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Tile of Spain Showcases Tile Innovations from over 85 Manufacturers at Coverings 2018

Tile of Spain USA

Miami, FL May 2018 – Tile of Spain , the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER), exhibits a wide variety of new product innovations and trends from Spanish tile manufacturers at Coverings 2018: The Global Tile & Stone Experience. During the 4-day tile and stone exhibition, 85 Spanish ceramic and stone manufacturers showcase some of the most advanced ceramic tile technology and breathtaking desig

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3 DIY Eco-Friendly Cleaning Solutions for Your Spring Clean

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Get your home sparkling this spring, with eco-friendly cleaners. Image: Marlowe Hues Color & Design Spring cleaning is supposed to refresh your home. It’s a little counterintuitive, then, that traditional cleaning methods lean on harsh, often toxic chemicals to do the job. Your home may look better after using these products, but, in actuality, you’ve only swapped germs and grime for possible dangers to your family and the environment.

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Rilievi Reallignment

Diary of a Tile Addict

Rilievi designed by Zaven for Cedit. Rilievi, designed by Zaven – Enrica Cavarzan & Marco Zavagno, is the new collection of high-impact interior design coverings that overturns the traditional rules of ceramic tile creation: three-dimensional elements with different geometric forms and colours decorate the large slabs by Cedit , transforming walls and spaces into imaginative scenarios that constitute real works of art.

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Coverings honors young professionals in 2018 Rock Star program

Floor Covering News

Atlanta—Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America, has announced its new honorees for the annual Rock Stars Emerging Leaders program. Now in its fourth year, the.

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Is Your Tile Layout Centered and Balanced, With No Small Cuts?

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

Do you spend time ensuring that your tile layout is centered and balanced, with no small cuts? I hope so since this the most effective way to ensure that a tile installation has a professionally installed appearance.

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25 Ideas for Creating Smart Multifunctional Rooms

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

In the era of open-plan homes and mobile electronic devices, home designs are incorporating more multifunctional rooms into their floor plans. Kitchens with islands become both dining room and workstation. Offices double as guest bedrooms. Due to constrained space, some smaller homes require you to combine room functionality. Looking for a little inspiration in creating your own multifunctional room?

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Major Shift for Morgan Advanced Materials Draws Massive Interest

Ceramic Industry Magazine

What effect do you think this action will have on the market for composites and ceramics in the defense industry?

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ICFF 2018 Preview Pinterest Board

JG Kitchens

My next design show will be the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City later this month. I’ve been wanting to go for a few years now and the timing finally worked out! This new ICFF 2018 Preview Pinterest board shows some of the home products and brands I look forward to seeing there. Take a look! Quartz blends with resin in an interesting new tub material.

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4 Ways To Spice Up Your Dining Room On A Budget

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Here’s how to spruce up your dining room on a budget. Image: May Konzepte Architekten – Interior Design Formal dining rooms can quickly become drab and outdated. Since most of us eat the majority of our meals at the kitchen table, it’s easy to overlook this space when it’s time renovate. Luckily, you don’t need a huge budget to update your dining room.

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Simplifying Moisture Measurement to Improve the Quality of Ceramic Powders and Bulk Solids

Ceramic Industry Magazine

In the ceramic industry, controlling moisture content in powders and bulk solids can impact the purchase price, shipping costs, material handling, and, perhaps most importantly, the quality of the final product. When processing dry bulk solids such as ceramics, chemicals, pigments and minerals, the amount of moisture in the product can have a wide range of effects.

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Coverings 2018 presents best booth awards

Floor Covering News

Atlanta—Coverings, the largest international tile and stone show in North America, has announced the winners of its 2018 Best Booth Awards. The program recognizes the standout booths based on their.

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ICFF 2018 Preview Pinterest Board

JG Kitchens

My next design show will be the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City later this month. I’ve been wanting to go for a few years now and the timing finally worked out! This new ICFF 2018 Preview Pinterest board shows some of the home products and brands I look forward to seeing there. Take a look! Quartz blends with resin in an interesting new tub material.

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Moving Soon? Here’s How to Pack For A Move Like A Pro

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Let us show you how to pack for a move like a pro. Image: Erda Estremera For many of us, packing for a move feels like a herculean task—and for good reason. There are so many different details to consider, not to mention the effort involved in lugging heavy boxes around. However, with a little forethought and planning, this process doesn’t have to feel overwhelming at all.

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Sales Increase 12% for Mohawk’s Global Ceramic Segment in 2018 First Quarter

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Mohawk Industries, Inc. recently announced 2018 first quarter net earnings of $209 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.78.

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Crossville’s Retro Active 2.0 earns Living Product Challenge Petal Certifications

Floor Covering News

Crossville, Tenn.—Crossville’s newest tile collection, Retro Active 2.0, is a recipient of the Living Product Challenge Petal Certifications in three categories: place, water and beauty. The Living Product Challenge is.

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Chic Black And White Bedrooms That Are All The Rave

Trendir Magazine

From country chic to simple and elegant black and white interior will never go out of style. It’s a classic appeal that simply works. The key is working with accessories and furniture pieces that brighten the room while still having the essential black and white feel. Here are a few ways to create a chic black and white bedroom space. Simple Black and white is simple therefore adding one or two patterns to the space will not only brighten the room but will bring the decor together.

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The 4 Most Common Contingencies Every Home Buyer Needs To Know About

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

When you’re ready to buy a home, these are the contingencies you need to know about. Image: Thomas de Cruz Architects & Designers If you’ve thought about buying a home, odds are you’ve seen the phrase “contingencies” pop up once or twice in your research. While the term can be a little intimidating at first glance, contingencies are there to protect you.

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Mars Mineral’s Harasty Receives William S. Bates Award

Ceramic Industry Magazine

The Pittsburgh Section of The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) recently presented the William S. Bates Award to Bill Harasty of Mars Mineral.

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Crossville debuts Convergence glass mosaic tile collection

Floor Covering News

Crossville, Tenn.—Crossville has launched Convergence, the brand’s latest glass mosaic tile collection. The new wall line offers the look of end-grain wood captured in rich, jewel tones and cast in.

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15 Pieces of Pallet Patio Furniture To Spark Your Outside Spring Decorating

Trendir Magazine

Once spring settles in you’ll be itching to utilize the back porch or patio. So, before it really starts to warm up, why not add some fresh new bits to your space. Before weekends of entertaining and BBQs start to happen, do some sprucing. Check out these 15 pieces of pallet patio furniture to spark some inspiration! Pinterest starts us off with this simple pallet set.

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6 Creative Ways to Decorate with Books

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Despite living in the age of e-readers, books are still a large part of life for many of us, even though figuring out where and how to store a growing collection can get surprisingly complicated. The obvious solution is bookshelves, which raises more questions: should you go with set-in bookshelves, shelves that dominate a wall, or small accent shelves?

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Revenue Climbs over 40% for CARBO Ceramics in 2018 First Quarter

Ceramic Industry Magazine

CARBO Ceramics Inc. recently reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2018.

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Installation: ‘Blazer’ tool makes quick work of laying cove base

Floor Covering News

By Reginald Tucker David Low, a floor covering installer with 25 years under his belt, had grown tired of pulling muscles, busting his knuckles and otherwise breaking his back when.

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Top Tips for Renting Out Your Spare Room

Kitchen and Residential Design

via If you’re looking for some extra cash, you might have considered renting out your spare room. This is a great idea that works well, but it is important that you consider everything before letting someone move in. We’ve put together a list of some things that you should consider when deciding to rent your room out. Get References If you are going to let someone move into your home while you are living with it, you want to make sure that both you and your property are safe.

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Sister Cabins Frame Sweeping Views of Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Renée del Gaudio architects completed the design of a project named Big Cabin | Little Cabin in Fairplay, Colorado. The new pair of cottages are surrounded by a thick forest on one side, opening up to a magical landscape on the other. Large windows frame views of Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo mountains, the Collegiate Peaks, and the South Platte River. “The cabin’s gabled roof form and rustic materials recall the area’s early vernacular buildings,” the architects explain. “Exter

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March 2018 New Home Sales Achieve Second-Highest Reading Since Great Recession

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 4% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 694,000 units after an upwardly revised February report, according to recently released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wade’s Distributors, Novalis partner to makeover children’s shelter

Floor Covering News

Toronto—NovaFloor Elite Dealer, Wade’s Distributors of Mobile, Ala., partnered with the Junior League of Mobile for a room makeover for St. Mary’s Home, a legendary children’s shelter in Mobile. Novalis Innovative Flooring.

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Top Advantages To Installing Solar Shades In Your Home

Kitchen and Residential Design

via If you’re looking to replace your current blinds or shades over your windows, you’ll definitely want to give solar shades a close look. Solar shades are unique over other kinds of window treatments in that they work by reflecting the rays of the sunlight rather than allowing it to come through the window, while simultaneously absorbing the heat from outside.

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Check Out Trisha Yearwood’s Dreamy New Southern-Chic Line For Kirkland’s

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Trisha Yearwood is so much more than a country music star. She’s also a TV cooking host and three-time New York Times best-selling cookbook author, with a line of food products available at Williams Sonoma. And now, she’s got a brilliantly stylish new collection of Southern-chic home accents at Kirkland’s. The Trisha Yearwood Kirkland’s collection of 23 pieces is affordably priced between $10 and $300.

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Eperjesi and Hawkings Appointed to Ibstock Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors

Ceramic Industry Magazine

The board of Ibstock plc recently announced the appointment of Louis Eperjesi and Claire Hawkings as independent non-executive directors of the company.

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Swiff-Train Company welcomes Joe Reddington

Floor Covering News

Houston, Texas—Joe Reddington has joined Swiff-Train Company as director of product management. In this newly created role, Reddington will lead all efforts in direction and strategy for the product categories.

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15 Unique and Trendy Staircase Decorations

Trendir Magazine

You’d be keen to know that the spaces in your home that don’t necessarily get the right amount of attention are actually where you need to spread the details to. Below, you’ll find 15 unique and trendy staircase decorations that will enlighten nooks that you didn’t realize needed the styling before. The route to the basement, upstairs bedrooms, or bonus room could use the boost!

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There’s a Right Way to Tour a Model Home (Here’s How)

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Whether you’re seriously in the market for a new builder, or if home touring is just your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon, model homes are showpieces for builders and developments. Think of it as the catwalk at Fashion Week: a model home is a way to show off what a builder can do—even if it comes with a designer price tag. That’s why there’s a right (and a wrong) way to tour a model home, to help you better set builder expectations.

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Upstate Refractory Services is Latest Plibrico Partner

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Plibrico recently announced a partnership with Upstate Refractory Services (URS), a provider of cost-effective solutions to refractories -related problems in the New York Region.

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Wagner Meters offers free e-book

Floor Covering News

Rogue River, Ore.—Wagner Meters is offering its free e-book, A Guide for Avoiding Wood Flooring Failures, to flooring professionals. The guide will be sent to anyone subscribing to Wagner’s educational.

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15 Pieces of Modern Bedroom Furniture To Peek At

Trendir Magazine

Are you in the midst of transforming your personal space into a contemporary dream? Or maybe you’re looking for a few specific bits of finish off your vision? Whatever the case, we’ve compiled 15 pieces of modern bedroom furniture to peek at and knock your socks off. Simplicity and posh appeal fill each of these designs. From beds to dressers, let’s have a look at our favorite finds.

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Open Studio in Lansdale March 12th & 13th 2018 at Nutmeg Designs

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Wonky Patchwork Pendants by Margaret Almon, dichroic glass 2×1 inches. As I get ready for our Third Annual Nutmeg Designs Open Studio and Food Drive for Manna , I am thankful for the generosity of our friends, fans and clients in bringing food donations. Last year visitors brought 450 pounds of food! I have been in the studio putting generosity of color and sparkle into new pendants for the Open Studio.

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