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Tile of Spain announces winners of 2015 Passport to Creativity contest

Tile of Spain USA

'Tile of Spain, the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association (ASCER), is proud to announce the four winners of the 2015 “Passport to Creativity” contest. The design professionals selected to participate in a 7-day, architectural tour and trip to Spain are: Jonathan Martinez – Senior Designer, Antrobus + Ramirez.

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New Tiles for a New Year

Tile Talk

'As the new year starts with full force, I think it only fitting to share some of our new tile patterns and lines. This week, I share our new glazed ceramic line. It''s a small line that carriers a big and very popular design punch. Our Geometric Geo 10 and Traditional Anillos or Ring pattern has been very popular in cement, so we are now offering both patterns in glazed ceramic tile.

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Blog Tour Preview

Kitchens for Living

'As you know, I’ll be heading off on Sunday to immerse myself in all the magic of KBIS2015, courtesy of super design site Modenus. This is a HUGE show for our industry and you can be sure I’ll be partying taking careful notes and lots of pics to share with my blog peeps! Toto’s Aquia wall hung toilet blends luxury, necessity and ecology in a most sophisticated way.

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Regal, the classic limestone replica

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'For a classic limestone replica, Regal is your ultimate choice. Providing a traditional stone look combined with contemporary sizes, this is a series that compares to none. Regal features polished, honed & flamed finishes in 16 colors including; Shell White, Royale Crema, Cream, Taupe, Gold, Sand Beige, Noce, Chocolate Brown, Light Mocha, Olive, Grey, Blue, Royale Nero, Dark Grey, Charcoal Black and Jet Black.

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Tile of Spain Featured in the Newly Renovated De Gustibus Cooking School in New York, New York

Tile of Spain USA

'Tile of Spain recently participated in the outfitting of the newly renovated De Gustibus Cooking School by Miele located in New York City. De Gustibus reopens for its 35 th anniversary with a fully transformed classroom and operational kitchen that mixes a professional chef’s work environment with an intimate and inviting atmosphere. Tile of Spain provided luxury ceramic Yellowstone Floor Tile and Subway Wall Tile by Roca Tile , featuring a homey design while reflecting the highest standards of

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Get The Look: Blue Bottle Coffee

Granada Tile

'Granada tiles and great coffee are a match made in heaven. Here’s a pairing that can be found at Blue Bottle Coffee’s midtown Manhattan location, right across the street from Bryant Park, in the WeWork building (we also pair very well with creative workspaces!). Not quite patchwork, this combination of our Fez tiles and our Cluny tiles in black and white is anything but basic.

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Turn Your Balcony Or Terrace Into An Urban Escape

The London Tile Co.

'If you’re a city dweller who has managed to bag yourself a spot with a balcony or terrace then you will know just how important this small slice of the outdoors is. While a garden is often seen as more desirable, a rooftop terrace or balcony can offer a more manageable and luxurious space to escape to, add to that the privacy and panoramic views, and you have a space that most would be envious of.

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Customer Photos

The Tile Shop

'Good morning! We have some awesome customer photos to share with you today! This first bathroom is from Tony D. in our Brandon, FL showroom. He combined our Imperial Bianco subway tile with the Hampton Carrara marble. Great, classic look! Please click on the images to view: These next photos are from Jerry in our Natick, MA location. He designed this backsplash for his clients featuring our Grimsby Bronze Listello!

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Copenhagen Tiles Are A Showstopper in The Thompson Hotel’s 1930s House

Granada Tile

'Miami’s Thompson Hotel includes a high-style speakeasy, just the place for intriguing cocktails and mouth-watering tidbits. Underlining the spectacular setting’s historic past and lively present, our Copenhagen tiles unfurl across the space, emphasizing its glamor and glitz. The dark and moody image above doesn’t give full justice to tile’s intricate blend of white, grey, black and cordoba (a deep wine color).

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10 Signs That You Should Become An Interior Designer

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'Do you have the unique mind of an interior designer; the mind that is capable of sheer artistry combined with ultimate logic? Image Source: Meredith Baer. If you hate your job, then you are among 70% of the populous. According to Gallup there are many more people unhappy with their career choice than those that are happy. That’s a staggering statistic!

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Healthcare Design: Creating Healing Environments for Improved Patient Outcomes

Giotile

'“Hospitals need new packaging, brand new dress that bespeaks health and happiness rather than sickness and suffering, hope instead of despair… What is being done to create for the patient surroundings that make him want to live, that restore to him the old fight to regain his health?” ~ Dorothy Draper, from In the Pink. In 1940, the Delnor hospital opened with beautiful interiors designed by Dorothy Draper.

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New Moroccan Tiles

The Tile Shop

'Good afternoon! We are so excited to get the new Moroccan tiles in the February transition. They are: *full of color *exotic *have a handmade look and feel *come in versatile patterns Here''s a recap of the ones we are getting: Tiziano 8" Venato 8" Decor Mayflower Decor Messina 6" x 12" We want to share some ideas for installation on both the walls and floors: Have a great day!

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Gray Kitchens

The Perfect Bath

'The recent popularity of gray kitchens follows the trend for the color in general. From light to dark and cool to warm, gray is the new neutral. It is an easy partner with many stone surface materials and is easily neutralized with white. This classic gray/white combination is uncomplicated, timeless, associated with elements in nature and not far from the fundamental simplicity of black and white.

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Modern Gumno House in Croatia Displaying a Striking Angular Geometry

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'When challenged to rebuild an old “gumno” (traditional farming unit in Croatia used for threshing the grains), the creative team at Turato Architects came up with a spectacular result. Gumno House is an original contemporary residence boasting a total area of 930 square meters that currently serves the living needs of a married couple and their two adult children.

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Slippery Floors?

H.Winter Showroom Blog

'Often, customers are in search of a “non-slip” tile. While certain tiles have more texture than others, the truth is, ALL hard surfaces are slippery when wet. So whether your flooring is laminate, wood or tile; contaminants such as dirt, water, soap residue, oil, or grease can change the amount of slipperiness on these surfaces. There are many factors that affect the possibility of a slip occurring on a tile such as, the material of the shoe sole and the degree of its wear and the presence and

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Customer Photos

The Tile Shop

'Good morning! We have some amazing customer photos to share with you today! This first backsplash is from Michael B. in our Farmington, MI showroom. He tiled his own backsplash in the Camilla mosaic…stunning! This next open concept bathroom comes from Amir in our Rochelle Park, NJ location. His customer was a DIYer…hard to believe! It features the Adoni Black Corinth.

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Moroccan Style Glass Tile from Edgewater

Trendir Magazine

'When we first wrote about this back painted glass tile by Edgewater Studio in 2009, they only had one or two designs, but the tile got quite an attention then. Edgewater has since developed many more similar designs in their famed Moroccan style. And not just more patterns and more colors but also different types of tiles, still in the same beautiful theme.

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Unique Fitzroy Park Home Embedded in Lush Surroundings

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'How would you feel to be met by a luxuriant jungle every time you come home? Across a narrow stone and metal bridge in North London, a modern family home rises to impose its elegant shape on the grounds of what used to be a late 1950’s house in Fitzroy Park, London, United Kingdom. Within the Highgate Conservation area, the Fitzroy Park House was imagined by Stanton Williams Architects as a structure integrated in its inspiring landscape.

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Florida Tile Launches Marquis and Continent

ISC Surfaces

'Marquis Carrara Florida Tile has recently introduced two new lines, Marquis and Continent. For more information about these products, please click on the product names to visit the Florida Tile web site. (All sizes noted are in inches.) Marquis —Inspired by the elegance of marble tiles and delivering the most popular and best selling natural stone colors from the Pietra Art line.

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CoverQuik Provides Quality Glass and Stone Tile Options

Conestoga Tile Blog

'Installing glass or stone tile can create a beautiful atmosphere in any home. That’s why we love recommending CoverQuik glass and stone tile to our clients. These durable products are far easier to install than many of their competitor’s options and the results are simply breathtaking. Source: CoverQuik Facebook Page CoverQuik glass and stone tiles are engineered to be durable, lightweight, and simple to install.

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Maximize Space in Your Small DC Kitchen

Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens Inc.

'In the DC metro area, and especially the Maryland suburbs, space is at a premium. But just because you have a small kitchen inside a row house or a condo doesn’t mean it can’t be gourmet, spacious, or inviting. With the right design and custom storage spaces, your small DC kitchen can be inviting and roomy. If you’re thinking of designing a kitchen for your condo, check out our blog post on Condo Kitchen Design Tips !

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Imposing Prospector Residence Unveiling Surprisingly Warm Interiors in Idaho

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'Completed by Marmol Radziner in Sun Valley, Idaho, Prospector Residence is located on a privileged terrain with expansive mountain views: “Set within the hillside, the stepped three-story home maximizes the available land and connects the interiors to the landscape. Derived from the surrounding environment, the color palette and material selection includes stone veneer, red cedar siding, and bluestone flooring.” The massive residence boasts seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms and

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Surfaces Trade Show 2015 to Feature Emser Tile’s New Products

The A to Z of Building

'Emser Tile, a premier designer, producer and marketer of floor, wall, counter tile and natural stone options will introduce an extensive line of new product offerings at this year's Surfaces Trade.

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We Spy… Heath tile in gorgeous spaces. Neutral never.

Heath Ceramics

'We Spy…. Heath tile in gorgeous spaces. Neutral never looked so good. Tag us on Instagram. #heathceramics. Clockwise from top left: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 .

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New Product Alert – 41zero42 Mate

United Tile's Blog

'Our Renton showroom recently installed a floorpad of 41zero42’s Mate, and the votes are in – everyone loves it! We are stocking two colors, Terra Grigio (a light grey) and Terra Oliva (a beautiful olive green). To see it in its full splendor, it’s important to see more than one piece – it has a beautiful, subtle range that makes the line so special.

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How Modern Highways Are Affecting Our Homes

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'What are modern highways doing to our value of living? Here we discuss how to live peacefully when surrounded by hectic highways. Image Source: Garrison Hullinger. As the population continues to grow, people have no intention of slowing down. Transportation is the ticket between point A and point B. In order to keep up with a growing number of people who are on the go in urban spaces, highways have to expand and change.

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California Restaurant Glows with Villa Lagoon Tile

Cement Style

'Rick Bayless, the celebrity chef and host of the emmy-nominated show “Mexico: One Plate At A Time” on PBS, has developed the menu at Red O Restaurant (think red onion) at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, CA. This is Red O’s second location, the first being in Los Angeles. Another location in St. Monica will be opening soon. Red O restaurant features a dramatic interior paired with high-end Mexican food.

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Making & Gathering: Libeco Lagae A closer look at the.

Heath Ceramics

'Making & Gathering: Libeco Lagae. A closer look at the Belgian company that’s been making fine linen for over 150 years. See our collection here. Image 1: Libeco’s first mechanical mill in the early 1900s. Women did most of the work in these mills. To the left of the photo, flax fiber hangs on the left being checked for quality and consistency. The women on the right are feeding flax fibers into spinning machines to create the flax yarns for making linen.

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Get a Handle on Latest from Top Knobs

Kitchens for Living

'Top Knobs USA is one of my favorite “go-to” resources when I’m looking for cabinet handles to complement and enhance my exceptional cabinet designs. Aspen II Collection, to premiere at KBIS2015, is hand-cast from 90% recycled bronze and plated in polished chrome, polished nickel and brushed satin nickel. In case you didn’t know, Top Knobs is the #1 manufacturer of decorative hardware for the professional market.

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The Mason

The Tile Shop

'Good morning! We want to share another new design from our Little Rock, AR showroom. It displays the design principle of Contrast perfectly! We highlight the Capua Blanco , Milky Black Polished Marble and River Oaks Stria in the Mason vignette: Please click on the images to view: Have a great day!

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Intelligentsia Design With Cement Tile

Cement Style

'Chicago’s Logan Square is now home to one of Intelligentsia Coffee’s coffee bars. A low bar with stools sits in the middle of the shop surrounded by Villa Lagoon Tile’s “Nuevo Castillo” cement tile. It has sparse white, angular booths in front of the windows. They did something very unusual with this tile installation !! The traditional method of installation is to rotate each tile 90 degrees as it is set, this forms an interlocking pattern of a repeat design.

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Interesting patterns being mounted this morning. (at Heath.

Heath Ceramics

'Interesting patterns being mounted this morning.

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Modern Cottage Rising on Old Heirloom Cottage Grounds

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'A family timber-frame cottage absorbs modern design and building techniques to become a fascinating dark retreat. Dressed in cross-laminated black spruce boards, this new construction was imagined as having the exact size of the former forest cottage and occupy the exact space. It was the inhabitant’s choice to keep this reminder of the old structure while investing in the bright future of a modern abode.

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The Harper Vignette

The Tile Shop

'Good morning! I just got back from a visit to our new Little Rock, AK showroom. It looks fantastic!! We used a lot of new products in the displays. I''ll be sharing photos with you over the next couple of weeks. This first vignette is named the Harper. It showcases the Birmingham Grey Tumbled Marble , San Dona Honed Marble , and the Portland Fumo Cassero Porcelain on the floor.

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Architectural Sketches – Keep or Throw Away

Life of an Architect

'I typically don’t give it a lot of thought – as soon as my architectural sketches have served their purpose, they get thrown away. I don’t consider them valuable or even worthwhile to keep. Am I crazy? ( with specific regards to this particular item ) Unlike a lot of firms, we do have several stacks of flat files in our office and starting about a 3 months ago, I decided that my sketches might live on in these archives.

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Seconds table today in Sausalito. (at Heath Ceramics)

Heath Ceramics

'Seconds table today in Sausalito.

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Kitchen Island With Built-in Sofa Upgrades Stylish Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

'Maximizing kitchen space while allowing creativity to take central stage is something we all strive for. When it comes to our very own “heart of the home”, we tend to care more if we actually spend time in the kitchen. A unique kitchen island concept with an inviting built-in sofa might get your creativity juices flowing when you think about renovating the cooking space.

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