Bath design inspiration is typically a personal experience for the client and may involve many influences. It is not uncommon for a client to present pages clipped from architectural and design magazines when interacting with our design staff. For example, these sources may remind them of a special vacation that evoked a lifestyle and feeling ...

Last week, we as Materials Marketing, attended the annual Coverings event in Orlando. This industry specific exhibition bills itself as the “ultimate tile and stone experience”. In over 25 years in the stone and tile industry, I have done my best to attend the show and its predecessors annually. Typically, it serves a dual purpose. ...

Featured on the CBS morning news program, “Sunday Morning,” the Dorset Mountain in Vermont houses the largest marble quarry in the world. Danby marble is extracted from an area that extends more than a mile long and plummets more than 40 acres underground. The mine has been in operation since 1902 and can produce marble ...

From chair rails to window surrounds, shower doors to fireplaces and backsplashes, nothing completes stone work or enhances architectural design like moldings. They not only add an extra dimension to the project but often complete the design and improve the overall decor. Sorting through all of the molding types, sizes and options can be challenging. ...

Architectural elements from the British Regency era have resurfaced in home construction across the United States. In our showroom, this is manifested in the design of the fireplace. “Regency” style fireplaces are fairly simple in outline and profile yielding a clean uncomplicated piece. The mantel is relatively thin projecting further at the sides to accommodate ...

“Rustic” in design parlance carries many connotations. Homes nestled in valley streams and mountain ranges, converted farmhouses in lake-side settings and a sprawling western ranch can all fit the bill. However, the rustic interior must always capture the soul and spirit of the American outdoors and bring it inside. “Rustic” speaks through the materials used ...

The prolific American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, approached the design and construction of the fireplace with unwavering attention and consistency. His buildings changed over the span of his career, but his fireplaces remained architecturally and symbolically anchored to the home. The hearth and mantel represented the center and soul of each and every domicile. Wright ...