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Cultivating your company’s strategic plan

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

CTDA Home | Contact Us. Cultivating your company’s strategic plan. Most companies start life as a business plan. Eventually, that plan should evolve into a formal strategic plan document that lays out key initiatives for the business over the next three to five years. Unfortunately, even when said document is created, that seed planted in the ground often ends up largely ignored, untended and malnourished.

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Create Weatherproof Decking with Outdoor Porcelain Wood Effect Tiles

The London Tile Co.

Wood is a popular material for lots of internal and external projects, and while it does have many benefits in some areas, it can also require a little more maintenance than other surfaces. One area where wood is often used is outdoors to create a deck seating area in gardens. Decking looks fantastic when first installed, but can begin to look worn if not regularly maintained – causing worn patches and splinters.

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#FlexBoneFriday Feature: Timberidge Flooring Tries ARDEX UI 720 FLEXBONE

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Garrick Sweeny, owner of Timberidge Flooring, encountered an interesting substrate prep issue – an unidentifiable(presumably a vapor barrier) blue coating on the basement floor bar area he had been hired to tile. Since he was unsure tile would bond to the unidentified floor coating, Garrick chose ARDEX UI 720™ FLEXBONE® Floating Uncoupling Membrane and ARDEX X 78™ MICROTEC® Semi-Pourable Tile and Stone Mortar, saving him an estimated 8 hours of floor prep(!).

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Freestanding Bathtubs are a Hot Trend

Conestoga Tile Blog

Free standing tubs are so hot right now. There are plenty of reasons for this surge in popularity, not the least of which is the amazing versatility of these tubs to transform any space! Such a dramatic piece in any bath can also help with the value of your home. . Freestanding tubs come in many styles, sizes and shapes. There is something nostalgic about a soaking in a claw foot tub with candles nearby, but more modern styles provide their own sense of luxury and relaxation.

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Plywood Accent Wall Opens Up This Small Apartment in Ukraine

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Designed by Eugene Meshcheruk , this small, bright apartment was transformed for a young family in Zaporojye, Ukraine. The first step in the redesign of the 904-square-foot home was to remove the non-load bearing walls from the existing structure and open up the living areas as much as possible. The new focal point is the subtle dividing wall built of plywood panels that separate the dining area and kitchen from the living room.

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Tidy: chapter 3 – interiors and exteriors

Making Tile Modern

Modwalls | Colorful Modern Tile Since 2005. Monochromatic White Ceramic Tile. ( Continued… ) They say if you don’t feel your grief, you won’t be able to feel all the other feelings that want to arise. Good feelings like joy, empathy, or passion. It’s like having a house decorated with only one color – but the color is grey. Margaret had been living in a grey house emotionally, and the grey was her grief.

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A Return to the Timeless White Bath

The Perfect Bath

For quite some time now I have been writing and talking about color. It’s in the air. From fresh bright blues to dark navy; from pale grays elevating to dark charcoal. I love them all. But the time has come to revisit my favorite color of all–white. It’s a shade that is never out of style for the bath. White is very reflective but serene, not the least bit bland and certainly timeless.

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Products for the Great Outdoors - American Olean Relevance & Lunada Bay Agate

ISC Surfaces

Relevance Timely Beige 24x24 in Textured Finish Relevance —Combining the subtle inspiration of natural stone with a durable, compact surface, this versatile line has both the functionality demanded for commercial applications and the beauty required for residential projects. Colors: Contemporary Cream, Timely Beige, Germane Gray, Essential Charcoal, Exact Black Field Tile Sizes : 12x24, 24x24, 24x48 Finishes: Unpolished, Textured Trims & Accents: 12x24 Brick-joint Mosaic, Bullnose, Cove Base

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Contemporary Apartment in Brazil Pops With Bold Italian Tile Accent Wall

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Diego Revollo Arquitetura completed the redesign of a contemporary apartment in Alto da Lapa, São Paulo, Brazil. The 1330 square-foot transitional-style home was adapted to the needs of a lawyer and his life partner. Defined by a marriage of classic and modern details, Apartment 360° unveils surprises at every step. A neutral color palette was chosen for the walls and floor, leaving room for varied furniture and embellishments.

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Area Rug Sizes

Conestoga Tile Blog

Wood-look porcelain tile is incredibly popular with individuals who wish to have the look and feel of wood floors without the maintenance requirements. Many people can’t tell the difference between the two materials even when the two are side-by-side! So when the tile has been installed, a natural next step is choosing a rug to complete the wood floor look.

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Tidy – chapter 2: keeping order

Making Tile Modern

Modwalls | Colorful Modern Tile Since 2005. As Margaret reads from “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”, she comes upon a sentence that stops her cold: “Keep your house in order.” That doesn’t sound fun…. That sounded like punishment. A commandment whose highest expression of love is a clean, stainless steel kitchen with nothing in the fridge because nobody actually lives there.

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Design Originals from Heath + Friends

Heath Ceramics

It’s a Heath two-fer. As in two big launches, one great night. We’ve been busy expanding our Heath for Home collection and we’re excited to finally share it with you. We’re introducing the new, expanded Nomad furniture collection from Oakland-based design firm Jacob May the same night as we celebrate the launch of our wallpaper, Heath for Hygge & West !

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Beer Lovers Will Swoon Over This Industrial Bar Design in Montréal

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Envisioned by Humà design + architecture , Das Bier in an industrial-style bar in Montréal, Canada. The project, based on the German “bierhall” concept, is a merging between the European passion for great beers and the Rosemont neighborhood lifestyle. “Our first goal was to open the space, which is composed of three buildings with three different ground floor levels, to create one large hall,” the architects said. “Then, we custom-designed oversized communal table

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How to Create a Minimalist Bathroom

Conestoga Tile Blog

Bathrooms are a great space to be decorated in the minimalist style. This space exists for the purpose of maintaining our cleanliness and a clean, simple space reflects cleanliness back. A bathroom full of clutter can create the opposite effect. This design style can be tricky. It can easily become a stark space that feels cold and uninviting. Find out how to full this look off perfectly, using this image as an example.

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Tidy: chapter 1 – the universe is speaking…

Making Tile Modern

We’re re running this original story of design and life on consecutive days. By New York-based writer Micheline Auger. Modwalls | Colorful Modern Tile Since 2005. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Really? The book has been sitting on her kitchen table for a month. Underneath a pair of socks, a pile of home decor magazines, and Francis, the one-eared cat who adopted her last winter after Sam left.

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Are carpet tiles for you?

Focus Floors and Furnishings

Here are a few points about carpet tiles to help you to determine if they are what you need for your project. Carpet squares or tiles are easy to install and don’t require a professional. This makes them the ideal alternative to traditional carpet and a great way to save money. T hey are easy to transport because they’re lightweight and portable making it a lot easier to store some extras or the carpet tile until the project date.

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Hudson dimensional tile in Lobster glaze

ModCraft

Check out this inspiring installation shot of our Hudson dimensional tile at our new innovative Connecticut showroom, Wheelock Design. Hudson here is glazed in Lobster glaze.

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Q&A with Shinola’s Daniel Caudill

Heath Ceramics

Heath has enjoyed a nice camaraderie with Shinola since they launched in 2011. With similar commitments to revitalizing the American manufacturing industry and setting up camp in major cities (Detroit for Shinola, Sausalito and San Francisco for Heath), our goals of preserving craft and focusing on quality are very much aligned. This Thursday, June 9, as part of San Francisco Design Week , we’re joining our friends at Shinola in their new Jackson Square showroom to discuss what it means to build

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More Litokol products at The Tile Doctor

The Tile Doctor

Be on the lookout for 2 new products from Litokol on our Site. No to twitter.

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NTCA to Hit Record Membership in 2016

Stone Update

Tile-industry group should reach 1,300 members by end of the year.

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Enhance your Home’s Curb Appeal this Summer

JG Kitchens

Curb appeal welcomes you home. Curb appeal starts visits off with a smile. Curb appeal helps sell houses. If you don’t have it, get some! And don’t use the drought as an excuse either. There are plenty of alternatives to a water-hogging lawn! Here is my most recent San Diego Union-Tribune monthly feature on the topic, with expert inputs.

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Join us June 16 at Heath SF as we celebrate two big launches:

Heath Ceramics

Join us June 16 at Heath SF as we celebrate two big launches: the new, expanded Nomad furniture line by @jacobmaydesign (exclusively at Heath) and our wallpaper, Heath for @hyggeandwest! RSVP link in profile.

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Step dimensional wall tile in Winter and Stannic glaze

ModCraft

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Creative Deck Ideas: #HomeComplement Creates your Dream Patio

Stagetecture

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by The Tapco Group in conjunction with Blog Meets Brand and I have been compensated for my participation. All opinions are my own. Creative Deck Ideas: #HomeComplement Creates your Dream Patio. Deck ideas are on everyone’s minds, as the outdoors becomes our living room for the summer. Now that the weather is warmer we are all looking for ways to entertain outdoors and extend the days as long as possible!

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Versatile Taiwanese Family Home Balances Child and Adult Spaces

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

This family in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan wanted to achieve the perfect balance between parenting and romantic life — HAO Design took on the challenge to turn their plan into reality. The couple requested a large kitchen with plenty of space for cooking together, while watching over their two daughters. This triggered the idea of a kitchen-and-living combo for the project entitled Blue and Glue.

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Fragile bubbles form on this glaze in the firing, but we can.

Heath Ceramics

Fragile bubbles form on this glaze in the firing, but we can grind them smooth and they look like really interesting.

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Pattern Play :: The Tartan World of Scot Meacham Wood

The Ace of Space

I have a confession. I carry a secret longing to live in the rarefied world depicted by vintage issues of Town & Country Magazine. A picture perfect life splayed across glossy pages with “old-money” patina complete with ancestral portraits, African mahogany paneled walls and Chesterfield sofas. Rooms richly layered in well-mannered tartans, classic tattersalls steeped in […].

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Belknap White Hosts ARDEX Customer Appreciation Day

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Belknap White is the best! Last Friday, more than 40 installers attended a BBQ luncheon hosted at the Woburn, MA location. Thanks for hosting the ARDEX team!

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4 Warm Metal Fixture Ideas to Brighten Up Your Bathroom

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

We all know that design trends come and go, but the next big thing is warm metal fixtures in bathrooms. Gone are the days of cold chrome and stainless steel. These days, it’s about creating inviting spaces with the likes of copper, bronze, brass and gold. If you’re concerned about how to best incorporate these materials into your design without letting the design become too retro, don’t fret.

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Hey, that’s my couch. (at Heath Ceramics San Francisco)

Heath Ceramics

Hey, that’s my couch.

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Southern Style Now:: Showhouses of the South

The Ace of Space

Over the past few months, I’ve been fortunate to see stunning examples of southern design in the form of Showhouses. From Atlanta to New Orleans, and soon the Junior League of Chattanooga Designer Showhouse in Chattanooga. Recently I participated on a Southern Bloggers Panel in New Orleans as part of the Southern Style Now Festival […]. The post Southern Style Now:: Showhouses of the South appeared first on The Ace Of Space Blog.

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What do YOU want?

Burgin Construction

Each week the Burgin Construction Inc. team presents a blog as a way for our readers to learn, get inspired and engage with us. During the week on our social media platforms, we post inspirational quotes and specifically curated content that we think you will enjoy. We want to take this opportunity to ask YOU what you would like to see when visiting our blog and our social media platforms.

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Modern Family Retreat in Canada Features Extensive Glazing

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The Rosenberry Residence located on a large wooded lot near Sutton in the Eastern Townships region, Canada, is conceived as a bi-generational family retreat. The owners, a finance professional now based in Asia and his parents still living in Montreal, come here to relax during summer and winter. According to the project description provided by the architects at Arch-Fabg , the house sits on a podium with a swimming pool and a lawn terrace.

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Hex Tiles! Backsplash + Counter

Heath Ceramics

Hex Tiles!

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ひとり暮らしの飼い主の異変を察知して、交番に行って助けを求めた犬のニュースがありました。. 本当に凄いと思います。. もしも発見が遅れていたら、ご主人の命はなかったということなので、手柄だと思います。. 元々その犬も野良犬だったそうで、命を助けてくれたご主人に恩返しをしてた感覚だったのかな、と思いました。. 今は空前の猫ブームだと言われています。. 確かに猫のグッズもたくさん販売されていますし、テレビでも猫特集を組まれるようになりました。. ブームに終わらず、悲しい運命をたどってしまうような猫が幸せな生活を送れるように、心優しい里親さんに巡り合うことができればいいなと思います。. 犬も猫も大事な家族です。. 最期を迎えるその時まで、一緒に過ごす義務もあると思います。. 賢いから飼うというのではなく、家族だからこそご主人の命を助けたんだと思います。.

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Construction Underway on New 125-Home Affordable Apartment Community Near Downtown Los Angeles

The A to Z of Building

LINC Housing joined with the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission, the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and other partners to.

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Traditional Apartment in Mexico Converted Into Functional Artist’s Studio

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Arqmov Workshop took on the challenge of converting this older apartment in Polanco, Mexico City, to an artist studio for a graphic designer with a powerful personality. Old service areas were transformed into new bathrooms, a breakfast nook and storage space, while a roofed conservatory, an extra bedroom and an open kitchen complete the design. “The removal of old carpets, wall finishes and drop ceilings uncovered perfectly polished concrete floors, which were sealed and left exposed in

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