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Celebrating Distinctions in Mexican History and Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Mexico is a country whose customs are rich in tradition, be it celebrating a day in history like Cinco de Mayo with an elaborate festival, or hand-crafting Saltillo tile almost the same way today as was done at its conception decades ago. Americans often mistake Cinco de Mayo for Mexico’s Independence Day. Hasta pronto!

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Get The Look: Granada Tile Travels To Mexico City

Granada Tile

We love traveling not only because we get to see amazing places but also because we discover amazing cement tile floors and wall tiles. Here are some quick snapshots from our recent trip to Mexico City. Here’s are more cement floor tiles. Above, this black, white and grey tile design caught our eye. Like this look?

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Floor & Home makes a bold ‘Statement’

Floor Covering News

Case in point is Drew Barber, co-owner of Floor & Home by Carpet One based here. Floor & Home has always been a big stocking tile dealer of the major brands— Daltile , Emser, Surface Art, Bedrosians, United Tile, Florida Tile, Arizona Tile, etc. Nearly 14 months later, the returns are overwhelmingly positive.

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

Floor Covering News

Despite headaches within the economy —namely high interest/mortgage rates— resilient flooring suppliers are pointing to continued growth in 2024. Resilient flooring manufactured stateside offers excellent quality control, more stable pricing, shorter lead times and lower capital inventory requirements. Moreover, made-in-the-U.S.A.

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Tacobout Trencadis

Diary of a Tile Addict

In the Roma district of Mexico City stunning examples of Art Deco architecture and design can be found all over. A random stylised scattering of fractured ceramics wash across the floor and wall of rough and ready taqueria Los Alexis. Designers of the space RA!

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Private Contemporary Home in Mexico Balancing Seclusion and Openness 

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

With an illuminated facade composed of sleek design lines, this 7,168 square feet villa in Hermosillo, Mexico, is a private home holding great inspiration. Capturing views of treetops and the minimalist interior courtyard through dark-framed floor-to-ceiling windows, the architecture was imagined elegant and contemporary.

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Happy Floors adds to Easy Luxury SPC line

Floor Covering News

Happy Floors introduced Santa Fe, a new stone-look collection, to its Easy Luxury SPC product line. According to the company, Santa Fe takes its inspiration from the environmentally diverse New Mexico city after which it’s named. Happy Floors entered the SPC space in Q4 2020 with the launch of its new Easy Luxury rigid core products.