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Subtle Seaside Style: Tile Inspiration & Collections With a Soft Touch

Architectural Ceramics

AC’s Sonoma Tile Maker’s line, the Vihara Collection, color Puka Iridescent, eHex mosaic. The elongated hexagon mosaic is in the color Puka with an Iridescent finish. Below, the Puka color is shown in both finishes and in five mosaic styles. Shell Mosaics. Stone & Glass Mosaics.

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Natural Stone: Opportunity knocks as consumers hunker down

Floor Covering News

For most, marble and limestone continue to drive sales. Marbles and limestone are the two most popular stones in the industry,” Dal-Tile’s Viana said. Marble is the best well-known of the natural stones and most highly sought after by discerning consumers. Challenges remain. Innovation and trends.

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Adhesives: End users recommend their go-to glues

Floor Covering News

With large-format tiles trending, especially large slabs of marble in varying shades of stark white to a rich emerald green, finding the right kind of tile mortar for these installations is imperative. Whether it’s ceramic, porcelain, granite or marble this product has it covered. The performance of this product has never failed me.”.

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2015 Kitchen and Bathroom Design Trends

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Mosaics will be popular for backsplash design, providing beautiful, eye-catching details that add elegance to an otherwise ordinary kitchen. In 2015, stone and glass mosaics will be trendy, offering alternatives to the usual and expected mosaic designs. Arizona Tile Links Custom Backsplash. Gray and Neutral Combinations.

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Ceramic: Category reaps benefits of booming housing market

Floor Covering News

Tile that mimics natural materials such as wood, marble, terrazzo, concrete and brick is extremely popular, along with handcrafted looks that feature highly tactile qualities and color variance. Much is being done to recruit and to train new installers. Emser’s L’Amour is a mosaic tile of eco-conscious, recycled glass construction.

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Great Looks & Installations Start Here!

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Ocean Drive is available in three sizes: 12” x 24”, 18”x18” and 13”x13” with matching bullnose trim and 2”x2” mosaics. These tones are in perfect harmony with the finely tuned colors of a tropical beach, where the sun has collaborated with the sea for centuries to create a distinctive color palette only seen in a few places on earth.

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Tile Installation-Tile Repair-Tile Experts: Tile Excellence: Tile.

Tile Excellence

Such materials as Marble, Travertine and soapstone are easily scratched and a sanded grout is not applicable [according to the manufacturer]. As well as glass and metal mosaic tile that manufacturers recommend be installed with unsanded grout But I will explain how and why I used sanded grout for the installation. Tile Excellence.

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