modwalls + Design Milk !
Happy Friday!
We couldn’t take off for the weekend without first sharing this rockin’ blog from one of our favorite, favorite online design mags, Design Milk, all about installing our Lush® 3×6 Vapor glass subway tile!
Design Milk’s editor extraordinaire Jaime Derringer used the tile for her recent kitchen remodel and blogged all about it. You can read the whole article which details her step-by-step tile installation process here: http://bit.ly/zNC6H7
Here’s a little picky from the blog… more photos to come!
Don’t cha love knowing what leaders in the industry are doing with their own spaces? Yeah? Us too!
Read more about Jaime’s kitchen remodel process on House Milk: http://bit.ly/s245mq
Today’s Color Inspiration: Mellow, Minty Green
We’ve noticed that modwalls®’s customers seem to favor three colors more than any others in our Lush® palette:
1) Lush® Cloud, our classic white glass tile.
2) Lush® Vapor, a subtle pale blue.
3) Lush® Surf, a soothing, watery green.
And it’s this last color that sparked today’s color inspiration: mellow, minty green.
Here’s a Japanese soaking tub with our Lush® 3×6 Surf backsplash tile:
This mod bathroom has our ModDotz™ Pistachio porcelain penny round tiles:
Here’s a slightly different take on the color as seen in our 3/4″ mosaic tile blend Brio® Surfside:
And another variation, this time the tile is our Lush® 1×2 blend Santa Monica.
And finally, one of our favorites is this kitchen with Lush® 4×12 Surf tile:
What do you think of this color trend?
Is is you?
“Tileplace” – An homage to the tiled fireplace
When it’s cold outside like today, nothing satisfies more than cozying up next to the fireplace with a hot drink, a good book and/or a cuddle buddy. Wouldn’t you agree?
These tiled fireplaces are giving us this feeling called WANT and we have it BAD.
Here’s a living room with modwalls® Brio® White Linen 3/4″ mosaic tile blend on the fireplace… its such a subtle blend, and it looks at home in any interior (kitchen backsplashes, bathroom showers, floors- you name it).
That wingback chair is calling our name!
Or maybe that look is a little too cozy for your taste? Perhaps you’re more at home with something classic, with a twist…
If so, we’d suggest a fireplace tile like our Lush® 1/2×2 Moss tile; its fresh, stacked format is slightly edgy and pairs well with the traditional earthy green color of the tile.
This fireplace-entertainment center was actually featured on the HGTV show Destination Design.
And last, what we’re about to show you is one of the best fireplaces we’ve EVER seen. And you know we mean it!
Say hello to this tiled fireplace with modwalls® Brio® 3/4″ mosaic tile “Cilantro” and our Lush® Henry Road “Butterfly“ tile. This is one of the rooms at the Glen Oaks Big Sur lodge in Big Sur, CA.
How sweet is this space?!
We wanna be friends with this fireplace.
So…. What does your fantasy fireplace look like?
Color of the Moment: Driftwood
Today the spotlight is on one of our all-time favorite colors: Driftwood.
Inspired by nature, this dynamic neutral color has been a hit since we introduced it in our Lush® glass tile collection in 2008.
We first debuted the color in a 1×1 frosted and glossy blend (pictured below).
Now well established as a one of modwalls® MVCs (Most Valuable Colors), last month we introduced the color in our Lush® 4×12 “Major” subway tile line, which is quickly becoming our hottest glass tile size.
Our Lush® 4×12 Driftwood tile is sold by the square foot sheet and each sheet has three 4″x12″ tiles stacked “straight-joint.” The sheets of tile can be installed as is, or you can peel each tile off of its mesh-backing to install “brick-joint” or staggered, like any traditional brick-tile installation. (Read more about brick-joint and straight joint tile installation here: http://designernotes.modwalls.com/tag/brick-joint-tile/).
Driftwood… Do it!
Navy Lovin’
Elle Decor sounded the call on this new blue color craze and WE ARE SO IN.
Trend Alert: Navy Blue proclaims, “Forget black and beige. The newest neutral is crisp, cool, and forever classic,” and modwalls® couldn’t agree more!
We dreamed up our own little concoction in our version of the color and we plan on debuting it with our next set of modwalls® ModDotz ™ this spring.
And here it is….
Ta-Da!! ModDotz ™ “New Navy” porcelain penny rounds.
Ok, ok, we know, not much to see here, but this is just a taste. We’re just trying to prep your pallet for this savory color.
Here’s an example of one of our previous versions of blue ModDotz ™ penny rounds…
Rockin’, right? And we’re pretty certain our “New Navy” will be WAAAAAAAAY BETTER. Just try to wrap your brain around that.
We’ll be serving these babies up right around the end of March 2012. Contact Service@modwalls.com anytime for more details.
We’re In This Month’s Food Network Magazine… Check it!
What do you get when you put the fabulous folks at Food Network Magazine together with the super-talented designers at DIY Network, add in 1 kitchen in need of some SERIOUS tlc, and top it all off with modwalls® Lush® 1×4 Vapor glossy & gorgeous tile?
Give up?
Well we’ll tell ya: You get all of the ingredients for a truly exceptional kitchen makeover, and you can see the whole process on DIY Network’s special Worst Kitchen in America at 9 p.m. on January 31!
But you don’t have to wait till then… we’re offering a sneak peek RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
Look!
Before: we can only say one thing about this kitchen… what in the world is going on in there?!
After: Holy guac! Doesn’t even look like the same place, right?
Here’s a closer look:
And:
Ooh la la! What a transformation!
Don’t forget to set watch the show (or set your DVR to record). It airs Tuesday, January 31 at 9:00 p.m. on the DIY Network.
#Winning!
Happy New Year to our tile loving friends!
We’re starting this one out right… by giving away some cash or store credit to three of our awesome customers. They deserve it!
Our 4th Quarterly Photo Contest on Facebook ended on December 31 and it was definitely our BEST CONTEST YET. We ask our customers to send photos of their completed tile installations and everyone seriously delivered! Just look at this rockin’ photo album to see all of the entries: Click Here.
We’ve been truly overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response we’ve received… We’re definitely having a “They like us… they really like us!” type of moment here!
So thanks to you, our customers, our friends and fans, for every bit of your support in 2011. It means A LOT.
And now for the good stuff– it’s time to announce our 3 Facebook Quarterly Photo Contest Winners!
Coming in hot with 215 “votes” (likes), 15 shares, and 34 comments is THIS PHOTO of a sweet shower including three of our tiles: a Brio® 3/4″ mosaic glass tile “Shimmer” blend on the shower walls, our ModRocks™ Recycled Glass Pebbles on the shower floor, and our CorkDotz™ Cork Penny Round tile on the bathroom floor. It’s an exquisite installation done by the professionals at Tarkus Tile in Lehi, Utah. Thanks again for the photos and congrats for your win, Tarkus Tile!
With a stellar score of 152 “votes” (likes), 11 shares and 21 comments, 2nd place goes to this absolutely adorable photo of our ModDotz™ Orbit white, blue and orange porcelain penny round tile blend.
Adorable, right?
And then there’s our 3rd place winner, which happens to be one of our all-time favorite photos (we’re allowed to have favorites!). THIS PHOTO of our Clayhaus for modwalls® 2×8 ceramic subway tiles in the colors Brine, Milk and Licorice Matte is our 3rd and final winner with 69 “votes,” 10 comments and 1 share.
Hello, Dream Bathroom.
Like all of our Facebook Quarterly Photo Contest winners, these peeps will get their choice of $50 cash or $100 store credit, and all they had to do was show off their gorgeous tile!
Again, thanks to everyone who has showed us some love in 2011! Here’s hoping for an even bigger and brighter 2012 for everyone!
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 35,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 13 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Our Fab.com Sale Starts TODAY!
You do not want to miss this sale!
We’re ending the year right with our best tile sale ever on Fab.com. But you gotta act now; the sale ends in just 3 days!
We’ve got over 30 products available at the lowest prices we’ve ever offered. Wanna see? Look Here.
Here’s a little teaser we created with a quick look at some of our offerings…
We loooove the good folks at Fab.com, so this is pretty exciting!
Holiday Snapshot
Happy Holidays!
Wishing you the very best from our little tile family. ♥
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