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Design Trends: Going for Gold

Architectural Ceramics

Now, it’s time to transition from trimming a turkey to trimming the tree. Black and charred or perfectly golden brown — How did your Thanksgiving turkey turn out? Let’s hope you’re on Santa’s nice list and get this honed natural stone tile instead of a honed lump of charcoal. Happy Holidays!

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Expect the Unexpected from Tile Variation

Architectural Ceramics

The same could be said when considering a handmade ceramic or natural stone, because the variation in the tile’s glaze or veining may surprise you. Architectural Ceramics is here to help you know what type of range, be it subtle or extreme, to expect from ceramic, porcelain and stone; and to know how best to prepare for it.

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"Travertine, Before And After"

How to Floor Tile

Travertine is a Natural Stone as you know, but did you know most of it is filled with grout? From the US to Italy, Turkey, Croatia, and other places. This Natural stone has some of the traits of Marble Tile being very soft and can be difficult to work with because it is brittle. Some of it is honed and smoothed.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

This collection’s features make it an easy option to mix and match with other natural stone or porcelain tile: 3″ x 6″ field tile with coordinating bullnose and trim profiles. Machine-made ceramics go through several steps and processes, before resulting in two main types: thin-body or porcelain.

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Sylvie Atanasio talks about the industry, design, and CTDA

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

My creative philosophy is to create and bring forth new and cutting edge designs in both luxury tiles and natural stones, whether they are my own designs, or designs that are created by other artists exclusively for Country Floors. My commitment is to bring forth beautiful tile and stone products.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

dollar value were: Spain, Mexico, Italy, Turkey and Brazil. As with the residential market, porcelain and ceramic tile are excellent options for commercial applications,” she told FCNews. Now more than ever, porcelain and ceramic tile are excellent options for both residential and commercial environments,” she added.

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MSI’s Shah outlines his strategy for success

Floor Covering News

We’re in all hard surfaces, we’re in countertops, whether it’s natural stone or quartz, and have leading market share in both of those. Whether it’s India, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Italy or Spain, we have ultimate flexibility. Is demand for ceramic and porcelain and stone equally as strong?