Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 31, 2012

I have a new job to go with my new location and until I get up there for real Im dividing my time between Florida and Pennsylvania. However, the career move Im making isnt something I could have pulled off in Florida, no matter how hard I tried. That new blog is also the place where I purge my Florida demons so be warned.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

On display in the Coverings Lounge will be “Wally the Gator,” a 6 x 4-foot Florida gator-themed mosaic tile project designed, built and installed by the tile artisan team of Lee Callewaert of Dragonfly Tile and Stone Works and Joshua Nordstrom of Tierra Tile. The Podcast Studio.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

APRIL 11, 2012

• Florida Tile (Booth 3223) is touting Gallant HDP and PietraArt Stone Mosaics. The Stone Mosaics marvel with a wide range of colors, sizes and textures to complement all tastes and installations. It features antibacterial properties and is spot on for gluing and jointing all tiles and mosaics, even those rated R12.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JUNE 20, 2012

The housing collapse reaped a pretty grim harvest in Florida and one by one, most of my friends left the area in search of greener pastures. I needed something to tie me to Florida, to home. As I mentioned in a Lets Blog Off post last fall , my life in Florida has always felt like borrowed time, even after 20+ years. amusements.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The utility I deal with, Progress Energy (Soon to be Duke Energy), has managed to convince the Florida Legislature that its a good idea to have their customers pay for a new nuclear plant before its even built. Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics. Sherwin-Williams Paint. kitchen design. interior design. amusements.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Whats Uba Tuba in Florida is called Labrador in New York. Even simple easily changed selections like a paint color were sources to stymie their decision making process. Hey come on, a gallon of high end low VOC paint costs about $80. Mosaic Art NOW. I have been in the business almost 30 years. Live a little! amusements.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

MAY 22, 2012

Drywoods are one of the three kinds of termites we have in Florida. In Florida however, they are part of the scenery. Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics. Sherwin-Williams Paint. Namely, drywood termites. Whatever their species, theyre bad news. I never remember them when I lived in the Northeast. kitchen design.

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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 2, 2019

Simply strolling the mosaic-tiled streets while eating a pastel de nata and taking in the sites like beautifully tiled buildings is a treat when vacationing in Lisbon. This hand-chopped and tumbled mosaic pairs two natural stones in black and beige tones, similar to those found in Lisbon. Miami, Florida. Lisbon, Portugal.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Living in Florida for as long as you have; the climate may take you awhile to get use to as I'm afraid you may have been spoiled my dear man. Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics. Sherwin-Williams Paint. Pennsylvania as you know gets cold, so remember to bundle up my friend. kitchen design. interior design. amusements.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

MARCH 10, 2012

I have a number of friends whove moved there over the course of the last four years from Florida. Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics. Sherwin-Williams Paint. New Orleans feels like a place without a time or a country and it serves as pressure valve for the world. Collectively, I refer to them as economic refugees.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JANUARY 31, 2012

So we decided that Id drive from Pennsylvania to Florida with my Gram (who was then 85) and her dog. Gevene and I stopped at the halfway point between Pennsylvania and Florida and got as far as a lunch at Shoneys. We made it to Florida that day and my parents were thrilled. Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

I am going to leave Florida and throw myself into a new challenge. Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics. Sherwin-Williams Paint. Social Media Training. 27 November 2012. New challenges, new location, new blog. Posted by Paul Anater. at 6:05 PM. After a couple of years of hemming and hawing, Ive made a decision. amusements.

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Decorator on Demand

OCTOBER 15, 2009

In Florida, people call them beautyberries. Chalk paint. (1). dark paint. (1). faux paint. (2). glass mosaics. (1). Hudson's Paint. (1). interior paint. (3). Right now the tall Texas grasses are beautiful shades of green/gray, taupe, and purple. October 15, 2009 at 11:36 AM. Paul Anater.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 2, 2019

There are classic styles and custom pieces, such as the hand-painted “Happy Dog” tile at the back of ARTO Brick & Tile ‘s doghouse. The doghouse is completed with Sideview glass mosaics in a matte silver finish which give the added dimension the flat sides lack. Anthology doghouse. Marble Systems doghouse.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 1, 2019

There are classic styles and custom pieces, such as the hand-painted “Happy Dog” tile at the back of ARTO Brick & Tile ‘s doghouse. The doghouse is completed with Sideview glass mosaics in a matte silver finish which give the added dimension the flat sides lack. Anthology doghouse. Marble Systems doghouse.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

While its true that there are metallic spray paints out there, they cannot accurately recreate the appearance of something like brushed nickel. Spray painting is not as easy as it looks under normal circumstances and in the case of kitchen cabinet hardware, the existing finish will will working overtime to prevent you from painting it.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I moved to Florida nearly 20 years ago. and within those first couple of weeks I ran into what my dad would have called Floridas "bug problem.". My first exposure to Floridas insects took place in the wee hours of the morning. With my heart still racing, I decided that the only good Florida bug was a dead one. amusements.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

AUGUST 4, 2012

Im back in Florida after my month-long sojourn in the land of my birth, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics. Sherwin-Williams Paint. Social Media Training. 04 August 2012. Lovely, lovely Lancaster. Posted by Paul Anater. at 4:49 PM. A double rainbow as seen from my brother Steves back yard.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

It was the first time this part of Florida had recorded a freeze. My orchids have struggled too the past couple years up here in North Florida. Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics. Sherwin-Williams Paint. Stick your nose in a blooming Brassavola nodos a and it wont matter anymore. kitchen design. interior design.

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