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  • MetroflorNew Arrival: Floor and Wall Tiles
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (9/1/2005)
  • Based on couture designer Angela Adams' drawings, this line of floor and wall tiles offers sophisticated textures and shapes. Expressive forms are made by either raising or cutting in relief; other patterns are hand-drawn with a glaze filling. Four styles, exploring texture, line, and bold color in a variety of dimensions, are offered.
  • Interior Products Review: Laminate Flooring
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (9/1/2005)
  • Nearly as dramatic is the ballooning interest in laminate floors, which five years ago accounted for less than 100 million square feet in sales and this year will top 1 billion feet, according to industry estimates. A mainstay of the remodeling industry, laminate flooring burst onto the residential market in the late 1980s—just before BUILDING PRODUCTS was founded—and became popular here a few years later when Scandinavian superstore IKEA began selling Pergo planks to do-it-yourselfers.
  • Finishing Touches: Mosaic Tile
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/1/2005)
  • Minos mosaics are handcrafted to create authentic and traditional patterns, the firm claims. Made in Israel, the mosaics come in a variety of colors and finishes and can be used in interior floor, wall, and ceiling applications in kitchens, bathrooms, and foyers, and in fireplace surrounds.
  • New Arrival: Porcelain Mosaic Tiles
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/1/2005)
  • Unglazed hexagon porcelain mosaic tiles measure 1 inch by 1 inch and are dot-mounted for simple installation, claims the maker. The tiles come in 21 solid colors and a variety of standard and custom patterns. Hexagon tiles can be used in a variety of applications and are designed to stand up to frost, abrasion, and more.
  • Interior Products Review: Period-Style Products
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/1/2005)
  • Time-worn brick, intricate moldings, decorative art glass, and knotty pine flooring reminiscent of simpler times can help homeowners escape the pressures of the 21st century. Whether they install just a few well-placed stained glass lighting fixtures that speak of Frank Lloyd Wright or elaborate molding and millwork to create a gingerbread-house effect, builders and remodelers are realizing that profits abound in the designs of days gone by.
  • Top 100: Engineered Hardwood Flooring
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/1/2005)
  • Bellagio wide-plank engineered hardwood flooring is avail- able in 23 species including Brazilian cherry, merbau, walnut, mahogany, maple, ash, teak, American cherry, beech, white and red oak, larch, and bamboo. The collection comes in 86-inch-long panels that are 9/16 inch thick and 5 inches wide. The flooring can be glued or nailed to the subfloor or floated over a foam underlayment.
  • Finishing Touches: Zoo Animal Tiles
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/1/2005)
  • Imported Antigua collection Zoo Animals tiles are ideal for kids' playrooms, claims the maker. Designs include 15 hand-painted animal themes such as an ox, camel, elephant, leopard, hippo, lion, monkey, bear and cub, zebra, rhino, penguins, walrus, two ostriches, and a giraffe. The 4-1/8-inch-by-4-1/8-inch tiles depict the animals in various settings and scenes.
  • Top 100: Art Tiles
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/1/2005)
  • Ceramic bas-relief art tiles feature reptiles, amphibians, insects, and foliage. They can be combined with the maker's line of high-relief field tiles to create custom wall or backsplash murals, shower installations, swimming pools, fireplaces, fountains, and more. Tiles come in a wide array of satin matte color options; custom colors also are available.
  • MetroflorTop 100: Illuminessence Glass Tiles
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/1/2005)
  • Illuminessence glass tiles are available in the Prism Glass, Prism Glass Listellos, and Radiance Glass series. All three are made of cast translucent glass that is textured on the front and back to capture, refract, and bend light, the firm claims. The three collections, which are available in nine colors, can be used in wall, floor, and countertop applications.
  • Top 100: Porcelain Tile
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/1/2005)
  • Available in a slip-resistant finish for outdoor use and a smooth finish for indoor use, the WeatherStone series allows the same slate-look pattern to be carried from the indoors to the outdoors with no significant visual difference. The porcelain tiles are available in multiple sizes and trims and come in five colors.

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