MSI VIDEOS
MSI is a leading nationwide distributor of flooring, countertop, wall tile and hardscaping products. Headquartered in Orange, California, MSI maintains more than 30 distribution centers across the United States and Canada. Explore MSI’s rich library on various flooring, travertine, Stile®, porcelain slabs, landscaping and countertops including installation, wall installation and proper handling to help prevent damage and injury.
Flooring
Everlife™ LVT Accessories
From small details like transitional pieces and coordinating trim to adhesives and underlayment, Everlife LVT accessories are the secret ingredient for achieving an all inspiring floor.
EVERLIFE™ LVT
MSI’s Everlife Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) Collection stands up to the busiest of homes and light commercial spaces, without sacrificing comfort or style. Create affordable, easy-care floors with a range of today’s most on-trend, 6x48” and 7x48” wood-look luxury vinyl planks in two versatile lines: DryBack, a flexible glue-down vinyl flooring, and Rigid Core—a next generation, 100% waterproof vinyl plank flooring featuring an easy-install locking system. Warranty-backed and FloorScore and GreenGuard Gold certified, the Everlife Collection is pioneering LVT flooring.
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Multi-Surface Visualizer
This visualizer makes it easy for consumers to find the perfect combination of products for their interior and exterior projects. Our tools are designed to easily show you, in real time how flooring, countertops, and backsplash/wall applications will look in your room.
EVERLIFE™ LVT Installation Video
This installation video from MSI will show you how easy and simple it is for you to install our Everlife Luxury Vinyl Tiles. It will give you all of the guidance to get professional results, including step-by-step instructions on what materials and tools you’ll need, how to prepare your surfaces/plan your installation, and how to install your tiles. With not much prep time and simple installation, MSI’s Everlife Luxury Vinyl Tiles give you the ease of buy today, install today.
High Style Wood Look Tile
Wood look tile is taking center stage. These new stars offer the look and feel of genuine wood tile flooring - even some saw marks in a spectrum of styles from reclaimed rustic to modern gray-washed.
Veneto Porcelain
MSI's Veneto Collection is inspired by classically beautiful natural vein-cut travertine. This collection recreates this timeless look in a porcelain tile that is easier to maintain and clean the natural stone. Watch this short video and preview rooms with installed Veneto porcelain.
Bathroom Surface Selection Tips
In this short video, MSI’s surface selection experts help you choose the perfect surfaces for your bathroom floors, shower surrounds, countertops and backsplashes. Whether you crave natural marble or granite, or prefer the function of porcelain, quartz or ceramic, MSI has a style and finish for your unique design.
Arterra Pavers
Our new Arterra Porcelain Pavers bring the look of natural stone into the exterior paver market. High definition glazed ink jet pavers offer all of the features of natural stone pavers, with the added benefits of porcelain. With all of the same characteristics and installation techniques of natural stone, these Arterra Porcelain Pavers can also withstand freeze-thaw cycles. They can set on grass, sand set or installed with mortar over a concrete bed.
Countertops
SLAB SELECTION PROCESS
Please view the following video to prepare for the countertop slab selection process before visiting your local MSI showroom. The video will provide a detailed overview of the slab selection process to make your visit simple, efficient, and enjoyable.
Q Premium Natural Quartz: Easy Care Countertops
Are quartz countertops right for you? In this short video, we present quick tips for keeping this scratch, stain, and scorch-resistant surface looking brand new. And our residential lifetime warranty means you won’t ever need to worry about the superior function of your premium quartz countertop.
Q Through-body Veining
Seeing is believing! Unlike other quartz brands, Q Premium Natural Quartz from MSI features veins that run all the way though the slab for the most realistic marble and natural stone looks. Watch this short video and see how our industry-leading through-body veining ensures your Q countertop edges, waterfall islands, and under-mounted sink surrounds retain authentic beauty.
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Quartzite Countertop Crush
Designers are crushing over quartzite, and we aren’t the least surprised. Quartzite is heat resistant, doesn’t scratch or etch like some surfaces can, and being a natural product each slab offers exquisite one-of-a-kind looks to give your countertop a personal signature. In an impressive array of colors, and veining that runs soft and subtle to bold and beautiful, watch this short video and rediscover one of Mother Earth’s richest treasures.
The Height of Chic in a Sensible World
Only have eyes for Q? MSI now offers Q Premium Natural Quartz in even more swoon-worthy styles, with all the durability and easy-care convenience you’ve come to expect from this industry-leading collection. Fresh white marble looks with dramatic veining all the way to statement-making black (hello, Marquina Midnight)—whether you’re drawn to high-drama or subtle sophistication—MSI’s new quartz colors are what dream kitchens are made of.
Q Premium Natural Quartz: Ingredients for a Perfect Countertop
Ingredients for a Perfect Countertop) Q Premium Natural Quartz is a natural quartz surface made by an optimal fusion of quartz and resin material. Q is naturally beautiful yet incredibly durable. Treated and pressed, natural quartz stone is one of nature’s hardest minerals.
Bathroom Surface Selection Tips
In this short video, MSI’s surface selection experts help you choose the perfect surfaces for your bathroom floors, shower surrounds, countertops and backsplashes. Whether you crave natural marble or granite, or prefer the function of porcelain, quartz or ceramic, MSI has a style and finish for your unique design.
Backsplash & Wall Tile
Stacked Stone Installation Instructions
This video from MSI provides all the guidance you need to get professional results on interior and exterior stacked stone installations, including how to calculate materials and the essential tools and supplies you’ll need. It also takes you through a simple step-by-step demonstration of an indoor stacked stone install, from preparation to the application, cutting to placement. Avoid typical DIY pitfalls and get the custom look installation that you desire with MSI stacked stone panels.
STIK Wall-Tile™ Installation Instructions
MSI STIK Wall-Tile™ is a simple DIY install that adds a beautiful accent wall to any interior space, and with these easy steps, you’re sure to get professional results. This video provides pro tips for a successful installation, including surface preparation, tile cutting and placement, and tools and supplies needed. Available in both mosaic tile and ledger tile designs, MSI's STIK Wall-Tile™ is the perfect solution for custom backsplashes and accent walls throughout your home.
Mosaic Backsplash Installation
In this video, learn everything you need to know about installing a mosaic backsplash in your kitchen or bath. Learn about the materials you will need, and pay special attention to preparation recommendations. Watch for wet saw cutting tips, use of spacers, and installing around eletrical outlets.
Subway Tile
Installed horizontally, vertically, or in a herringbone pattern, MSI subway tile has a clean line aesthetic. High-quality materials like marble, travertine, and glass give any space a look that’s fresh and universally appealing. A subway tile backsplash is a classic choice in the kitchen or bathroom.
Kitchen Surfaces from MSI
This brief video will help you balance the function, utility and design of your dream kitchen with expertise from MSI, the surface selection experts. Compare the benefits of natural stone, granite, marble, porcelain tile, and Q Premium Natural Quartz slabs to help you make the best choices for your floor, countertop and backsplash.
Bathroom Surface Selection Tips
In this short video, MSI’s surface selection experts help you choose the perfect surfaces for your bathroom floors, shower surrounds, countertops and backsplashes. Whether you crave natural marble or granite, or prefer the function of porcelain, quartz or ceramic, MSI has a style and finish for your unique design.
Walls that Wow
Wall tile is capturing the design spotlight like never before, to which we say: bring it on! Unexpected shapes, colors, textures, and dimension are seen covering vertical spaces including feature walls, showers, and backsplashes. From playful encaustic looks and brick-looks, to sought-after stacked stone (retro inspired, but the freshest thing we’ve seen in years), MSI offers the most diverse assortment of porcelain, ceramic, and natural stone wall tile. Watch now and wake up your walls with tile.
Hardscaping
Piedra pebbles
Beautiful but also functional, our pebbles come in a wide variety of colors, sizes, finishes, and materials. Discover numerous decorative options for both indoor and outdoor use.
Arterra™ Premium Porcelain Pavers
Setting a new standard for outdoor surfacing, Arterra Premium Porcelain Pavers can help you achieve a dream-worthy outdoor oasis. Arterra is on-trend, ultra-durable, and decidedly family friendly. In numerous colors and styles to choose from, this stylish porcelain line offers something for every design aesthetic. Where the perfect night means entertaining in the great outdoors, Arterra takes the work out of outdoor enjoyment.
M Series Video
Authentic elegance! Natural stacked stone wakes up your walls with texture, dimension, and gorgeous neutral colors for unstoppable style. And now, many of MSI’s most popular standard sized ledger panels are available in M Series; a smaller format that’s perfectly sized for backsplash installation—no cutting or grout required—and equally appealing on fireplaces, feature walls, vanity walls, or nearly any vertical space where a touch of natural beauty is welcomed. In quartzite, marble, and slate, these beauties give your space an instant update in the most natural way possible. See for yourself, watch now.
Rockmount Stacked Stone
Natural stacked stone wakes up your walls with texture, dimension, and gorgeous neutral colors for unstoppable style. And now, many of MSI’s most popular standard sized ledger panels are available in M Series; a smaller format that’s perfectly sized for backsplash installation—no cutting or grout required—and equally appealing on fireplaces, feature walls, vanity walls, or nearly any vertical space where a touch of natural beauty is welcomed. In quartzite, marble, and slate, these beauties give your space an instant update in the most natural way possible. See for yourself, watch now.
Arterra Pavers
Our new Arterra Porcelain Pavers bring the look of natural stone into the exterior paver market. High definition glazed ink jet pavers offer all of the features of natural stone pavers, with the added benefits of porcelain. With all of the same characteristics and installation techniques of natural stone, these Arterra Porcelain Pavers can also withstand freeze-thaw cycles. They can set on grass, sand set or installed with mortar over a concrete bed.
Inspiration
MSI’s Top 5 Hard Surface Trends for 2022
Five hot trends. One inspirational lineup. Feast your eyes on the most celebrated looks of the year.
Down to Earth
Timeless and versatile earth tones create cozy, inviting interiors. Bring the style home by mixing warm-tone foundational elements (floors, countertops, and walls) with tactile accents like pampas grass, linen, and rattan.
Holistic Havens
We can’t wait to get outside. And this year, we’re designing backyard sanctuaries with wellness in mind.
Toast-Worthy Textures
From bouclé and stacked stone to woven jute and rough-hewn beams, mixing materials with unique textural elements lend depth, dimension, and vitality to interiors.
Uptown Botanicals
From pale, icy subway tiles to hunter-green cabinetry, tap this lush color story for subtle and sweeping updates.
The Overachievers
Challenging times call for nearly indestructible materials. And in 2022, family-friendly surfaces top the list in home improvement. From wood-look plank floors to marble-inspired quartz countertops, expect an elevated collection of low-maintenance styles this year.
Corporate
What To Expect In an MSI Showroom
Whether you are designing a new home or updating an existing space, your contractor, fabricator, or designer will refer you to one of our showrooms to explore and choose from our vast range of stunning surface solutions. Learn what you can experience at any of our MSI showrooms around the country, and what steps we are taking to keep our visitors and employees safe during this time.
MSI Corporate Video
Founded in 1975, MSI is the leading supplier of premium surfaces in the U.S. Headquartered in Orange, California, MSI has distribution centers across the United States and Canada and maintains over 125 million square feet of inventory, imported from over 30 different countries on six continents.