Retro Bungalow Visalia Ceramic Tile, Kim Lewis Visalia Ceramic Tile, from Visalia, Calif., – the nation’s 38th Five Star Contractor, worked with Kim Lewis, founder of Kim Lewis Designs (www.kimlewisdesigns. com), lead designer for ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Lewis’ design evokes the nostal- gia of a Palm Springs desert set- ting, with tile provided by various Ceramics of Italy manufacturers, including nostalgic pink tile and surfacing from Atlas Concorde and grey tile from The Ricchetti Group that evokes concrete, Lewis said. MAPEI contributed installation materials to the project. Vitruvian Home J&R Tile, Inc., Nikki Vega The Vitruvian tiny house, designed by NikkiVega of bluetree- home, and installed by J & R Tile Inc., of San Antonio, was inspired by nature’s geometric forms, spe- cifically the spiral of the nautilus shell. The space, featuring tile by Crossville, Inc., was very detailed and required a lot of fabrication, made easier by Joel Guth and the equipment from iQ Power Tools, said J&R’s Erin Albrecht. ARDEX supplied setting materials. “I’ve designed a few tiny homes and it’s really fun because you have to be really thoughtful with IDS TINY HOUSE PROJECTS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Designer Kim Lewis (l.) speaks with Coverings Industry Ambassador Alena Capra (c.) and Sam Bruce, project man- ager for Visalia Ceramic Tile. Lewis’ design evokes the nostalgia of a Palm Springs desert setting. Ceramics of Italy manufacturers supplied tile and MAPEI supplied the setting materials. This tiny home was built in Austin, Texas and driven to Orlando for the show. 80 TileLetter | June 2017