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Sinter is Coming - is the season for quartz winding down?

As the cult following Game of Thrones amps up to its epic conclusion, with warring factions fighting for survival and hoping to emerge the victor, we thought it coincided nicely with the rise of sintered stone in our market. We partnered with our friends over at Modern Surfaces to discuss the rise of sintered stone.

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March Vignette - Get Sprung

Fresh, crisp, bright and light. That's right folks: spring is upon us and we're getting sprung with this month's vignette. 

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11 Reasons Why Sintered Stone is Better Than Quartz

Top 10 is so 2017. Here are 11 reasons why Sintered Stone is better than Quartz.

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New Year, New Showroom

In August of 2018, we signed a lease on a warehouse in South Raleigh.  At the end of October, we celebrated the transformation of this space into a state-of-the-art showroom, showcasing our portfolio of sustainable, healthy building materials.  Below is a chronicle of our journey from blank walls to vibrant, engaging installations.

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Construction Downturn - Are You Ignoring It?

Reports are coming out about slowed construction starts and new home sales dropping.  Are you paying attention? Are you protecting your business? Or are you shrugging it off and saying it is just a temporary correction?

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Come to Terms with 2019 - 5 Design Terms You MUST Know

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Just Call it a Comeback - Wood is Good

Healthy, biophilic, sustainable, you name it: wood is good. 

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UPDATE: Quartz Companies Coalesce - Calling Out Cambria

And just when I thought surfacing was pretty boring, this Quartz countertop thing is blowing up!

An industry that rests on its laurels and has largely been running to the bank in a boom construction market for the last 7+ years, has had to stop and smell the roses.  And those are some thorny roses.

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Half-Full or Half-Empty?  Quartz Companies Looking at Glass to Fill their Coffers

While the latest quartz tariffs may be shutting down manufacturers worldwide, the manufacturers in China are savvy.  They are not going to shut their doors. Not going to toss up their hands and say “That was fun while it lasted.”  No, they are looking for a workaround. And the language in the anti-dumping ruling accommodates it.

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OUR TAKE: Pinterest’s Top Interior Design Trends for 2019

It's a new year, and you know what that means: Pinterest users are flocking to their boards to put together the perfect designs for their 2019 renovations, rebuilds, and beyond. What will users be pinning like mad in 2019? Pinterest released their top 100 trends for 2019, and we're excited about them. Here are a few of our favorites, with a special CaraGreen spin: 

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