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Avente Tile Talk: Removing Grout Haze in a Cement Tile Installation

Tile Talk

Removing Grout Haze in a Cement Tile Installation. Today, I discuss grout haze – a problem that often occurs with both ceramic and cement tile installations. I’ll explain what grout haze is, how to correctly identify the problem, and why it occurs. Cement tiles that needs to be grouted. What is Grout Haze?

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Modern Applications for Ceramic Tile

Tile of Spain USA

Ceramic tiles offer an exciting and infinite number of design possibilities for decorating interiors and exteriors. Tiles can accentuate the architectural details of a space or establish a focal point in overlooked areas, such as under eaves. The availability of large-format slabs means fewer joins and a grout-free appearance that.

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5 Ways to Work With Colorful Grout

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

One new way people are using color is with colorful grout. Once simply a way to seal the spacing between tiles, grout is taking on a fashion sense all its own. By dyeing the actual grout bright colors like teal, yellow and pink, a tile design can have a fun accent color that adds some artistic flair to a space. Image: Andrew M.

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Dark Grout

The Perfect Bath

I remember the first time we used dark grout as a design statement at Waterworks. It made the columns, which could easily have been a disaster, more integrated in to our design process as well as a focal part of the architecture. It is important to note, the most effective dark grout on white is medium to charcoal gray, not black.

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October Featured Tiles: Concrete Effect Reflections & Malmo

The London Tile Co.

Personally we love any excuse to decorate and are currently taking inspiration from this crafty combination of fall and Halloween decor. Polished concrete has been a favourite in trendy galleries and architectural buildings for years, but is a costly and time consuming option when it comes to floors at home.

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Sensory Structures

Diary of a Tile Addict

Today’s post brings together two design strands that have much preoccupied Tile Addict of late: concrete-effect tiles and incised linear patterns picked out in contrasting grout colours. Matrice also takes ideas from modern Italian architecture to develop a series of finishes that can be applied to porcelain stoneware.

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‘Tis the Season for Trimming Tile Edges

Architectural Ceramics

We’ve been making a few lists of our own at Architectural Ceramics. Base molding is decorative and functional at the same time because it helps to move your eye from one material to another and simultaneously covers seams. If used like a pencil trim, a quarter round becomes decorative and is sandwiched between other tile.

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