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Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting a group of Portland area interior designers in our Seattle showroom for lunch and product presentations. During our meeting, Carole Jackson showed me a photo of a recent project incorporating the Jeffrey Court Raindrops Series — easily one of our most popular glass tiles over the last two [...]

This last weekend I was able to wrap up a DIY tile job in my kitchen that, I’m ashamed to say, I started last summer. About midway through everyone of those projects, I find myself wondering why I didn’t contract a professional. At the same time, once it’s all finished, it’s a good feeling to [...]

Using mosaics in tile patterns is a little bit tricky. In this pattern the Concreate black 1×1 mosaics on a 12×12 sheet was cut and five 1×1 tiles by twelve 1×1 tiles were used with the Concreate black 18×18′s and 18×24′s. When using mosaics in tile patterns watch the mosaic tile thickness. Often times the mosaics [...]

This tile pattern is made up of Studio Prima St. Marie handmade. All together the sizes makeup a 35.5×35.5 square. 6×6 12×12 12×18

Just what was Ryan up to while he was gone for a couple weeks in June-and why did he go in the first place? We asked him these questions and others to get the scoop for Ciao readers. Ciao: Why did you go to China? Ryan: I really had two goals in mind: to open [...]

Master bathrooms are increasing in size in new and remodeled homes, as more homeowners value spa-like surroundings in the most intimate room in the house. Because the master bath isn’t intended as a showpiece for guests (like an entrance or a dining room), the decor can be simple and subtle. New lines of ceramic tile [...]