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So you’ve just moved to the Northwest (welcome to Seattle!) and barbecue season is fast approaching. How are you going to cover that mound of dirt in your backyard that could so easily be a beautiful patio? Good question. Let’s talk about your possibilities. With the variable weather here in Seattle, you have limited options [...]

Self proclaimed “boring guy”, David, the warehouse’s newest addition, is anything but. Statements warehouse guy by day, student by night and rural mail man on the weekends, David is a man of all trades. He started here at Statements on Monday May 12th to assist us with our warehousing needs. A Santa Barbara transplant, David [...]

Another common question that I am asked in our showroom is whether or not ceramic tile is suitable for countertop use. Here’s my answer: it depends. Really, it does! More often than not, my answer to this question is no. Here’s why: There are two major characteristics of ceramic tile that typically deem it unsuitable [...]

What happens when you combine “Seattle’s favorite 7’2” drag queen Glamazonia,” the design and architecture elite of Seattle, and gowns made of carpet and girls wearing nothing but 1”x1” pieces of green tile? The first annual Product Runway, held in Seattle at the South Lake Union Naval Reserve on May 2, 2008. The night played [...]

Statements is contributing to Mercy Corps to help with its relief efforts in Myanmar. As one of the few international organizations with a presence in Myanmar, Mercy Corps is uniquely positioned to respond to this devastating crisis. We have been impressed with their work in the past in both disaster assistance and development work, and [...]

Many of you have wanted a definitive answer about whether or not to use crackle tile in your showers. Unfortunately, I don’t have one. But don’t fret, here’s what you need to be aware of when considering crackle tile in a wet application. According to Richard Scott, owner of Status Handmade Ceramics here in Seattle (see [...]

  “How do you stand in those things all day?,” is normally the question asked to Britt as she runs through the showroom carrying tile that, according to Kristen, will probably hurt her back. But at 5 feet 4 inches Britt needs all the help she can get in the height department. Britt joined the [...]

By purchasing organic varieties of fruits and vegetables, you can reduce your exposure to pesticides by 90 percent! In addition to the health benefits of organic food, if just 1% of our nation’s farmlands eliminated the use of synthetic chemicals, it would remove 26,000,000 pounds of pesticides per year from the food we eat and [...]

Now that the weather is starting to warm up and the dark days are getting longer and lighter, you may be thinking about finding an alternative way to get to work. If you live nearby, biking to work may be an excellent idea! Statistically, people who live within two miles of where they work spend [...]

Statements has recently started carrying the smallest porcelain cube-tiles in the world. I Frammenti (the fragments) by Brix is the latest creation from architect Silvestrin who has a long history of work both in Italy and London. Integrity, clarity of purpose and an emphatic attention to detail are the key features of Silvestrin’s architecture and [...]