Finium recently introduced the Jazz Collection, a new pre-finished wood panel concept, to their FriendlyWall product line. The solid hardwood panels are composed in part with wood pieces leftover from their manufacture of other product and is Greenguard certified. The Jazz Collection is part of the Great Classics Collection and is made of several wood species and includes several stains. Continue reading
The traditional Wara Juraku & White Sand Textured Japanese wall finishes are composed of the time-honored natural materials of sand, straw and clay. These finishes provide an ideal alternative to paint or wallpaper as they offer a green alternative that is non-toxic, seamless, durable, and healthy. The authentic sand texture can be troweled smooth to the touch or made textured using various trowel techniques. Continue reading
Oak is certainly one of the most hard wearing and popular woods available in the flooring marketplace. The surface of the wood can be free of knots or very lively with large knots and cracks depending on the grade with natural color that varies from almost white to almost black. The fine cracks, running through the elegant wood are highlighted in an unconventional way in the beautiful mafi Tiger Oak Floor Collection. Continue reading
The latest mosaic tile introduction from New Ravenna Mosaics is the stunning Miraflores Collection by Paul Schatz. The designs were all inspired by the designer’s travels throughout the Latin countries of Spain, Portugal and Mexico and combined with his passion for Morocco and study of Islamic geometric art. The complex abstractions of classic motifs are evident in the aptly named Miraflores collection which translates from the Spanish to mean “to watch flowers”. Continue reading
The ModRocks Recycled Glass Pebbles from modwalls is a unique tile product. The 100% post-consumer recycled glass has been tumbled to create smooth glass pebbles that are then mounted on 12” x 12” mesh backed sheets. The clear pebbles play off available light sources and pick up the grout and surrounding colors beautifully. Continue reading
Oceana is a new 2013 contemporary cement tile collection from Original Mission Tile. There are nine charming designs with the sea as inspiration in the 8” x 8” tiles with a choice of sixty colors available from the color palette. All the cement tiles are handmade and built with three layers of material to produce a compact and waterproof, unglazed tile that has the ability to withstand high compressive loads. Continue reading
Avente Tile has traveled worldwide to offer this expansive collection of unique patterned handmade cement tile. There are traditional, geometric and contemporary patterns, made one tile at time, in each of the cement tile lines which can be paired with coordinating solid color cement tiles. All of the tile in the Cuban Heritage Cement Tile collection are historical designs. Continue reading
Vein is a handsome full bodied porcelain tile from Cooperativa Ceramica d’Imola with a unique veining effect similar to marble. The tile comes in two versions, one showing the cut of the vein horizontally and the other showing it against the vein. Continue reading
California Pottery & Tile Works (CPTW) was established in 1994 primarily to continue the tradition of California tile making and decoration perfected by the Malibu and Catalina Potteries in the early 20th century. They have efficient production capacity in the US and Mexico enabling them to produce large and small custom jobs for both residential and commercial projects. Their custom work includes historical reinterpretations of classic designs, producing exquisite Persian, Islamic, Saracen, Spanish Colonial and Mayan designs as well as the classic floral designs of the early California potteries.
PlanetReuse is a wonderful way to find building materials at a fraction of their original cost, a good way to keep those same materials from our landfills and best of all a way to help save our natural resources. Some of the most recent materials available on their site are: recovered timber framing in White Oak and Doug Fir and reclaimed Heart Pine all ready to be milled to specification. Continue reading