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- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Top 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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