Sometimes it gets awfully lonely for a business owner who is supposed to have all the answers. Your employees, suppliers and your banker think you have it all squared away, and are you really going to tell them otherwise? Nope; for better or worse, most owners keep such things for themselves…along with the panic attacks at 3:00 am and that feeling of anxiety continually dragging them down.
While one could argue there’s been a subtle decline in the social graces in recent years, it would take the oratory of Aristotle to convince me you can point the finger at a singular cause.
Fans of HGTV recently got their first look at the Urban Oasis Tour 2012, feasting their eyes on the fully furnished 1,700-square-foot luxury condominium that is the centerpiece of this year’s $900,000 grand-prize giveaway.
In every floor-covering segment there are times when technology and innovation cross paths, shake hands and come together to take some seriously large steps forward in product advancement. In the tile industry, nowhere has this been more apparent of late than in format; when you walk into a showroom and encounter single tiles of scope and scale larger than a full-grown human, you know something’s changed.
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of being totally dialed in, something that, much like a bit of shell that finds its way into your eggs, you can’t quite put your finger on.
Once upon a time, a resourceful retailer decided to venture into the turbulent world of commercial floor covering sales, only to be met with…less than total success.
Daltile recently opened the doors to a new design studio in Dallas, Texas. Located in a newly renovated design strip, the studio offers many opportunities for designers, specifiers and other A&D professionals. Daltile partnered with Gensler, a global architecture, design, planning and consulting firm, to create the space.
Just when you think the elder statesman of the floor covering industry couldn’t possibly have any more tricks up its rough-hewn, finely grained sleeve, new advances in manufacturing, finishes and more bring the spotlight back around to hardwood flooring.
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