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Breaking News: Granada Tile Appears in House Beautiful

Granada Tile

'The great news just hasn’t stopped for us at Granada Tile this year. You’ll recall that our sensational cement tile designs have appeared in the pages of pretty much every major home-design publication —from Architectural Digest to Dwell and lots in between. It’s a testament to just how versatile out tile designs our, appealing to modern, contemporary and traditional design-lovers alike.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tile Layout Guide & Checklist

Tile Talk

'Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Cement Tile Layout Guide & Checklist. Youve been looking at cement tile patterns for months, debated color schemes and palettes, considered custom cement tile options and now are ready to order the tile! STOP! Cement Tile with Traditional Rug Design. Before you place your order, first decide how the tile will be installed, and make sure to measure twice, or even thrice!

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Installing to Meet Moisture and Chemical Resistance Requirements

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

'The new Robert D. Love Downtown YMCA in Wichita, KS, contains more than 50,000 square feet of mosaic and large format tile. Its installers turned to TEC® products to aid with fast-paced tile installation in a variety of challenging environments. The 110,000 square-foot LEED®-Certified YMCA is the flagship YMCA for the city and is expected to serve 30,000 people annually in its state-of-the-art exercise facilities.

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October 2013 Outlet Special

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'Reportage from Castelvetro. Reportage has the appearance of an aged wooden plank floor. In a 5” x 32” size, you can stagger or stack the planks or use them as a herringbone for a unique installation. The possibilities are endless. This is a colored base porcelain with a V3 shade. variation and is suitable for all residential and many coomercial applications.

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Get Inspired: What’s Happening on Share Designs This September

Granada Tile

'It’s fall. The air is getting crisp. The leaves are starting to change. And the cement tile designs are coming thick and fast on Granada Tile ‘s Share Designs page. If there was one theme that seems to recur on the site in the last few weeks, it’s black and white. Some of the most interesting tile designs feature just a simple palette of black and white (maybe a hint of gray here and there).

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The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty: Polly Display

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. Thursday, October 3, 2013. Polly Display. Good morning! Here is a kitchen/fireplace display from Lakewood named the Polly. Lakewood is such a petite store that we didnt have room to put a sofa or chair in front of the fireplace.

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customer reviews and many jobs completed - Tile Excellence

Tile Excellence

'Sunday, September 29, 2013. customer reviews and many jobs completed. I do probably 100 jobs per year most of them for wonderful hard working people. Ive learned the hard way that I dont want to do every job that calls for a estimate. There are some customers out there you could never please no matter what you do for them. I now pick and choose the jobs I take. because of this unfortunate fact.

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Breaking News: Vote for Granada Tile

Granada Tile

'Big news! Starting today and continuing through October 11, you can vote for Granada Tile’s Stripe Group in Interior Design’s Best of Year Awards 2013 ! Tweet.

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The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty: Melania Display

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. Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Melania Display. Good morning! Ill be sharing some photos from our Denver trip with you over the next couple of weeks. This first display comes from our Lakewood store. Its the Melania vignette.

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Forget everything you think you know about drop ceilings

Kitchen and Residential Design

'Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Pages. Home. About Me. Contact. My Work. My Store. Social Media Training. 04 October 2013. Forget everything you think you know about drop ceilings. Posted by Paul Anater. at 4:21 PM. When I was doing a lot more retail design than I do these days I loved to work on older homes.

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kbculture: Frozen in Time

KB Culture

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. 04 October 2013. Frozen in Time. Sometimes the jokes write themselves. Im utterly dumbfounded at the ability of appliance designers [and copywriters] to foresee the future from the vantage point of 1930. Named for its striking resemblance to the building thats the icon of the United States government, the Capitol refrigerator foreshadowed several features of the current political stalemate.

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How to Improve a Galley Kitchen

Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens Inc.

'Do you have a small kitchen you feel like you can’t do much with? The last thing you should feel is limited in your design options—there are plenty of ways to improve galley kitchens or other small spaces. If you can’t or don’t want to build an addition, it’s all about maximizing the room you do have and taking the focus away from the kitchen’s size.

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The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty

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, September 30, 2013. Good afternoon! Lauren and I just returned from a trip to Denver to visit our 2 new stores. They look great and it is quite exciting to be in the Mile High City! Our Lakewood, CO. store is smaller than normal- around 12,000 sf of showroom.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: The Affordable Care Act and you

Kitchen and Residential Design

'Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Pages. Home. About Me. Contact. My Work. My Store. Social Media Training. 01 October 2013. The Affordable Care Act and you. Posted by Paul Anater. at 11:54 AM. Its here at long last. Though the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been the law of the land since March 23, 2010 today marks the day when most people will notice the sea change it ushered in.

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kbculture: I'll Drink to That

KB Culture

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. 03 October 2013. Ill Drink to That. Toss out those fugly tumblers that chronically clutter the bathroom— please. With a twist, the spout of this Sieger Design-created fitting turns upward and becomes a drinking fountain. Swivel it down to restore the faucet function. dornbracht.com. Posted by Leslie Clagett. at 6:40 PM.

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Decorative Materials' Expert Team - As The Tile Turns

As The Tile Turns

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Tech Tip-How To Make Complex Tile Cuts | Confessions Of A Tile.

How to Floor Tile

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Wordless Wednesday: Mosaic Frame in Warm Tones by Margaret Almon

Margaret Almon Mosaics

'Mosaic Frame by Margaret Almon, glass, gold smalti, ceramic, mother of pearl and mirror on wood, 4×6 inches. See the frame in process, with love baked in. On Etsy.

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kbculture: Cyclic Kitchen

KB Culture

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. 30 September 2013. Cyclic Kitchen. Even though were basking in another week of bright, warm weather, theres no denying that autumn is here. The colors in this kitchen—deep sage, terra cotta—are plucked from the palette that characterizes the slide from the clear greens and yellows of summertime to the saturated tones of fall.

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Two hour baguettes? Hmmmm.

Kitchen and Residential Design

'Here are two of my usual baguettes. I should put baguettes in quotes because technically, they''re not baguettes. I say they''re better but that''s just me. Anyhow, I''ve been on a tomato sauce kick of late and it''s been brought on by my frantic attempts to keep up with the truckloads of tomatoes that''ve been ripening over the last few weeks. Who knew that five tomato plants could crank out this much fruit?

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GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEW "MEMBERS ONLY" TILE LIBRARY

Kertiles

'Kertiles hosted its first annual gallery event in our Tile library showroom. We would like to thank our clients, friends and family who attended and showed support. Special thanks to; D&B staff, City of Doral, Casa Linda, italgres and Floor and Décor.

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The Shawna

The Tile Shop

'Hi, Here''s another display from our Lakewood, CO. store. We wanted to create the illusion of a larger space so we used horizontal lines and clean features. The wall hung vanity will make the floor look more spacious and also makes cleaning much easier!

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Do You Have What it Takes to be an Architect? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

'about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Do you want to be an Architect? / Do You Have What it Takes to be an Architect? Do You Have What it Takes to be an Architect? Bob Borson — October 2, 2013 — 29 Comments Do I have what it takes to be an Architect? Will I be any good at architecture if I become an architect?

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“The Ace About Town” Series-Featuring Kari Fisher

The Ace of Space

'So what did I do this weekend? I went to an Atlanta Braves game with the family (the Fashionista looked uber cute in her Braves cap), drove around the neighborhood in our new golf cart (Yes, it finally arrived and now Mr. B. can drive 10 miles 100 feet to the tennis courts instead of complaining walking). […].

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Book: Classical Invention: The Architecture of John B. Murray

The Perfect Bath

'A summer program in architecture at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh changed the career direction of John Murray from uninspired pre-med student to architect. And, from his large and distinguished body of work, fifteen projects are presented in his new book CLASSICAL INVENTION, THE ARCHITECTURE OF JOHN MURRAY. The book confirms my belief that Murray’s decision to immerse himself in the language of classical design was the right one–his work has certainly enriched the lives of his pa

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Customer Loyalty Resources

Flooring the Consumer

'How important is customer loyalty to you? Assuming it is, you may enjoy learning about 5 customer loyalty resources: Customer Loyalty: 5 Marketing Blogs to Follow I''m very proud to say that I''m included in the list. :-) I''d love to hear what you think. Thanks for reading. Best, C.B.

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Architects and their Deserted Island Music | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

'about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Architects / Architects and their Deserted Island Music Architects and their Deserted Island Music Bob Borson — September 30, 2013 — 39 Comments There is a game I like to play, it usually involves someone being stranded on a deserted island … and they have to pick their favorite [ fill in the blank ].

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I’m Dreaming Of…An Hermes Avalon Throw

The Ace of Space

'My last blog post got me in a lot of trouble. Why? Mr. B. actually read it. He absolutely loved my interview with Kari Fisher. But, the comments about the golf cart? Not so much. We were having a leisurely family dinner, and then my pint size partner- in- crime blurts out: The Fashionista- “Mommy, can you […].

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My life on Instagram

Kitchen and Residential Design

'In the last year and a half I''ve posted 642 photographs on Instagram and in the process, learned that I''m not a bad photographer. I''ve learned plenty more than that of course, but that''s been my big takeaway. When I started Instagramming I was a real stickler about only using my telephone''s camera and only using the editor that''s built into the app.

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Then + Now

KB Culture

'Integrating old and new architecture and interiors is once again the rage, but updating an antique building is often a tricky business. I''m impressed with the creativity—and craftsmanship—of this kitchen cabinet design. Fitting door panels around the brace of the post-and-beam framing respects the house''s heritage while accommodating contemporary needs. lodderkeukens.nl.

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heard around the architectural studio #008 | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

'about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Heard around the architectural studio / heard around the architectural studio #008 … I’m more about the physical winning … not the word winning heard around the architectural studio #008 Posted by Bob Borson onOctober 3, 2013 In Heard around the architectural studio architectural studio , quotes Leave a comment Do You Have What it Takes to.

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NEW DISPLAY

Kertiles

'• New Kertiles Displays Available.This exclusive Marketing Tolls and Displays combines modern Design with efficient space use. For more information on our new Displays please contact Any Our Sales Rep. We are Here to Help You.

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Suspended Kitchen Skyline 2.0 by Snaidero - Trendir

Trendir Magazine

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[Very] Clean Lines

KB Culture

'Would that life were as uncomplicated as the design of the Air basin. The resin surface and supports are a hair more than an inch in thickness; oak veneer injects a bit of furniture-inspired warmth into the washstand. What you can''t see: On the backside of the plumbing tower, there''s lots of open shelf space. notonlywhite.com.

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Orange Cherry Tomatoes from Jett’s Produce: Delicious Color

Margaret Almon Mosaics

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Futuristic Extractor Hood Mammut for Mina Kitchen by Minacciolo

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