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Going Above & Beyond: Backsplash Tile That Wows

Architectural Ceramics

We all know a lot of effort goes into making a meal that typically features turkey. For those of you nonconformists roasting a large chicken instead of a turkey this year, this blog is for you. A custom option from our Sabine Hill line, this 10″x10″ tile has a range of patterns and colors to make it unique to your project.

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Avente Tile Talk: Turkish Tile: Artistry Through the Ages

Tile Talk

Aladdin Palace, Konya, Turkey. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Animal and flower figures, 16th century, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. The most frequently color used for the glaze was turquoise, followed by cobalt blue, eggplant violet, and sometimes black.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

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Examples of this work still exist in Spain, Italy, Morocco, India, and Turkey. Because Islamic cultural beliefs negated the use of human form depictions, creative inspirations of florals, stars, animals, and geometric designs were used in the elaborate mosaics that became readily identifiable as Islamic. Margaret Almon Mosaics.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post

Kitchen and Residential Design

Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post. The centerpiece of any Thanksgiving dinner is a stuffed turkey. If turkeys not your thing, a capon makes a perfect stand in. When youre buying a turkey, allow a pound for every person youre feeding. Find a fresh or frozen turkey that has one ingredient, a turkey.

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Expect the Unexpected from Tile Variation

Architectural Ceramics

Check out our product page to see all four available color options from this readily available collection. Their catalog organizes their glazes by type and also provides an icon to illustrate how much each glaze will range in contrast (light to dark) and hue (color gradient). Waverly mosaic via Architectural Ceramics.

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

Tile Talk

Over the centuries, creative artisans used colored stones and brick to create geometric patterns on structures. Moraq tiles (mosaic style) panels created with this technique were made to withstand the elements of time. How would you implement current tile patterns and colors into contemporary or modern designs? at 6:00 AM.

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Avente Tile Talk: Ceramic Tile's Creative Nature

Tile Talk

From Iznik, Turkey. Mosaic glass tile from Italian manufacturer Mosaico+. Margaret Almon Mosaics. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. Cupboards Kitchen and Bath. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Climbing Out with Color, Texture and Time in Tile. in Mesopotamia and India.

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