Archive for the Trends Category

Tile patterns have always been implemented in the home design process, but recently we have seen an uptick in requests. Read on to learn about the most popular tile pattern designs.

The appearance of tile is important, and the graphics are what make it truly beautiful. Digital printing of tile is a new method of achieving a realistic-looking tile. Learn more here.

Let’s dive into a little discussion about tile installation products, like mortar and mastic. These products are used to bond tile or stone to your floor, wall, ceiling, and other surfaces.

In the always changing world of tile, larger format tiles are the newest trend. However, the larger format tiles are more difficult to install so that they are entirely flat in appearance. Therefore, flat tile installation can be a complicated process.

Cement tiles are thicker than ceramic tile. Because the tile is made of cement, it must be thicker than a normal ceramic tile to be structurally sound. This is significant as the thicker tile needs to transition to your other floors, where they meet.

First of all, it is hard to believe that 2017 is already coming to a close. However, we can be sure that some styles are here to stay in 2018. Here’s what we expect to see in the new year concerning marble and tile style trends.

Floor heating systems have programmable thermostats. That way you can get exactly what you want from a heated floor. The thermostats are simple to use and make the cold winters a little warmer.

Porcelain wood tile is hot. What? Well… the answer is the wood look in the tile plank shape is a HOT style. The wood tile designs look especially bad when the multi-screen approach was used. Read more about it on our blog.