When you build a house, one of the most exciting things is picking your finishes. Your big choices are cabinets and counter tops in the kitchen and bathrooms, flooring, lighting, paint colors and tile for your shower/bathtub surround. Given that I love a long, hot shower in the morning, I happily …
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Building a Color Pallet Based on Your Tile
Everyone seems to have trouble with tile. Tile, from afar, often looks like it's one solid color, like paint. However, when you get up close, you'll find that tile usually has other colors or speckles mixed into it to give it a more interesting look. This is why it is so hard to coordinate colors, …
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Bathroom Tile Ideas & Doing It Right!
Bathrooms are the smallest rooms in the house. Maybe that's why we like to update them more often, because we think small means less money and less work? Wrong! Bathrooms might be small but they're actually more challenging when it comes to remodeling. That's because you have to work …
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What is Rectified Tile & When to Use It
Have you noticed larger flooring tiles, especially the ones that make the floor look like it's wood? Or maybe you've admired tile flooring with lovely patterns. These floors are typically done with rectified tile but you're probably wondering, what is rectified tile? Rectified tile is ceramic or …
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Tile Tips for DIY
After decorating and painting, installing tile is a very popular homeowner do-it-yourself project. Tile by its very nature is small and easier to maneuver than many building materials like a 4x8 sheet of plywood or 2x8 boards of lumber when building a deck. The biggest challenge when installing tile …
Decorating with Metallics – Tile, Fabric & More
Metallics are the hot new decorating trend. Beyond the color choices we've had for years, metallics provide more depth and sparkle to a room, for a fresh new look. Metallics come in a variety of colors - silver, gold, bronze and nickel, all adding a regal touch that can't be matched by paint. So are …
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