlotte) We want to share a new vignette, the CANDICE with you this morning.

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New Shape In American Made Ceramic Tile: The Wedge By Modwalls

Making Tile Modern

'THE WEDGE IS HERE! Our exclusive new American made addition to our Kiln Ceramic Tile collection. The Wedge is available to order in 24 glossy and matte colors. In stock now in the 4 colors shown: Milk, Splash, Limoncello and Brine. Buy online or order samples at Modwalls.

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Minimalist Staircase Design Enriching Century-Old House in Milan

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'What can you add to a simple home to make it unique? Italian architects Francesco Librizzi and Matilde Cassani came up with a minimalist staircase design to enrich the overall look of an old dwelling: “An original 1900 house where windows, doors and tiled floors survived to modernity. The only possible intervention was an almost-2D frame, able to double the space in height and create new possibilities on other layers.” This unconventional staircase project is part of Casa C, a recen

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Rustic Tile Backsplash Installation

Tile Excellence

'just got done grouting cleaned up my mess wipe down the backsplash twice wipe down the floor twice got all the tools in the car and I am driving away. job turned out beautiful it is a rustic tile with a little bit of wave on the edge to give it that rustic look turned out very nice and hope you enjoy it Thanks for checking it out Chris Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Please comment on this "ask chris"post or comment.

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Bewitching Design, Part Three

KB Culture

'Talk about things that go bump[y] in the night! Set with coal-colored pebbles whose smooth, irregular forms recall knuckle bones and vertebrae, this highly textured bathroom wall evokes the catacombs that snake below the realm of the living. pebbletileshop.com.

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The Inside Story: Heath's Iconic Ovals

Heath Ceramics

'Almost relegated to the trash heap of design history, our Ovals were brought back to life in the early 2000s. Since then they’ve graced a pretty stunning range of installations, particularly given how distinctive they are. . Maybe it’s the way the curved surface shows off the form of the tile as the light hits each tile at a different angle.

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Luxurious Modern Interior Scheme Uncovered by The Appealathon House in Australia

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'Appealathon House in Perth, Western Australia is a compact modern residence developed by Australian home builder Grandwood by Zorzi. The architectural language of the project is defined by simple lines, order and proportion. A minimalist exterior palette in gray and white is extended indoors, where things seem to really come to life: “The ground floor Guest Suite is complete with built in robe and luxurious ensuite.

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2 1 half hour laying tile time for grout

Tile Excellence

'done laying tile nowas you can see is time to put in the grout entire project I believe will be three and a half hours. Great deal I make great pay and the customer saves about 50% from other installers again the price on this entire backsplash was 340 so this is next to the last post the final post in a few minutes will be the finish grouted product Chris Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Please comment on this "ask chris"post or comment.

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Thin Is In: Get The Skinny on Thin Porcelain Tile

Giotile

'GIO _Thin 1.0 is on-trend, yet practical for floors, walls and countertops. Thin tiles emerged as a hot trend in Europe a few years ago and are just now trending in the United States. These thin tiles start at thicknesses of about 2.5 mm for walls up to about 6 mm thick for floors and offer a range of advantages, including the ability to install over existing floor and wall tiles which eliminates having to rip out existing finishing materials in renovation projects, saving on renovation waste a

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Day Trip to The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms: Lanterns Lit

Margaret Almon Mosaics

'Lantern at Stickley’s Craftsman Farms in Parisppany, NJ. Photo by Wayne Stratz. Stratoz and I made our second day trip to Craftsman Farms , museum of furniture great Gustav Stickley, in Parsippany, NJ. I first discovered Craftsman Farms from an ad in American Bungalow quite a few years ago. We took our first tour circa 2003, and I was smitten with the tiles, the copper hearths, the textiles and inlaid wood.

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Charming Details Exhibited by Original Fairytale Sauna in Russia

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'Building separate little houses for bath procedures is very common in Russia. However, architectural studio Artecology (led by Russian architect Andrey Bugaev) created a fairytale sauna on a seemingly fairytale land. According to the designers, the walls of this unusual dwelling are made of larch logs which are 280 mm in diameter. Larch wood is extremely resistant to moisture, strong and very pleasant to look at.

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Tile Installation-Repair I DIY Consumer Help Blog: Advertiser and Affiliate Opportunities I Contracto.

Tile Excellence

'Tile Installation-Repair I DIY Consumer Help Blog: Advertiser and Affiliate Opportunities I Contracto. : Tile Excellence " ask chris " Do It Yourself ( DIY ) How to Install Tile Consumer Help Blog has had over 56000 readers si. Please comment on this "ask chris"post or comment. Thank you!

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We’re loving Tung’s photo of the bells he made with.

Heath Ceramics

'We’re loving Tung’s photo of the bells he made with hand stained and etched chimes by jewelry designer Julia Turner for the Under One Roof show. The bold colors are so striking, the details are stunning. See them in our SF Boiler Room through Sunday. .

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Rock Shop: Favorites in Our Store

Design With an Attitude

'Just as we expected when we visited the New York home show earlier this year, stones, quartz and minerals are popular right now. They add a lovely bit of bling, a hint of color and interesting texture to a room – in small enough doses not to overwhelm but large enough to be eye-catching. Back in August this fireplace really took the crowd by storm, effervescent and light while being solidly grounded and very much a main focal point.

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Dynamic Floor Design Blending Colorful Hexagonal Tiles and Concrete

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'Achieving a sense of dynamics in a room can be done in a variety of unexpected ways. Take today’s project for example, a minimalist kitchen design, part of G-Roc, a residential project completed by Nook Architects and located in Barcelona, Spain. In this apartment, the designers managed to create a Spartan environment with an industrial flair, added a touch of cheerfulness through blue and yellow hues.

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Just about done and ready to grout

Tile Excellence

'as you can see the tires are most installed I lack about 6 cut around the top then then I will go out now you will hear from around a tile a lot of installers and manufactures who will tell you you have to wait 24 hours before you can grout I will touch on this tonight when I get home I will explain the grouting situation,depending on the type of thin set concrete that that you use so here''s a couple of pictures of the progress of this product this project Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device P

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We Spy… The opening for Under One Roof was so much fun.

Heath Ceramics

'We Spy…. The opening for Under One Roof was so much fun. The miniature factories by Julia Turner were a hit, and so much other great work went home with happy new owners. The show is up in our Boiler Room until November 2nd. Come see new and collaborative work by our own Tung Chiang; letterpress and woodblock printers The Aesthetic Union and PapaLlama; jewelry makers Liz Oppenheim and Julia Turner; artisan textile and apparel makers Small Trade Company; textile artist Llane Alexis; handwoven ap

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2014 Stone Imports Still in Double-Digit Growth

Stone Update

'August data shows continued strong growth in marble, travertine; year-to-date shipments remain healthy for most stone categories.

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Chock Full of Clocks

JG Kitchens

'I really dread the Fall time change every year. It means I finish my work day and do my runs in the dark. There’s nothing I can do about it. So I thought I’d turn a negative into a positive. Here’s a new post and Pinterest board about fun and inspiring clocks. If you have to change the time, you might want to change the clocks, too.

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Broke joint tile backslash

Tile Excellence

'broken tile is tile its set in an offset joint like bricks and you start out at 1 square side with half a pieces and whole pieces to give yourself the offset pattern to begin the installation so. The first thing you do is cut yourself a few half tiles to startBrooke joint tile is one of the easiest installations that you can do yourself because basically the tiles are offset in a brick pattern and there is no real straight line keep straight except your horizontal line as you''ll see in the nex

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Beautiful work happening in the studio this week for our studio.

Heath Ceramics

'Beautiful work happening in the studio this week for our studio show in early December.

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New Products - October 2014

Stone Update

'New premium stone, floor scabbler, laser template integration,low-divide sink, apps and more!

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A Customer Photo & Happy Halloween

The Tile Shop

'Guest Blogger: Lauren Good Morning! I have a customer photo to share from Nan K. in our Southlake, TX showroom. It''s a beautiful bar area featuring the Stainless Steel with Black Stria for the backsplash and Shanxi Black on the counter top. Looks great! Please click on the image to view: Happy Halloween!

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Progress on backsplash

Tile Excellence

'as you can see start to a half, & a whole tile which produces the brick pattern also on electrical switches as picture the years on the internal working so if the electrical socket work as this taser so when the tiles done and you screwed gots of the electrical socket back in the metal yours act as spacers for the electrical sockets Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -- Original message -- From: "Diana Smith (Google+)" Date:07/31/2014 8:24 AM (GMT-05:00) To: tile_excellence@yahoo.com Subje

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@brendantheblob show opening tomorrow night at Heath LA!! (at.

Heath Ceramics

'@brendantheblob show opening tomorrow night at Heath LA!!