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Coverings CG Villa Features Beautiful Tile Tiny Home Solution

[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 7, 2018 8:30:00 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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When it comes to combining tile with a tiny home, you need a solution that is beautiful, functional, and makes the space feel as big as possible. Rita Carson Guest of Carson Guest Interior Design took her inspiration for the Coverings Installation Design Showcase (IDS) tiny home from the Crossville Tile she chose, and which the expert installers from J&R Tile brought to life in the CG Villa of Coverings 2018.  

>> J&R Tile Installs Gauged Porcelain Tile in Coverings 2018 Tiny House

We caught up with Rita to learn more about the design side of this project.

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Coverings Luxe Cottage Accentuates Details with Tile

[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 31, 2018 11:11:27 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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What makes the Coverings Installation Design Showcase (IDS) stand out is how it pairs installation expertise with design brilliance. Especially when it comes to combining tile with a tiny house which needs to not only function, but also bring to life a specific design concept. 

When it comes to the Luxe Cottage of Coverings 2018, Brittney Ferren from The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry conceived the design. She collaborated with Visalia Ceramic Tile for the installation.

>> Visalia Ceramic Tile Installs Luxe Cottage at Coverings18

We caught up with Brittney to learn more about the design side of this project.

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Visalia Ceramic Tile Installs Luxe Cottage at Coverings18

[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 17, 2018 8:30:00 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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Another Five Star Contractor company returned to the Installation Design Showcase at Coverings 2018: Visalia Ceramic Tile, Inc. The company collaborated with Brittney Ferren of The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry to complete the Luxe Cottage using tile products from Ceramics of Italy.

We caught up with Sam Bruce to get the low down on the 2018 installation.

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The First Ever CTI Challenge - Coverings 2018

[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 10, 2018 8:30:00 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design, Qualified Labor Series

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Did you have a chance to witness the first ever CTI Challenge? It took place during Coverings 2018 in the Installation Experience space, pitting two intensely passionate Certified Tile Installer teams to complete an ambitious installation over three days. The installation had to meet tile industry standards and guidelines.  

Here's a recap.

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Coverings 2018 Welcomes DW Sanders to Installation Design Showcase

[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 3, 2018 8:30:00 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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The Coverings 2018 tiny house version of the Installation Design Showcase featured a new installation team from DW Sanders Tile & Stone Contracting which collaborated with Jeffrey Bruce Baker Designs on the Smart Modern Living tiny house.

Owner Woody Sanders is not only himself a Certified Tile Installer (#1295) and his company an NTCA Five Star Contractor, but he is also a CTEF Regional Evaluator.

We caught up with Woody to learn more about his experience participating in the Installation Design Showcase.

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J&R Tile Installs Gauged Porcelain Tile in Coverings 2018 Tiny House

[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 26, 2018 8:30:00 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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The tiny house version of the Installation Design Showcase returned to Coverings 2018 and so did J&R Tile which focused on installing gauged porcelain tile panels in addition to glass tile.

If you missed their 2017 installation, you can learn more about it in J&R Tile's Erin Albrecht Talks Tile in a Tiny House.

We caught up again with Eric Albrecht to get the low down on the 2018 installation which the J&R Tile team completed in association with Rita Carson Guest of Carson Guest Interior Design.

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5 Tile Trends Affecting Installation Methods and Standards from Coverings17

[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 12, 2017 8:35:00 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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Why should we discuss tile trends on a blog that focuses primarily on tile education and installer certification? Because they really matter.

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How Cox Tile Guides Success of Coverings Installation Design Showcase

[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 1, 2017 8:57:51 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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John Cox, President of Cox Tile (pictured in the image above on the far left), is the Technical Consultant to the Coverings Installation Design Showcase. 

First launched at Coverings 2008, the Installation Design Showcase or IDS features the live installation of tile in several professionally designed vignettes. Although planning and preparation begin several months before the show, the big deal about the IDS is that installation must be completed before the end of the Coverings exhibition, in time for review, admiration, comments and celebration.

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Tiled Vitruvian Tiny House by BlueTreeHome's Nikki Vega Mimics Nature

[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 18, 2017 8:30:00 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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What's certainly true about a tiny house is that, by virtue of its size, it brings you closer to nature. Imagine taking that one step further based on how tile inside the house mimics nature. That's what the Vitruvian, a tiled tiny house created during Coverings 2017 in Orlando, captures based on the vision of designer Nikki Vega from BlueTreeHome based in Orlando. She specializes in tiny homes.

Nikki teamed up with the installation team from J & R Tile, Inc. for the live installation of tile in a tiny house on the Coverings show floor during the annual Installation Design Showcase.

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J&R Tile's Erin Albrecht Talks Tile in a Tiny House

[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 5, 2017 8:30:00 AM / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design

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Tile in a tiny house is a natural choice for anyone who admires how versatile and sustainable tile is. It's also a must for those participating in the live installation of tile in three tiny houses on the Coverings show floor as J&R Tile did during Covering17 in Orlando, Florida.

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