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Spanish Porcelain Tile with a Hand-Painted, Artisanal Feel

Rubble Tile

This month, we’re featuring Sirocco – a Spanish porcelain tile collection with soft, warm tones and classic patterns. Sirocco’s hand-painted look and feel evokes the encaustic cement tiles of the Spanish Mediterranean, yet each tile’s high-fired porcelain clay body provides a higher level of durability.

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Why Rustic and Elegant Cement Tiles are a Great Option for Your Space.

Granada Tile

Cement tiles are a great option for any space. Cement tiles add elegance and dimension to the room Cement tiles add texture and dimension to the floor, wall or stairs the decorate. Cement tiles, also known as encaustic tiles, are made by pouring a mixture of sand, cement, color pigment, and marble powder into metal molds.

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New Spanish Cement-Style Porcelain Collection at Rubble Tile

Rubble Tile

Cement and encaustic tiles with a handmade look have been on trend for years, and now we’re excited to introduce our newest encaustic-style collection, Marlow. This new series combines the organic, somewhat rustic feel of encaustic cement tiles with the strength and durability of kiln-fired.

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Cement Tiles: The Difference Between High Quality and Faux

Granada Tile

Cement tiles have a lot of advantages over ceramic or porcelain tiles. As cement tiles become ever more popular, the market is starting to see tiles that are “faux cement.” Choosing High-Quality Cement Tiles. It’s important to know that cement tiles are not all created equal.

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How to Decorate Your Home with the Olvera Collection

Granada Tile

Olvera cement tiles form an outstanding basis for any walkway or backsplash. Why Choose Cement Tiles? There are several good reasons why cement tiles are a fantastic choice for any home design. Certainly, tiles like porcelain, ceramic, or vinyl are less expensive, but they’re also less well made. Why Choose Olvera?

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Installing External Porcelain Tiles With PorcelQuick Adpeds

The London Tile Co.

Traditionally the most popular materials for patios have been natural stone and concrete slabs for many years, but recently porcelain has seen a huge increase. Firstly we only ever recommend thick porcelain for external use – 18mm+ is best as they are strong enough to withstand foot traffic as well as heavy garden furniture.

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Cyberspace Curiosities XVI

Diary of a Tile Addict

Clean white lines are softened by the cement surface creating a tile that is as comforting as it is stylish. These porcelain tiles have a flat matt finish, offering up a wallpaper-like effect to emphasise the artistic attitude they put forth. Pink and peach pair together for stunning statement design.

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