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"Travertine, Before And After"

How to Floor Tile

Travertine is a Natural Stone as you know, but did you know most of it is filled with grout? They simple match the color and fill it with grout then polish the surface. After it is mined or quarried it is cut into slabs and one side is finished. Travertine is a sophisticated name for Limestone. Some of it is honed and smoothed.

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Bigger Is Better: Large Format Porcelain Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramic’s put together a small list of some of our large format porcelain tile collections. Take a look at a few porcelain collections, offered with Architectural Ceramics, that feature in-stock and special order options. Go big or go home. OK, we’d love to go through your home. About Porcelain Tile.

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The MIA Toronto Chapter Discusses the Nuances of Natural Stone Installation

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The goal of this group would be to provide training for the Natural Stone Industry and create awareness to the Architectural and Design Communities. This year’s schedule also includes a Fabricator Town Hall Meeting, a Quarry Tour and a CEU event for Architects and Designers. chapters installation newsletter'

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Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

. • Apavisa (Booth 2519) is heading to Coverings with Archconcept, a new collection of patterns in stone, metal and cement finishings that are inspired by the latest manufacturing technology and trends in architecture. • Casalgrande Padana SpA (Booth 4700) is showing Architecture and Bios. architecture. (39).

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

At Architectural Ceramics, we’ve prepared a quick read for you about natural slate, and our client spaces and collections that feature it. Photo via Libby Turner Dickstein for Architectural Ceramics. European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales.

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