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Erin’s Picks March 2022 | In Like A Lion…

… Out Like a Lamb? Happy Spring!(?) I say that with hesitation because it was 35 degrees today in Albany and 2 days ago we had snow flurries. March has been a bit like a mutant lamb-lion this year with the snow, warm temperatures, down pours, lightning, but it\’s looking like it will be […]

Erin’s Picks January 2022 | Happy (early) National Tile Day

Sneak Peek of Our 2022 Spring Summer Featured Collections Happy New Year everyone! It\’s hard to believe it\’s the end of January already, time is flying! And that\’s all good because we\’ve got some fun things happening in February… like National Tile Day and the launch of our 2022 Spring Summer Featured Collections! National […]

Erin’s Picks November 2021 | Moodboards

Inspiration for the Design Brain Hi everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving that was full of fun times with family and friends, and lots of delicious food! Mine certainly was, and it may have been full of a little too much food! For the last couple of weeks, I\’ve been creating […]

Erin’s Picks September 2021 | Featured Collections + Colormix Forecast

Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying your September. It has been a busy one for me. I’m actually writing this from the floor of Cersaie in Bologna, Italy!! This is exciting because it means we are back to having tradeshows and finding the latest and greatest in tile trends for 2022. Before I […]

Erin’s Picks May 2021 | Design Trends

Micro + Macro Trends for 2021 Hi Everyone! Since tradeshows are still not back to their regularly scheduled programming, identifying trends has been a bit of a challenge, so I\’m going to take a different approach this season… In a \”normal\” year, I\’m usually bringing you the trends that we\’re seeing from Coverings, \”the […]

Erin’s Picks March 2021 | Let’s Talk Tile Modules

Why they\’re my design BFF, and should be yours, too! Disclaimer: Tile Modules won\’t work for every pattern or design, but they can work for a majority of them. If you come across a pattern for which you think there\’s no way a tile module could work, send it over! I love a design challenge! […]

Erin’s Picks January 2021 | 2021 Spring Summer Featured Collections

Sneak Peek of What Is Coming in February + Tile Patterns with New Collection Happy New Year Everyone! I hope everyone’s 2021 is going well! I keep writing 2020 and forgot to archive our 2020 projects… you know, the usual January stuff. PREVIEW EVENT FOR 2021 SPRING SUMMER FEATURED COLLECTIONS We’re a little less […]

Erin’s Picks November 2020 | Cersaie Tile Trends + Inspiration

On Assignment: Virtual Cersaie 2020 From My Desk Hi Everyone – I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving – whether it was virtual or a bit smaller than usual, I still hope it was a good one! I\’m blaming turkey fatigue for the reason this post is coming to you in December and […]

Erin’s Picks September 2020 | To Cut or Not to Cut

…That is the Question Happy Fall Everyone! I\’m excited for Fall and Halloween. I may or may not have started decorating my apartment two weeks ago! I\’m carving pumpkins with my 2 yo niece and 5 yo nephew in a couple weeks and I\’m gathering some inspiration on Pinterest. I\’m considering painting this year […]

Erin’s Picks July 2020 | Tile and Plant Babies

I Bet You Didn\’t Think I\’d Pair These Together Happy Summer Everyone! First and foremost, I hope everyone is healthy and well! We miss coming in and seeing all of you in person, but I\’m glad we at least have high-speed internet and the technology to see you all via the interwebs. Imagine if […]