Door Skins: Solutions to Resurfacing Damaged Doors
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Millions of dollars are spent each year redesigning entryways and replacing old, worn-out doors. What if you could avoid the costs of new doors and skip the hassle of a time-consuming installation? ATI’s MirroFlex™ Door Skins are designed to apply over existing flat panel doors for a new, fresh look without the expense! With this
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The Importance of Office Interior Design
Friday, 13 November 2015
Office design is vital to both employees and customers. For employees who spend a large part of their day in an office, it is crucial to create a space that’s functional, visually appealing, comfortable, and inviting—all of which promote productivity and efficiency. For customers, office design sets the tone for a business and tells a
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How Evidence-Based Design is Changing the Look of Healthcare Facilities
Thursday, 05 November 2015
Every day, more and more healthcare facilities are remodeling and revamping their design aesthetic to coincide with evidence-based design trends and ideas. This design development is largely due to extensive research proving that our surroundings and the built environment have a profound impact on our health, well-being, and healing process. What is evidence-based design? According
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Inspiring Walls: Interior Design Ideas for Walls
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Modern and fresh wall designs are an important interior design element in creating beautiful interiors. Decorating with three-dimensional laminate wall panels is a stunning alternative to flat, empty walls because it creates an interesting and eye-catching design. With MirroFlex wall panels, you can explore and enjoy textures to bring a space to life, rather than
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Fusion Stock Image Manipulation Part 1
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
ATI’s Fusion program allows you to combine artwork and a substrate to create a variety of architectural surface solutions, unique to your particular need and taste. But, how do you choose and image? Looking through pages and pages of stock images or trying to come up with a design of your own can be an
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Adaptive Reuse and Renovation: A Cost-Effective Compromise Between Preservation and Demolition
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Adaptive reuse refers to reusing or transforming an existing site or building for a purpose other than what is was originally intended. Some examples include turn-of-the-century mill buildings that become store fronts and offices or old office buildings that are transformed into luxury apartments. Whatever the case may be, adaptive reuse has the potential to
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Hospitality Design Trends: Hotels That Feel Like Home
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Hospitality design, unlike many other industries, relies heavily on the built environment. Guests want and expect a particular experience, making every detail important. One trend that is showing up more and more is for hotels to feel more like home, as if it is a familiar vacation home. Hospitality designers have to balance the functionality
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Feature Blog: Retail Design Strategies for Healthcare
Tuesday, 08 September 2015
Healthcare design has changed exponentially in the past few decades. What was once thought of as an industry that meant cold and sterile now means warm and inviting. A more recent development in the industry is retail-based healthcare. This is generally focused around retail health clinics seen in stores like Walgreen’s and Target. These retailers have learned
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The Art of Creating Successful Retail Displays
Thursday, 03 September 2015
In today’s face-paced world, it seems more difficult than ever for retail stores to grab people’s attention through displays. That means that retailers have to work harder to create retail displays that attracts attention, communicates the store’s products, values, and branding all while remaining modular and cost-effective. The main goal of displays is to attract customers.
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MirroFlex Q+A: Ceiling Tile Applications
Friday, 07 August 2015
At ATI we receive a lot of questions about our ceiling tiles from the difference between lay-in and glue-up to what is GridMax. We have compiled a list of our most common questions and their answers here to help you find the right product for your design. What is the difference between lay-in (drop-in) and
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Wood Alternatives for Interior Design: Wood Laminate
Thursday, 30 July 2015
Wood and other natural elements have timeless visual appeal in interior design. Showcasing wood brings warmth and nature to a design that may otherwise feel cold and sterile. There are so many ways to use real or faux wood laminate into a space and designers are constantly re-interpreting existing styles and finding creative ways to
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The Moroccan Design Trend, Ogee: A Brief History
Thursday, 23 July 2015
Interior designers have recently taken a particular interest in Moroccan design elements due to its ability to capitalize on the flexibility of the bold colors, unique textures, and exquisite fabrics. Moroccan shapes and designs showcase bright, magnetic colors, intricate geometric patterns, and layer upon layer of texture that takes can elevate an environment. Geometric shapes–the ogee in
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