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A Guide to Fabulous Flooring and Design

Surfaces - New Product Pavilion January 30, 2008

The new product pavilion at Surfaces featured exciting new hardwood, carpet, tile and more. Below are some examples of the new products that are taking center stage for 2008. The pictures you see here cannot do the actual products justice, so ask your flooring retailer for these products by name!

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Above: Just one example of BR-111’s Exotic Hardwoods. This photo is Macciato Pecan. Others that are striking and unique are Malbec Walnut and Tiete Chestnut. Ask your flooring retailer to show you more products in BR-111’s exotic hardwood line.

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Above: Handscraped painted hardwood from Harris Wood, one of the last US hardwood manufacturers. The exciting feature of this wood is the maple and walnut wood that show through the painted surfaces with a special sanding technique. It looks old, rustic and authentic. The beauty of it is that you get this authentic look with the durability of an aluminum oxide finish.

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Above: Beaulieu’s Collection “It’s Hot” featuring “Spice It Up” and “Caliente”

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Above: XFloor- Premium Cars Deserve Premium Flooring! This stunning garage floor is interlocking, real aluminum diamond plate and withstands 50,000 pounds of load capacity per tile.

New from Creating Your Space is a tool called Room Maker. This tool allows you to draw a room, choose your type of flooring and then calculate your flooring needs. You can save, share and print your results as well as get a general idea of your budget.dsc02793.jpg



 

Dal Tile at Surfaces 2008 January 30, 2008

Filed under: Ceramic Tile / Natural Stone, Surfaces, Trade Shows — shannonbilby @ 9:26 pm

Dal Tile’s booth was full of so many impressive products, I think they speak for themselves!

 

Live from Surfaces 2008! January 30, 2008

Filed under: Ceramic Tile / Natural Stone, Floor Covering, Surfaces — shannonbilby @ 2:26 pm

Surfaces 2008 opened this morning at 9 am. It’s exciting to see everyone putting their best foot forward with eye catching, colorful, information packed displays. The question on my mind is what’s hot, what’s trendy and what each company is most proud to show. Here’s a little taste of what’s here and what’s hot. I am headed back downstairs to find more exciting products to share with you! Stay tuned…..

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More about Moving Color Tiles January 15, 2008

Filed under: Floor Covering — shannonbilby @ 10:02 am
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This information was sent to me recently by Moving Color Tiles…a little history and some new information.
History
Moving Color is a completely new platform of design, function and cutting edge innovations. The inspiration behind our concept is that like the beauty of nature we believe that our personal environments should be ever changing. Moving Color is fostered by Mr. Blane Kivley, Innovator, President and CEO of Moving Color and nurtured by our remarkable team of professionals.
We have been involved in the building industry for greater than 20 years and our team comes from a multi-faceted and exceptionally diverse background. Our collective knowledge of the properties, uses and installation of natural stone, glass and ceramics is very extensive. Moving Color is a form of living art, and the potential of our products are only limited by the imagination of the designer implementing them. Moving Color is continuously researching and developing new ideas to further expand our already innovative product lines. (more…)

 

You never know where you will find amazing floors January 11, 2008

Filed under: Floor Covering — shannonbilby @ 2:46 pm

Of all places, The Hoover Dam has an interesting floor story. These beautiful art deco, Native American inspired medallions are on the balcony that overlooks this machinery! Designed by painter Alan Tupper True, from Denver Colorado, he also integrated the colors used in painting the turbine housings, overhead cranes, valves and even the door knobs! The patterns, borrowed from Southwestern Indian patterns, echo centrifugal themes, which relate to the turbines in the power plant. The Martina Brothers originally installed over 121 thousand square feet of terrazzo, including these medallions are still in business today! The estimated cost of the decorative flooring was originally $50,000 in the 1930’s. For more information on The Hoover Dam visit: www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam .

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Surfaces 2008! January 8, 2008

Filed under: Floor Covering, Trade Shows — shannonbilby @ 8:33 am

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It’s almost that time again! So far, I have reported all of the great finds from The Remodeling Show in Las Vegas and The Green Build Expo in Chicago. At the end of this month, I will be at SURFACES: where the entire world of floor covering is ALL IN ONE PLACE! Hold on to your laptops because over 1000 companies will be exhibiting showcasing the most innovative new product lines, styles and trends sweeping the industry. I will be there the whole time gathering info to bring back to share with you. (more…)