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05 Jun 2026

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Featured, Inspiration

Inspiring Walk-In Shower Tile Ideas

Inspiring Walk-In Shower Tile Ideas

If you’re renovating a bathroom or redesigning your shower, you may want to consider a walk-in shower. These gorgeous, modern designs maximize space, allow more movement and look fantastic too, thanks to their sleek styling. To provide you with some walk-in shower tile inspiration for your bathroom, we’ve rounded up 10 walk-in shower tile design…

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Featured, Tile 101

What is LVT?

What is LVT?

“LVT” stands for “Luxury Vinyl Tile” and is a hard surface flooring designed to mimic wood, stone, or ceramic. It’s typically chosen for its durability, waterproof properties, and affordability. The “luxury” part comes in how it’s manufactured, with high-tech processes yielding an ultrarealistic look through...

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Featured, Pros

Best Kitchen Floor Tiles: Top Choices for Style & Durability

Best Kitchen Floor Tiles: Top Choices for Style & Durability

There are many ways to bring a kitchen to life; one of the easiest ones is to install new ceramic or porcelain kitchen floor tiles. With a myriad of options, it’s easy to find a custom kitchen tile design fit for your client. Today we’ll review the 10 best kitchen tile ideas to give you…

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Featured, Inspiration

Stunning Bathroom Designs with Hexagon Floor Tile

Stunning Bathroom Designs with Hexagon Floor Tile

Hexagon floor tiles are an easy way to add a visually unique aspect iinto your design.

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Tile 101

Creative Subway Tile Patterns for Your Next Project

Creative Subway Tile Patterns for Your Next Project

In this post, we go over the top 6 lay patterns for subway tile that should be on your mind next time you go into a design project:

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Featured, Pros

Outdoor Tile: From Pathways to Pools

Outdoor Tile: From Pathways to Pools

It’s the perfect time for anyone to get a head start on their exterior tile projects since the outdoors will prove to be a sanctuary this summer. To help you navigate the best outdoor tiles for your client projects, we put together a quick guide below.

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different tile types
Tile 101

An Overview of Tile Types & Where to Use Them

An Overview of Tile Types & Where to Use Them

We've put together a super simple guide to the different tile types that is not only easy to digest, but will have you walking away like a tile genius.

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Choosing Shower Tile
Featured, Tile 101

What to Consider When Choosing Shower Tiles

What to Consider When Choosing Shower Tiles

When it comes to choosing the tile that goes into your bathroom’s shower, there are several things to consider. Today, we go through the main 4 things you should keep at the front of your mind, so you can be well-equipped for the job ahead.

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Featured, Tile 101

What Grout Color Should I Use with White Tile?

What Grout Color Should I Use with White Tile?

If you think white subway tiles are boring, it’s time to think again. They are so not. This seemingly basic and classic color choice opens an excessive opportunity to create a space like no other.

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Encaustic Porcelain Tiles
Featured, Inspiration

Encaustic Porcelain Tiles: Its Uses and Variety of Offerings

Encaustic Porcelain Tiles: Its Uses and Variety of Offerings

Encaustic porcelain tiles have gained significant traction within the domains of interior design and architectural environments. Their notable attributes encompass a harmonious fusion of resilience, adaptability, and visual allure, rendering them highly coveted across residential and commercial domains alike. Embellished with elaborate designs and vivid...

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Tile 101

Encaustic Tile: Historic Beauty, Modern-Day Quality

Encaustic Tile: Historic Beauty, Modern-Day Quality

You’ve surely seen some form of encaustic tile before — in the great cathedrals you toured on your honeymoon, in old Victorian mansions, maybe even in government buildings — but you may not have known you were looking at it.

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Featured, Inspiration, Pros, Trending

What’s Next in Tile: Designers and Collaborations

What’s Next in Tile: Designers and Collaborations

Designer season has now taken over 2022 and it feels wonderful to see the world opening up for both fashion and design. Not only are we gathering in fabulous places again, with a newfound appreciation for anything that isn’t our own space, but we are...

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Featured, Inspiration, Tile 101, Trending

Questions to Ask When Designing a Kitchen

Questions to Ask When Designing a Kitchen

If you are reading this, chances are that you are thinking about remodeling your kitchen or you may be starting from the ground up. Designing a kitchen can be a fun challenge to some, but most people feel overwhelmed with so many decisions to make...

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Featured, Inspiration, Tile 101, Trending

Color Subway Tile Ideas

Color Subway Tile Ideas

Ready to give your kitchen a refresh but your budget and time are in short supply? If you’re looking for a simple, stylish, but also practical way of updating the heart of your home, changing your backsplash is a great way to achieve a new...

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Featured, Inspiration, Tile 101, Trending

Wood Look Porcelain Design Ideas

Wood Look Porcelain Design Ideas

Wood is one of the most popular design materials out there: it’s functional, it’s versatile, and most of all – it brings with it an inherent quality of warm, natural beauty. From rustic cabins in the woods to modern industrial-style lofts, wood provides the perfect...

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Featured, Inspiration, Tile 101, Trending

Designing with Natural Stone Tile

Designing with Natural Stone Tile

Beautifully organic and highly enduring, stone has always been a sought out element in architecture and design. From the grand temples of the Roman Empire to the embellished marble facades of Baroque churches, stones like marble, granite, limestone, travertine, and quartzite have been a consistent...

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Featured, Tile 101, Trending

Going Green: Choosing a Sustainable Tile

Going Green: Choosing a Sustainable Tile

Sustainability is not just a buzzword anymore. As more and more companies are making a commitment to eco-friendly and ethical production, it is clear that sustainability will not only shape the future of our planet, but also the future of design. However, sustainability is not...

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Featured, Inspiration, Tile 101, Trending

Made in the USA: Redefining American Luxury

Made in the USA: Redefining American Luxury

What does “American” design mean in the 21st Century? From traditional colonial style with British influences to the bold and gritty industrial style of New York City. From the glitz and glam of Art Deco to the refined serenity of Mid-Century Modern Design. The truth...

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