Summer is almost here and you’re about to be spending more time in your backyard playing with kids or relaxing with a cold drink and a good book. Your yard is a natural extension of your home and it should [...]
Grout is defined as ,“a hydrous mortar whose consistency allows it to be placed or pumped into small joints or cavities, as between pieces of ceramic clay, slate, and floor tile”. This is according to the dictionaryofconstruction.com. That being said, we should discuss what that means to the homeowner. Here are [...]
Green is a mainstay in design. Especially in terms of the many ways it can be used as a color value in an interior design plan. Recently, we read a piece written by Mary Carol Garrity of Nell Hill’s fame in which [...]
As the Spring surrenders to the Summer, it is interesting to note how Classy Coral seems to be finding it’s way into trade magazines and design oriented blog posts. As we consider the why and how of this, perhaps it [...]
The Fall landscape provides us with many opportunities for design creativity from a color perspective. Most of us see the autumnal color palette on a regular basis as we simply live our lives. Images like the one at the top [...]
Handy Infographic: Choosing Decorative Bathroom Tile Guide When looking for bath design inspiration or choosing decorative bathroom tile it’s paramount to work with someone who can provide the knowledge of every architectural material and its application in regards to [...]
Yellow is an intriguing color in many ways and so is yellow tile in general. A very well known color psychologist in the United Kingdom is the highly regarded, Ms. Angela Wright. On her website, Colour Affects, she tells us that [...]
The Arts and Crafts movement began in Europe, and in particular Britain, around 1860. Generally considered a reaction against Industrialism, its leading proponents, such as the influential designer and writer William Morris, advocated traditional craftsmanship and simple form. Why not [...]
Navy Blue is very now as a saturated but eerily sublime color value in the world of interior design. With that said, what may be the most curious thing is the range of observable use. Not only are we seeing [...]
To say social media 2012 has arrived would be to vastly understate its position in the current fabric of society. Luckily, for the brevity of this blog, let’s focus on how it has begun to segment itself. We can look [...]