article thumbnail

Expect the Unexpected from Tile Variation

Architectural Ceramics

Thassos, for example, is a white marble that has little variation because instead of veining, it has a crystallized appearance. Here, our Waverly mosaic features Thassos and Crema Marfil marbles. Notice that the white marble is clean and crisp throughout. ” — David Benson, Vice President of Sales.

article thumbnail

Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

From a dime-sized circle to that of a Sacagawea golden dollar coin, these varying circles in Calacatta Gold marble show off the range typical of this stone’s cream, beige and grey well. Do you love the look of marble or natural stone but now, can’t stomach the splurge? Nickel & Dimed. are made of a variety of metals.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Metropolitan Mastery

Diary of a Tile Addict

After all, this is one of the long-established staples of the tile retailer’s arsenal, alongside quarry tiles, black and white contrasts, and simulated marbles. This adds real impact at the point of sale … thus the prospect of a valuable extra sale for retailers. Metropolitan from Colorker Group’s ZYX brand.

Quarry 71
article thumbnail

March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups

Architectural Ceramics

Another porcelain pick, comes from Casey Terrell, an east-coast native who drives our internet sales. David Benson, VP of Sales, finds it hard to pick just one collection, be it natural stone or otherwise, as his favorite: “I love so many of our collections. We could have done this for the whole bracket.

article thumbnail

Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The residential remodeling market is also benefiting from the increase in existing home sales and the rise in home prices. The increase in existing home sales stimulates homeowner remodeling projects and the rise in home prices is an incentive for non-movers to invest in their homes and upgrade to stone countertops and flooring.

Report 100
article thumbnail

NSI selects award recipients

Floor Covering News

Cohen entered the stone industry in the 1970s, joining her father Malcolm in the family business, then known as Domestic Marble and Stone. In 1998, Cohen became president of the Marble Institute of America (MIA). She also provided substantial contributions to the version IV update to the iconic Dimension Stone Design Manual, NSI added.

article thumbnail

Bigger Is Better: Large Format Porcelain Tile

Architectural Ceramics

The color choices used in the bathroom renovation, and the collection itself are both calm and what you would expect to see from natural stone quarried from the earth. And when it comes to color or “marble” options we have more than just the Calacatta that is shown. It just happens to be one of our favorites.

Porcelain 182