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Avente Tile Talk: Portuguese Ceramic Tile: Architectural History and.

Tile Talk

Portuguese Ceramic Tile: Architectural History and Preservation Through the Ages. They’re distinctive as much for their individuality as for anything else, with whole blocks of buildings bursting with color, each façade different. Portuguese ceramic tile adorn walls as architectural elements, as well as act as sign posts.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tiles Trend Toward Bold Patterns & Colors

Tile Talk

Cement Tiles Trend Toward Bold Patterns & Colors. I reported that I was seeing a trend to use texture, color, and geometric patterns in tile. Im excited about this trend because I like to see color and pattern embraced in design. The Melilla Cement Tile use nine colors in this bold warm palette with a playful Latin feel.

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Avente Tile Talk: Climbing Out with Color, Texture and Time in Tile

Tile Talk

Climbing Out with Color, Texture and Time in Tile. Climb Out with Color Im a big fan of color and pattern in design. I’ve seen more colorful tile at trade shows than ever before and the trend is coming to showrooms. I’ve also sent out an amazing array of colorful tile. Tuesday, October 30, 2012.

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Avente Tile Talk: Discover Design with Historic Spanish Tile.

Tile Talk

Brightly colored tiles are grouped beneath a Moorish arch. create a colorful tribute to Spanish Revival architecture. Optimism expressed in the colors of the tile and the details of every structure; details that you rarely find today. The architectural details on the home enforce the Spanish style theme.

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Time2Design: Four Corners of Law & Architecture, Charleston South.

Time2Design

Four Corners of Law & Architecture, Charleston South Carolina. It is architecturally a very enchanting and visually interesting place to visit. Labels: adamesque , architecture , charleston south carolina , four corners of law , georgian , greek revival , law , neoclassical , renaissance revival. architecture. Newer Post.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Kohler Colors with Jonathan Adler

Kitchen and Residential Design

Kohler Colors with Jonathan Adler. Kohlers rolling out four, new and vibrant colors with the help of Jonathan Adler. Say what you will about Adler, but I give him all kinds of credit for bringing vibrant color to six, select kitchen and bath sinks from Kohlers existing collections. color scheme. (47). architecture. (39).

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Kitchen and Residential Design: What's that color?

Kitchen and Residential Design

Whats that color? However one question Ill never answer definitively is "Whats that color?". The short answer is that it doesnt matter because youre not seeing the actual color. So the act of photographing something distorts its color, sometimes pretty radically. So the answer to "Whats that color?" at 11:03 AM.

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