Tile Talk

APRIL 29, 2014

'Tuesday, April 29, 2014. New & Old Cement Tile Patterns Heat up the Strip. By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. Greetings from Las Vegas! This week Im in Las Vegas making my yearly pilgrimage to Coverings 2014 , an annual tile trade show. Avente Tile Owner, Bill Buyok, in front of the Cuban Heritage Tile Mural at the Tropicana. As I conclude my final post on playing with pattern in tile design, Im excited to share a unique wall installation of our classic, popular Cuban tiles and our newest line of cem

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Cement Las Vegas Tile Dominican Republic 206

Tile of Spain USA

MAY 2, 2014

'Celebrating 25 Years of Coverings: The Ultimate Stone & Tile Experience. Tile of Spain, the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER), is pleased to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Coverings: The Ultimate Stone & Tile Experience. Once again, the Spanish pavilion at the show featured one of the largest foreign delegations.

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Spain Ceramics Tile Stone 173

The Tile Council of North America Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'Bolstered by the improving construction and housing markets, the U.S. economy and ceramic tile industry continued to expand in 2013. In the residential market new home starts increased for the fourth straight year and were at their highest annual level since 2007. The 925,000 units started in 2013 represented an 18.5% increase from the previous year. 1.

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Ceramics Industry Tile 113

Tile Doctor

MAY 2, 2014

'Update Your Swimming Pool Grout for a Better Looking Pool As pool tile begins to show its age, swimming pool grout gets dingy and damaged, often making the entire pool look old and uninviting. When this happens, homeowners may think they need to replace the tile, at considerable expense, but.

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Grout How To Tile 149

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'More than two years ago, CTDA began dialogs with Confindustria, USDA and US Customs regarding challenges CTDA member distributors were having with imported products. Distributors were spending hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to have unwanted pests (animals and plants) removed from their imports after arrival in the US. Additionally, shipments were being significantly delayed by US Customs for inspection and removal.

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United States Italy Ceramics Research 100

The London Tile Co.

APRIL 30, 2014

'In this blog post we provide tips and ideas on how to create a striking black and white bathroom. Black & White Bathroom Tile Ideas. Whether you have a small bathroom or a spacious bathing area, the classic pairing of black and white can look stunning. Through a combination of black tiles , white tiles and coordinating fixtures, fittings and accessories, you can create a classic look or an ultra modern environment.

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Bath Grout Tile Decorative 138

The Tile Council of North America Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'The EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) for ceramic tile made in North America debuted at Coverings 2014. This EPD comprises a comprehensive analysis of over 95% of the ceramic tile produced in North America, based on data collected by PE International and submitted to UL Environment for certification. Both PE International and UL Environment are well-established leaders in the field of sustainability assessment and validation.

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North America America Tile Ceramics 100

Granada Tile

MAY 1, 2014

'Peruse Granada Tile ‘s interactive Echo Collection catalogue of sensational cement tile designs, and you’ll see patterns galore. Some are thoroughly modern, with a hip geometric feel that would be right at home in a midcentury modern bathroom tile installation, while others boast classic motifs that could have plucked right from the floor of an ancient castle.

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Backsplash Cement Tile Kitchen 113

The Tile Shop

MAY 2, 2014

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty. Design Tips, Inspiration, and Tile Shop updates. Search This Blog. Loading. Friday, May 2, 2014. Customer Photos. Good morning! Its still a little gloomy here in Minneapolis… but were looking forward to nicer weather next week! Were just finishing the new Tampa, FL store… its been so fun to design.

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Design Tile Tampa Minneapolis 100

The Tile Council of North America Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'The Porcelain Tile Certification Agency (PTCA) is pleased to announce the growing number of product lines qualifying as porcelain in its certification program. Launched in 2008 this program directly benefits manufacturers, distributors, and end-users, which are all impacted by the misrepresentation of non-porcelain tile as porcelain. Currently 23 companies have PTCA-certified tiles, and to date 970 different series have been tested with 245 failing and 725 qualifying for certification.

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Porcelain Tile Products 113

The London Tile Co.

MAY 1, 2014

'With our extensive range of tiles, underfloor heating, wet room products and ancillary products, you can turn your house into a home with products from The London Tile Co. 2.

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Wet Room Tile Products Design 100

KB Culture

APRIL 29, 2014

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. 29 April 2014. Miles of Tiles. This bath, a tour de force of ceramic tile, is my nod to Coverings, the tile and stone trade show currently underway in the cultural way station of Las Vegas. Located in an infinitely more appealing location—Malibu, California—its part of the Adamson House, a 1929 Spanish-style residence that was home to the founder of Malibu Potteries, which produced these tiles from clay pits dug on the property.

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Las Vegas Tile Bath Stone 45

The Tile Shop

MAY 1, 2014

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Tile Shop: Design by Kirsty. Design Tips, Inspiration, and Tile Shop updates. Search This Blog. Loading. Thursday, May 1, 2014. Houzz Kitchen Remodel and Customer Photos… Good morning! I wanted to share this kitchen remodel from Houzz with you…it features our Hampton Carrara subway tiles on the backsplash.

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Kitchen Tile Design United States 100

The Tile Council of North America Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'From its five founding members, TCNA Mexico''s membership has grown to 36 companies supporting Tile Council projects in Mexico. This total includes 11 tile manufacturers (representing 99% of the tile manufactured in Mexico), 13 associate installation materials members, and 13 associate raw material supplier members.

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Mexico Tile 100

The London Tile Co.

APRIL 30, 2014

'New to The London Tile Co. is the Valverdi Indoor-Out range of coordinating 10mm indoor and 20mm outdoor porcelain tiles. This innovative new range allows you to seamlessly blend your internal and external entertaining areas, creating a modern look that will impress your friends. We are absolutely loving the stylish Valverdi range and highly recommend using the tiles in conjunction with bi-fold doors to maximise the impact.

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Outdoor Porcelain Tile 100

Making Tile Modern

MAY 2, 2014

'Mixing sizes of our Lush glass subway tile in Cloud white. 1×4, 3×6 & 4×12. #li#lushtile #lush #lushglasssubwaytile #whitetile #subwaytile #showertile #pooltile #kitchenbacksplash #backsplash #design #designertile.

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Colors Backsplash Tile Mosaics 45

KB Culture

MAY 2, 2014

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. 02 May 2014. Innovation Overkill. 1938: A year when women were apparently weak and ranges were dangerous, complex, and, in the case of this model from Estate, bizarre. Certainly among the craziest features Ive come across in the the annals of appliance history is the marvelous mechanical hand. Its a cumbersome lever mounted on the side of the stove that slides out the baking racks when pulled.

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Bath Stone Kitchen Architecture 45

The Tile Council of North America Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'Six members of Tile Council of North America, Inc. (TCNA) donated beautifully tiled benches to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada (BGCSNV) at Coverings 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.

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Las Vegas Nevada North America Tile 100

How to Floor Tile

APRIL 27, 2014

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Making Tile Modern

APRIL 30, 2014

'Please Help us Choose New Tile Colors. We’d like your opinion as we add to our Lush glass subway tile color palette. What colors should we choose? Emerald green, Metallics? Check out our Lush 3×6 page here and let us know which color(s) you would like us to add to the collection: [link]. Thank you!

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Colors Tile 45

KB Culture

APRIL 28, 2014

'The work table looks a little flimsy, á la a certain Scandinavian chain of knock-down furniture stores, but there are lessons to be learned from this nonetheless pleasing kitchen. Prime among them: Dead-plain cabinets can play nicely with textured-tile walls and funky pendant lights. Some might be critical of the counter between the cabinets, deeming it awkward and out of reach, but I''ll suggest that some bits of kitchen clutter are better left in the dark. doimocucine.it.

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Kitchen Tile 45

The Tile Council of North America Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'At Coverings 2014 nine beautiful benches tiled by TCNA members were on display in TCNA''s booth and the Art Tile Courtyard. These creative works of art were installed over Wedi corporation bench forms donated by TCNA and Wedi.

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Tile 100

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'Congratulations to Crossville, Inc. on winning the second annual CTDA Supplier of the Year award! The winner of this award is selected based on the results of a survey completed by CTDA’s Distributor members. Members rate up to three suppliers each on the following criteria: leadership, marketing, training, technology, communication, policies, and product shipment and support.

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Survey Policies Training Industry 214

The Tile Shop

APRIL 28, 2014

'Good afternoon! Lauren and I just returned from our new showroom in Lincoln Park, IL. What an awesome location!! So close to downtown Chicago.- PRIME real estate! This showroom was only 10,800 SF- so we needed to come up with a new, smaller footprint for merchandising and displays.

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Chicago Design 100

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

APRIL 28, 2014

'Best Of. Apartments. Architecture. Bedroom. Furniture. Ideas. Kitchen. Living Room. Bathroom. Freshome. Freshome. Best Of. Apartments. Architecture. Bedroom. Furniture. Ideas. Kitchen. Living Room. Bathroom. ★ Sign in. Luxurious Mexico Residence with Multiple Outdoor Living Spaces. Facebook Twitter. Next Post. -->. Architecture › Luxurious Mexico Residence with Multiple Outdoor Living Spaces.

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Mexico Outdoor Tools Interior Design 111

Burgin Construction

APRIL 30, 2014

'Wow…time really does fly, and yes, it’s that time again… Spring, in the Burgin household means: Garden! We just finished planting our garden this past weekend and as usual we’re so excited about what we have in the ground this year. Here’s the line-up: 3 types of tomatoes. Cucumbers. Onions. 2 types of peppers. Basil. Peppermint. …and I just happened to find a new recipe that will allow me to use my tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and onions, via our Pinterest board “ Simply Scru

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Kitchen Design 98

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

'The Coverings Trade Show is open! Visit CTDA at booth 9061 to register for Total Solutions Plus 2014, sign up for a committee, order Online Education Sessions and more! We look forward to seeing you!

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How To Industry 100

The Tile Shop

APRIL 30, 2014

'Good afternoon! We wanted to share a new vignette from the Lincoln Park, IL showroom with you. It''s a contemporary spa retreat that features Adoni Black.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

APRIL 30, 2014

'Best Of. Apartments. Architecture. Bedroom. Furniture. Ideas. Kitchen. Living Room. Bathroom. Freshome. Freshome. Best Of. Apartments. Architecture. Bedroom. Furniture. Ideas. Kitchen. Living Room. Bathroom. ★ Sign in. Small Apartment with Secret Storage Ingeniously Designed on a Budget. Facebook Twitter. Next Post. -->. Apartments › Small Apartment with Secret Storage Ingeniously Designed on a Budget.

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Poland Design Tools Interior Design 110

Life of an Architect

APRIL 27, 2014

'about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Construction / KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress Bob Borson — April 28, 2014 — 45 Comments If you are an architect, and you like to get things built, getting the foundation going on a project is one of the most exciting times to be found.

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Policies Pakistan Dallas Architecture 89

The Perfect Bath

APRIL 30, 2014

'As I write this post, we are just days away from opening our showroom in London. To say the least, getting to the countdown has been challenging. The building, situated in a perfect location, was actually falling in on itself. The minute we decided to take out a wall, we knew we were in trouble– over budget and out of time. From creating a wider and more inviting stairway both up and down, repairing walls, leveling floors, installing steel beams, wiring for proper air conditioning, intern

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Architecture Kitchen Flooring Design 85

Margaret Almon Mosaics

APRIL 29, 2014

'Trinity Color Wheel Quilt by Kathy K. Wylie. This is color play at its most exquisite. Kathy K. Wylie created this quilt for a competition with the theme of color. She wanted to create a color wheel using hexagons, but finding enough fabric to do all the gradations of hue was a challenge. I love her solution of printing the hexagons onto fabric sheets, using the power of the computer to mix colors.

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Colors 74

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

APRIL 29, 2014

'Best Of. Apartments. Architecture. Bedroom. Furniture. Ideas. Kitchen. Living Room. Bathroom. Freshome. Freshome. Best Of. Apartments. Architecture. Bedroom. Furniture. Ideas. Kitchen. Living Room. Bathroom. ★ Sign in. Suspended Steel Powder-Coated Staircase Floating Above the Ground. Facebook Twitter. Next Post. -->. Ideas › Suspended Steel Powder-Coated Staircase Floating Above the Ground.

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Norway Tools Interior Design Architecture 108

DGR Interior Designs

MAY 1, 2014

'Whose ready for some margaritas, tacos, churros and all those delicious dishes to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Even though it falls on a Monday this year, between the Kentucky Derby on Saturday there will surely be a mix of mint juleps and margaritas happening to celebrate. What’s a party without a beautiful tablescape , right?! Here is some inspiration for your Cinco De Mayo tablescapes.

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Kentucky Decorative Colors Design 72

The Ace of Space

APRIL 30, 2014

'It’s been six weeks since I was in New York for #BlogTourNYC. Hard to believe, and I’m already planning a return for meetings (I’m a city girl at heart). This time I’m bringing a few friends so we can fit in shopping, shows and sipping “champs” (in Macy’s shoe dept). Not that I wouldn’t do […].

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New York Video System Architecture 70

Margaret Almon Mosaics

MAY 1, 2014

'Zulu Telephone Wire Basket and Nutmeg Designs Mosaic. My sister brought me Zulu telephone wire baskets from South Africa, and I was mesmerized by the intense colors. Zulu weavers traditionally used palm fibers with subtle colors for vessels to store food and beer. According to Anitra Nettleton , men who migrated to the cities as night watchmen began using telephone wire to weave in brighter colors.

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South Africa Africa Mosaics Colors 65

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 2, 2014

'Best Of. Apartments. Architecture. Bedroom. Furniture. Ideas. Kitchen. Living Room. Bathroom. Freshome. Freshome. Best Of. Apartments. Architecture. Bedroom. Furniture. Ideas. Kitchen. Living Room. Bathroom. ★ Sign in. Refreshingly Raw Design: The Line Hotel in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Facebook Twitter. Next Post. -->. Hotels & Resorts › Refreshingly Raw Design: The Line Hotel in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Maldives Design Greece 102