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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Ways to Use Mexican-Inspired Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Before making its way to Mexico, the Romans used Terra-cotta or fired red-clay vessels to carry water throughout their ancient baths. Here, the sink is used in combination with Terra-cotta tile on the counter top, and Talavera square tiles as a backsplash. opted for a more subtle backsplash color for her client’s project.

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Guest Post – Ryan Fasan on Cevisama and 2015 Tile Trends

JG Kitchens

You’ll also see him in the Acknowledgements of my second Taunton book, publishing in 2016! The versatility of ceramic tiles allows for this technique to be applied to a living room floor or the backsplash of a kitchen, combining them with other materials in order to highlight the personal design aesthetic of the homeowners.

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Granada Tile In Country Living

Granada Tile

November 2016’s issue of Country Living highlights an amazing bathroom transformation that grounds green Toile de Jouy wallpaper with Granada Tile’s Cluny cement tile in black and white. .

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Cement Tile Is The Best Tile Flooring For Indoor Showers

Granada Tile

Top decorating trends in 2016 and 2017 involve homeowners reinventing the way they think about the various spaces in their home. Glass tile is a popular choice for colorful backsplashes in kitchens, but being incredibly slippery, it doesn’t make for the best option for indoor showers.

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Top Home Design Trends to Look for in 2016

Kitchen and Residential Design

via With a solid economic recovery underway and renewed consumer confidence , the housing market is predicted to continue strong in 2016. Among the real estate trends we’ll see in 2016 is a growing interest among home buyers in building a new home versus purchasing a resale home. So what design choices will be popular in 2016?

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Granada Tile Cement Tile In Sunset Magazine

Granada Tile

Granada Tile is included in the new January 2016 issue of Sunset magazine in the magazine’s Kitchen + Bath section. Pictured on page 43, is a midnight blue cement tile. In addition to the patterned cement tile found in our Echo Collection, did you know that Granada Tile also makes plain cement tiles.

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San Francisco Apartments: The Ultimate Renters Guide

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Kitchens include sleek, European-style flat cabinetry and brick backsplashes. Residents also enjoy health-club-style fitness facilities, as well as entertainment spaces that include an expansive courtyard and luxury clubhouse. Not to be missed: the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at Yerba Buena Gardens , especially beautiful at night.