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Avente Tile Talk: Great Floor Designs with Rustic Cement Tile Pavers

Tile Talk

Great Floor Designs with Rustic Cement Tile Pavers. These pavers have the rich look of classic clay bisque tiles that have been used in Spain, the Mediterranean, and northern Africa for centuries. Here are two great examples of the hand-painted Malibu ceramic tiles we offer: Malibu Catalina and Malibu Zeteca. floor tile.

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Installation Equation: Alhambra Outside Seattle

Granada Tile

Yesterday, we shared a fantastic tile installation featuring our Santander tile design. Our Alhambra tile design covers the entry in David Schneider’s home near Seattle. Schneider chose to cover his home’s entry in our Alhambra concrete tile design from our flagship Echo Collection. Tile photo, David Schneider.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

Today, several tile manufacturers still honor the handmade tradition in shaping and painting natural clay tiles, but drying is done in a closed kiln instead of in the open air. The strength and density of porcelain results in a higher PSI level, making it suitable for floor applications and commercial spaces. Our London Collection.

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Avente Tile Talk: Step Up to Spanish Tile | September 2012

Tile Talk

Project Pick: Hand-Painted Spanish Ceramic Tile Risers Aventes Spanish Tiles are beautifully hand-painted in a variety of colors and patterns on ceramic bisque using time-honored techniques. The Majolica technique utilizes an opaque white tin-based glaze that is ideal for vibrant, colorful patterns and designs for ceramics.

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Avente Tile Talk: Alluring Arabesque Spanish Cement Tiles

Tile Talk

With their Moorish and Spanish influences, Arabesque designs and patterns have remained timeless and always in fashion (think Boho chic and the California missions). In addition to their flexibility to adapt to any design need, Avente Tile’s Arabesque Spanish Cement Tiles are also good for the environment. backsplash designs.

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Avente Tile Talk: Enhance Your Outdoor Space with Cement or.

Tile Talk

Our handmade cement tiles offer a range of design possibilities. In addition to their wide variety of uses, hand-painted ceramic tile offers versatility and value like no other building material thanks to their inherit resistance to abrasion, freeze/thaw conditions, and color permanence properties. Cuban Heritage Design 110 2B.

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Inspiring Individuals

Diary of a Tile Addict

Maggie studied, worked and made ceramics in UK, Italy, USA, Africa, and Japan but recently had been working and living in the place where she was born, Milnthorpe, Cumbria. But I had spotted a gap in the interior design market for good quality and well-designed tiles. I had tried several ventures and was bust.