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New Cuban Tile Collection Highlights Rich, Architectural Style of Historic Havana

Cement Style

As part of its mission to create signature custom looks and unique design elements for hospitality and residential projects, Villa Lagoon Tile launches its new Cuban Collection, a set of authentic Cuban cement tile patterns and color combinations. The cement tile collection is also available in any of Villa Lagoon Tile’s 85 standard colors.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

While we can’t help you clean out your closet by purging, thanking, or folding your clothes, Architectural Ceramics can help you clean your tile floor or backsplash. For information on installing or cleaning glass tile, visit AC’s Learning Center and use the document titled: Glass Tile Installation & Cleaning Instructions.

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Not All Wood-Look Tiles Are Created Equal

Architectural Ceramics

Below are 3 of the 100 examples of the faces within the Wood Replica collection (color: beige). To understand the difference between a red clay, white clay, and porcelain tile, there is a document that lays out some specifications on our website here.) See more Wood Replica here. Ceramic vs. Porcelain Wood-Look Tiles. Composition.

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The 31 Best Residential Design Blogs Featuring Awesome Cement Tile (A Definitive List For Encaustic Tile Enthusiasts)

Granada Tile

Offering a cornucopia of what’s new in art, architecture, interior design, furniture and decor, fashion and technology, it has a strong focus on the sleek, the innovative and even the thought-provoking. A Target Home spokesperson, she focuses on creating homes that are quirky, attainable and filled with her favorite color, blue.

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Avente Tile Talk: Persian Tile: A Form of Art and Religious Expression

Tile Talk

Sheikh Lutf Allah Mosque is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture, standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. It holds an important position among the various decorative arts in Iranian architecture. Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Image via: www.IslamicArts.org.

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Cement Tile

The Perfect Bath

The production of cement tile is documented as far back as the 13th century in France and Portugal with some early installations still in in remarkably good condition. The patterns and colors were bold, the material was durable, decorative and sophisticated. The hay day of cement tile in the US was in the 1920′w and 30′s.

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Queries & Quandaries

StoneDimensions

Q: We recently received some material with off-colored veining and unsightly patching and filling. We need a document to help make our case to our supplier that we did not get what we ordered. A: Unfortunately, no such document exists, at least as an industry consensus document. What we received is definitely not select.

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