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Tile Trends: Fossilized Looks

Tile of Spain USA

'Fossilized looks are a trend we see in Spanish ceramic tile design today. Spain manufacturers continue to push the envelope on wood looks creating new petrified or fossilized concepts that have a stone-like appearance. Here’s a look at two companies that are featuring fossilized looks: Ceracasa Ceramica and Azuliber. Ceracasa Stonewood floor tile was showcased at Cevisama.

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Open Floor Plans Require Special Thought: How to Transition Hardwood and Tile

Tile Doctor

'A Smoother Way to Transition Hardwood and Tile One of the hardest things about installing a variety of flooring in a house is learning how to transition hardwood and tile. There are few things more unappealing than a sloppy transition between two types of flooring, and learning how to.

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Rip out a tub and walk in a shower! - Tile Excellence - Blogger

Tile Excellence

'Sunday, March 30, 2014. Rip out a tub and walk in a shower! Rip out a tub and walk in a shower! Removing a Tub and installing a walk in shower is not as hard as it sounds. Here in New England most old tubs are cast Iron and can be broken up into pieces with a 9 lb sledge and carried right out side and in the truck. The drain doesnt have to have the location moved , just cut it off and add a $12 drain for a rubber liner.

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The Marnie

The Tile Shop

'Good afternoon! Here''s another of our favorite new displays from the Albuquerque showroom. It''s a transitional open concept kitchen/living space. The various textures and neutral tones of the tile create a relaxing environment. We used a contemporary fireplace with an electric fire over etched glass- it''s the hottest thing right now!

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April 9th Miami CEU and Networking Event hosted by Tile of Spain and Italgres

Tile of Spain USA

'Tile of Spain is co-hosting a CEU and Networking Event Wednesday April 9, 2014 with ITALGRES in their new Wynwood showroom in the Miami, Florida area. The CEU ‘Specification 2.0: Understanding Ceramics to Use Their Full Potential’ will be presented by Ryan Fasan, Tile of Spain Consultant. The event will be held Wednesday, April 9, 2014 from 4:30 pm – 7:45 pm at ITALGRES Wynwood Showroom, 2048 NW Miami Ct, Miami, FL 33127.

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kbculture: Ciao for Now

KB Culture

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. 31 March 2014. Ciao for Now. Next week, as products editor for The Architects Newspaper , Ill be attending EuroCucina, the biennial kitchen extravaganza that is part of design week in Milan. Reporting from trade shows can be an iffy situation, as internet connections, phone service, and press facilities are often unknown quantities until youre on the scene.

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Get The Look. Dramatic Dark Floors. - As The Tile Turns - Decorative.

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Upgrade your kitchen affordably with RTA maple kitchen cabinets

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. 02 April 2014. Upgrade your kitchen affordably with RTA maple kitchen cabinets. Posted by Paul Anater. at 7:24 AM. If you are looking for an affordable way to upgrade your kitchen, you may want to consider installing new kitchen cabinets.

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Builders & Remodelers Show 2014

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

'We’re at the Builders and Remodelers Show today from 2pm – 8pm. This event is presented by BATC (Builders Association Twin Cities.) Drop by our booth and say hello to Ward and check out some of the items we are featuring including Aspen from Sant’agostino and Speakyeasy, Reclamation and Sideview glass from Crossville. Share it now!

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NEW CTDA Member Benefit! CTDA Small Groups

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

'CTDA is creating the opportunity for its members to gain even more value from their membership by establishing CTDA Small Groups. These groups will be open to CTDA Distributor members only and will consist of 5 – 10 member companies of similar size and marketing approach from different regions of the country. Each group will meet up to 4 times per year with each meeting lasting no longer than four hours in length.

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Artful Display of Lines

The Tile Shop

'Good afternoon! Here''s one of my personal favorites from the new Albuquerque showroom. I love contemporary design…so this fits my aesthetic to a tee!

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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

'about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Construction / Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs Bob Borson — March 31, 2014 — 75 Comments We are building the CHouse Modern using Structurally Insulated Panels, or SIPs as they are commonly referenced.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tile Tips for the Pattern Addict

Tile Talk

'Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Cement Tile Tips for the Pattern Addict. — By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. The month of March was devoted to tile patterns and designs. Ive had so much fun and such a great response, Ive decided to continue playing with pattern through April! Im no April Fool, when I say weve got some more great tile talk on pattern. Last week, I provided some design tips on how to effectively use patterns if you are pattern shy or a pattern wallflower.

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Counter Intelligent

KB Culture

'Looking back at this week''s posts, it seems I''ve entered a storage-compulsive phase. [The state of my desktop exposes the irony of that claim.] This clever prep center continues that focus, just on a smaller scale. With knives kept on one side of the sliding chopping board and a compost container on the other, the functional sequence is a model of organization. toncelli.it.

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A Clean Sweep

The Perfect Bath

'It is spring, at last. The season always inspires me to check my medicine cabinet and towel storage for all the detritus that has accumulated since my last overhaul. The rule of thumb is that makeup, sunscreen and medications have expiration dates. Check these first, and if I there are no dates, I suggest just tossing them out unsentimentally. Then organize the remaining items in clear plastic bins that are available at Bed, Bath & Beyond or The Container Store.

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To Delete or Not To Delete. | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

'about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Blog / To Delete or Not To Delete … To Delete or Not To Delete … Bob Borson — April 3, 2014 — 91 Comments There are times when I am a glass is half-full sort of person and there are times when I am a glass-half-full-needs-to-be-poured-over-your-head type person.

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C is for Color Wheel: A to Z Challenge 2014

Margaret Almon Mosaics

'Color Scheme Selector by Nita Leland. Color wheels fascinated me from the first time I saw one. The colors transition one to the next, round and round, and you can see the relationship between colors and their opposite across the wheel. This particular one enchanted me because it has a spinning part for visualizing even more color combinations. Red-Tailed Rainbow by Margaret Almon.

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Poetic License

KB Culture

'My. The 1945 Westinghouse freezer would have to have been a very special appliance indeed to inspire verse. In today''s freon-less world, it might be more appropriate to pen ''Ode to the Ozone'' rather than ''O stands for Oodles/of frozen food space/For every last item/there''s just the right place.'' But I don''t want to be a kill-joy. Click the image and read more rhyming paeans like ''R stands for Raspberries/picked at their prime/You''ll serve ''em in winter/and have a gay time.''.

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Stephen Burks for Dedon: Woven Perfection - Trendir

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Planter Ideas

DGR Interior Designs

'Can it possibly be that we do not have snow in the forecast for a whole entire week, followed by temperatures that is actually above freezing??!! Dare I say it out loud? Spring is here! I hope I did not just jinx us. Everyone I talk to is ready to spend some time outdoors and is more than ready to get back to some outdoor living. Now I know the inclination is tackle it all at once and create a wonderful outdoor oasis both for your enjoyment and to entertain in.

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B is for Blue Skies: A to Z Challenge 2014

Margaret Almon Mosaics

'Blue Skies Mosaic Gazing Ball by Margaret Almon. My question as a child was not about why the sky was blue, but why it could be blue up high, but be invisible by the time it reached the earth. Shouldn’t we be enveloped in blue? I had the pleasure of creating a Blue Skies mosaic bowling ball for the creator of Smiling Blue Skies Art Jewelry , which raises money to find an end to canine cancer.

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Un-Building Blocks

KB Culture

'Do two fragmented cabinet concepts a trend make? First this , and now Gitta Gschwendtner ''s Drawer Kitchen. While the island configuration certainly centralizes the storage, designing individual drawers that break the typical boring boundaries of the unit is another riff on what may be an emerging theme in cabinetry for open-plan kitchens. schiffini.it.

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Wazebo Combines Water with Gazebo for Wellness Spa - Trendir

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Perfect Posies/ BlogTour NYC 2014

The Ace of Space

'What would you do on an overcast & semi-blustery day in New York City? It’s not shopping. It’s not sight-seeing. It’s not eating (okay…maybe a little.). Give up? You spend it in the flower district, having all five senses put into hyper over-drive with the scent & sight of every flower that has ever sprouted […].

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A is for Anaranjado: A to Z Challenge 2014

Margaret Almon Mosaics

'Sorprendido circa 1976. Fittingly, the first day of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2014 is Orange Tuesday, and my theme for the challenge is color. As a girl from Canada, I spent grade 4 in El Paso, TX, my parents’ home town, while my father was on sabbatical. I went into Spanish class behind all the kids who had taken Spanish since Kindergarten, or who already knew the language.

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Bewildering Bathroom

KB Culture

'In this bath, morning ablutions might be a mind-stretching experience. Is the toothpaste in the credenza over the sink, or in the inverted nightstand at the door? This intricate installation was hardly done by a fool—of the first-of-April variety or otherwise. studiosimple.be.

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D is for Dichroic: A to Z Challenge 2014

Margaret Almon Mosaics

'… Helix Nebula Mandala by Margaret Almon. Dichroic glass is a dazzler, with the ability to show off two different colors, and from which the name comes: Di(two) Chroic(Color). A thin coating of metal is applied to glass in a vacuum chamber and involving lasers. The process started out as a project of NASA for protecting equipment on spacecraft, and coatings on astronaut helmets.

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