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Brick Inspirations

JG Kitchens

And I’m working on a kitchen/family room project with a white painted brick fireplace wall and hearth. So, as I ramp up my training program this week, I’ll share some brick inspirations with my Gold Notes readers… Good viewing, I call it. Rustic Italian tile evokes old painted brick (Photo Courtesy: 41zero42).

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How to elevate your retail sales game

Floor Covering News

They treat it as if it’s as simple as painting drywall. He provides sales training, processes and systems for flooring dealers to help them grow their business and profits while working fewer hours. For example: I’ve worked with several flooring dealers who offer sand and refinish of hardwood. Oftentimes it’s $3 to $4 per foot.

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Avente Tile Talk: Enduring Tile of the London Underground

Tile Talk

2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the first train journey on the London underground. To The Trains Tile Sign. It is difficult to get the tiles to release intact even after a century² Over time station names have changed, so the tiles were painted over to conceal the old names. hand painted tile. backsplash designs.

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Avente Tile Talk: Artist Series Cement Tile Collection Grows with.

Tile Talk

Guillermos research led him to train with Master Printer Marie Dormuth, with whom artists Andy Warhol, Peter Gee and Martin Mazorra received training in the art of lithography. hand painted tile. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. Asterdisc 1B. 10" x 10" Handmade Cement Tile. Sol Mio 2A. at 6:00 AM.

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What keeps retailers up at night 2024

Floor Covering News

They resort to that as if it’s their only option.” — Ashley Peterson , Blue Mist Paint & Flooring Spartanburg, S.C. When you do that, the unknown is never as concerning, especially when you share this idea and train your team to think the same way.” — Scott Perron , 24-7 Floors Sarasota, Fla.

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Tile Tuesday: The Inspiration of Antiquity

Kitchens for Living

Portion of a hand painted mural as seen in the Centro Ceramica Triana. Antonio Kiernam Flores in painting workshop of the Ceramica Santa Ana Factory 1961. Niculoso Francisco Pisano, born and trained in Italy, lived and worked in Triana in the early 1500s. What better place to begin than at the beginning.

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EPA Announces Inclusion of Green Squared in Federal Government Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing

The Tile Council of North America Blog

. “We’re incredibly proud to see it now be accepted as part of the United States federal government’s benchmark for sustainability, and to garner credibility both from the government, and by association with similar, recognized industry marks for categories like furnishings and paint.”

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