H*T, BowerPower, YHL

[Dumbledork]

House*Tweaking posted about their guest bathroom the other day with a link back to the original mood board she made for it back in Sep 2011. She has the same tile picked out that BP used as a kitchen backsplash recently. H*T also used (and posted first) the same tile for the master bath floor that YHL used as their kitchen backsplash. H*T tends to do a lot of repeat projects that YHL and BP have done, but I thought it was odd how they even used the same materials as each other. 

I don't read a ton of blogs, is this really common or are these three blogs just focused on each other a little too much? 

[heygrey]

Or they just have similar styles?

Trends can be really narrow and if they like the same things, options might be limited.

[mrs.jacinthe]

My first thought was that perhaps there's some level of sponsorship there?

[hesitantbride]

If memory serves, all of the tile you mention by all three of these bloggers comes/came from The Tile Shop.  I think Bower Power and H*T have accepted free tile from them directly, and while YHL claims not to have accepted free things, I think The Tile Shop is a sponsor.

So not only it is a commonality because that tile is trendy, it is also because The Tile Shop is a common source.

[pinkeggs]

I really really like H*T, but she is a HUGE YHL ass kisser. I like her style much better, but she has linked them several times.

And yes, The Tile Shop is involved with all three, I believe.

[Dumbledork]

I think its that it's the exact same tile. I could see if both used penny tile or a hexagon shape but in a different color or finish, but it's the exact same tile. They're all friends, or at least YHL is friends with both of them and I know H*T has linked to BP before too, so it seems like they're almost just copying each other. I don't know, it irked me I guess.

And yea, PinkEggs, I agree.

[emjacobs]

Well seeing as YHL & BP = BFF4EVA!!! and H*T = YHL4LYF I'm not surprised that they do the same things and have the same tastes, but yes they all have the tile shop as a sponsor, who probably pushes a few certain tiles at bloggers to use because 1) it's pricier 2)it's trendy and 3) they want to sell bucket loads of it.