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Bye Bye Grey, Hello Beige! Warm Tones Take Over Interior Design
For years, grey has reigned supreme in the world of interiors. But like all trends, its time in the spotlight is fading. A welcome shift is upon us, with warmer, more inviting tones taking centre stage. Yes – beige is back! But this isn't your grandma's beige. This is...
Twinkle Tile Moodboard
We really enjoy making a mood board and we love seeing people stop and look at it as they walk past the MC2 showroom. We need an uplift at this time of year and so twinkly metallics were the order of the day ✨. A tile is for life, not just for Christmas though....
Why Are We Going Crazy for Vinyl?
It’s no great mystery why vinyl flooring is flying off the shelves Luxury Vinyl Tile flooring (or LVT as we call it in the trade) is so popular right now. It’s no surprise, LVT is budget friendly, durable and can look like anything you want. You can have a wood look...
8 Rustic Mediterranean looks that ooze Summer
Tile design masters Ca’Pietra have captured the facets of Mediterranean life that we all love in 8 new tile designs. Despite their rustic appearance, these tiles are all made of porcelain so there is no need for any special treatment other than the odd clean. Let’s...
Is it Time to Supersize your life with Large Format Tiles?
What is a large format tile? It’s very simple: tiles get termed as large format tiles when one side is more than 60cm long. We’ve seen tiles increasing in size over recent years and large format tiles are now very much part of the MC2 offering. The...
Which Type of Flooring is Best for Energy Efficiency?
When we choose to update our home or a commercial space, it’s a fantastic opportunity to make it more energy efficient. Insulation, heating systems and double glazing often get considered, and rightly so, as they can make a huge difference to how much energy is used....
National Trust Tile Collection 2022 – from Ca’ Pietra
The National Trust Tile collection by Ca’Pietra has raised over £26,000 for the Trust in the last year. Have a look at the latest additions to the tile range to see why they’re just too gorgeous to resist 🙂 Watch the National Trust Tile Collection Video:The...
A crash course in Biophilic design… I beg your pardon?!
Biophilic Design is a huge 2021 design trend. “What is that?” we hear you ask...well we've been known to bang on about 'bringing the outside in' and that's exactly what Biophilic design aims to do...and also the reverse of that...to bring the indoors out. Yes, it's...
A New Era… Pastels
Aren’t pastel shades one of the best interior inventions ever? They can be used as patches of colour to accentuate a room but because they aren’t too bold, they don’t overbear. And there are so many things you can do with them… Our new mood board gives you some great...
How to Get Your Floor in the Latest Lockdown
Happy New Year to you all! Much as we wish we were open, we are unable to with the current government restrictions. But don’t worry – we can still get you your tiles and flooring. Safely. If you already know what you would like please call us on 01753 830 638 or email...
Hi-tech flooring: whoever would have thought this was possible?
The world of flooring isn’t generally what you think of as cutting edge. However, a couple of new innovations have recently really blown us away with their ingenuity.1. Wooden floor’s which are comfortable and squishy to walk on The new Lynton collection from...
10% off Best selling wood range!
All Goodrich Parquet engineered wood by Woodpecker now has 10% off at MC². The discount applies to all colours and patterns whether they be a ‘chic chevron’ or a ‘happening herringbone’. Shades range from a light cotton white through to a dark charred oak. Take a...
Eat Green, Live green
Over the last few years, January seems to have been transformed from the dark, cold month we’d rather forget… into a month of experimentation, optimism, environmental activism and health awareness. Illustrating this is ‘Veganuary’ being bigger than ever in 2020 (hello...
One off special offer statement mosaic tiles, all proceeds to charity!
Fancy recreating this look in your bathroom? Or having the most splendid splashback in Windsor? We have 20 sheets of these beautiful metal and glass mosaics just waiting to adorn a bathroom or kitchen wall of your choosing.Extreme close up of tile Each sheet is 30cm...
‘Tis the Season to… Reduce Waste, Get a Bargain and Support an Incredible Charity
We’ve thought of an ingenious way to support one of our favourite charities: the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) who are leading a movement against suicide. Sadly, suicide is currently the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and the cause of 18...
MC2 = 20 years of success (and you don’t need to be Einstein to see why)
This month, MC2 Tiles & Flooring has been in business for an impressive twenty years! Our business is run by its founders, a local husband and wife duo. With interior design and artistic backgrounds, they are keen to offer advice and design tips to all who enter...
A Tile Guide – Everything you need to know about materials, durability and trends
We sometimes forget that everyone who comes into our showroom isn’t a tile expert. With that in mind, we thought it would be useful to give a quick guide to the main types of tiles we sell. Hopefully you’ll have all the tile knowledge you’ll need once you’ve read...
Carrying on Plastic-Free July into August and beyond
When you go abroad on holiday, it can be a shock to see the difference in recycling standards and general attitudes to plastic and disposable packaging. Having just returned from warmer places…we realised that we’re actually not too bad at looking after our planet...
Victorian Tiles – the classic look that will never go out of fashion
Being based in the beautiful and friendly town of Windsor, some of our clients are also our neighbours. Our showroom is literally surrounded by Victorian houses, which lend themselves well to sympathetic period features. We’ve just taken delivery of this new Original...
Neisha Crosland: who she is and why she’s fantastic…
Shapes inspired by nature, oversized graphics, geometric repeating patterns and vibrant colour combinations… these have become the trademarks of this award-winning British designer. Neisha’s background Neisha Crosland studied textile design at Camberwell College of...
“Living” the dream”
One of the latest trends in interior design is large tiles printed with wallpaper designs. These provide a design feature in whatever room you choose, with all the practicalities of a tile. There’s no denying just how beautiful they look on a wall, and some of them...
Our local Oscar winner!
It’s been an incredible week in Windsor with local lady Nina Hartstone winning an Oscar in Hollywood! She looked absolutely amazing collecting her Oscar award for Sound Editing on Bohemian Rhapsody. This was only days after she scooped a BAFTA too. Wow, just wow! We...
Beautiful bluebirds
Winter be gone! The days are getting just that bit longer and we’re sure we just spotted some blossom buds on a tree. Come on spring. In the meantime, this beautiful bluebird feature tile will just have to appease us all. Just one look at these little fellas chirping...
Purrr – fect flooring
It’s lovely in winter to curl up with a cat. But what flooring works best for having a feline around? Carpets can get wrecked by clawing, cat pee and unmentionable stuff that gets dragged in, so some sort of hard flooring generally works better. Wooden flooring,...
Ever seen composite board like this before?
Would you feast your eyes on the very latest in floor technology – well composite board technology to be precise. Made of a composite mineral resin overlayed with a laminate top. They have underlay cushioning built in and simply click together. Being moisture...
Autumn – a time for new beginnings?
It’s starting to feel distinctly autumnal. The nights drawing in provides a chance to really appreciate the inside of our homes. Could Autumn be a time for an interior refresh? If you decide that it is, we have some really clever ideas about what you can do with any...
The brick has just been reinvented…
And we love it! So, with the trend for an industrial loft look being as desirable as ever, these cladding bricks are a welcome invention. It’s not always possible to have an exposed brick wall exactly where you want one. That’s where these bricks come in super handy...
Wonderful range of wall tiles from CRAFT
We think that these new jewelled mosaics with crystal cut glass style detail are stunning and bring a bit of subtle ‘bling’ to a room. They are available in a range of colours. We’d love to have the opportunity to show you the range and to show you our personal...
We’ve got new wheels
Check out our new MC2 van looking dazzling in white. If only it was always this clean…but it is working very hard delivering tiles to our customers throughout Windsor and the surrounding area. Many customers are surprised at how quickly we can get tiles delivered to...
Meet our new supplier Mosaico Vero
We now have a cutting edge mosaic supplier whose products we are proud to be offering. Mosaico Vero tiles bring a special touch to your home or commercial setting. As you can see from our new Mosaico Vero display, mosaic tiles are now available in many more shapes...