Spring Cleaning

It is now Spring time and everything is in bloom, including our homes and offices. Unused clothes, appliances, and materials are cluttering up our homes and taking up valuable space. It is tempting to just toss these items in the trash, but wait! There is a simple and sustainable way to solve this problem. Donate, Donate, Donate! Before throwing something away, take a moment and think, "Can I or someone reuse this?" If so, there are many services and/or outlets that can utilize our unused items and distribute them to those in need.

Last weekend that is exactly what we did. We did a bit of spring cleaning and reorganization in our warehouse. We found stone and material that we could no longer use and knew that someone could put it to good use. So we paid it forward and donated these materials to San Diego Habitat for Humanity (http://www.sdhfh.org/. )

While it is a great feeling to remodel rooms in our homes, it is an even greater feeling to donate some of that unused clutter. So when you clean out the old to make room for the new, don't forget to pay it forward.

Recycle. Reuse. Reduce!



New Carrara tile designs are coming along nicely...

Stay tuned.  More coming soon and our new catalog showcasing Carrara will be out in about a month.

Creative Kitchen Backsplash Designs using colorful natural stone tile

Did you always color inside the lines when you were a kid?  I did.  That is why I am thoroughly impressed with those people who are able to look at things in a more imaginative way to create unique and interesting designs.  In the case of our tile collections, you often see folks sticking with the traditional way of doing things and using tile designs from only one collection.  It makes sense, given that the tiles in each collection are intentionally designed to work with each other.

But then you have those crazy creative ones, who can see how designs that seem very different, can work great together.  A perfect example is Ana Sirota from Kitchens by Gedney in Madison, Connecticut.  She worked with her client and used tiles from not one, not two, but three different StoneImpressions collections in the kitchen.

You can't see the close up detail of the tiles in these photos, so I'll list the different collections below.

The center of the backsplash is the Lisbon Pattern in the Brown colorway surrounded by...

the Altalena Dia Listello in the Siena Color.

The larger Altalena Listello in the Siena color is then run as a border along the bottom of the backsplash in both sections of the kitchen.

And finally, what you might call the background tile is the Color Wash Silhouettes Hourglass in the Natural color.  This is a great way to add some depth and dimension to your backsplash, without adding too much of one color.  The Color Wash Silhouettes tiles do come in different colors and shapes.  You can see the whole collection here: Colorful Kitchen Backsplash Tile.

I would never have thought to use all of these different collections and colors together, but it absolutely works!  Thanks to Sandy at Tile America New Haven for forwarding the pictures to us.

New Carrara Tile Designs...coming soon

We are working on a whole new catalog that will be full of Carrara designs.  Here's a sneak peek.

In love with...Carrara

We have been incredibly excited by how terrific everything looks on our new Carrara Marble.  To spread the Carrara love, we have created some new display boards that you could soon see at your local tile store.  We picked some favorite Pattern, Accent & Listello designs that we have previously shown on other stone types, like Durango or Travertine.  We made them on Carrara instead and everything looks just beautiful. 

Madison Blue

Chateau

Marseille Caviar

Holland Green

Serenata

Zellii

Clermont Pewter

Fratesco

Holland Blue

Linda Vista

Madison Green

Saldano

New Pattern Tiles, Accents & Listellos added to our Quick Ship Program

This year we have added even more to our Quick Ship Program.

Most everything we do is made-to-order, so that you can have it the way you want it.  Any of our designs can be made in any size and on any stone type that you want.  It typically takes us two weeks to get your order ready to ship.

But we do have some of our most popular tile designs in stock and available to ship out right away.  We call these our Quick Ship items.  If you want one of these tile designs, exactly as it is shown on our Quick Ship Tile flyer, it can ship out immediately (Monday through Friday.)  You will still buy these Quick Ship items through your local StoneImpressions dealer, who you can find by going here: StoneImpressions Tile Stores.

Here's what we have added this year to our Quick Ship Program:

Amaretti Earth Pattern, Listellos, Corners & Deco Strips

Marseille Olivine Pattern, Listellos & Corners

Marseille Truffle Pattern, Listellos & Corners

 Altalena Ochre Pattern Tiles

Cortina Oro Leaf & Vine Pattern Tiles

 Baku Listellos & Corners

Crossings Listellos & Corners

You can see all the items available with details about sizes and stone types by downloading the Quick Ship Flyer.