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Add Architectural Detail with Wainscoting

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Below are just some of the ways you can use it to create architectural detail in your home. Wainscoting was originally used to beef up construction in wet areas of homes and businesses,” according to Justin Riordan, founder of Portland-based Spade and Archer Design Agency. Painted white, wainscoting provides a clean contrast.

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Keeping Warm with Fireplace Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Better yet, let’s look at a few fireplaces that feature Architectural Ceramics tile. AC’s porcelain Monticello Collection in the color Argento, image via Architectural Ceramic’s Houzz Project page. The walls, for example, feature a subtle silver-green paint, while the upholstery brings in a warm texture and tone.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

If April showers bring May flowers, then Architectural Ceramic’s brings you a twist on the classic rhyme. Architectural Ceramics offers two brands, Laticrete and Schluter , that make shower systems part of their specialty. Architectural Ceramics stocks a few of their products, a popular seller for example, is their grout.

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Made In the USA: AC Tile Lines Made in America

Architectural Ceramics

While we’re hyped up on all things red, white and blue, let’s take a look at a few of Architectural Ceramic’s tile lines that are proudly Made in the USA. At Architectural Ceramics, we love family businesses because AC is one too. We’re proud to be an American. Allison Eden Studios. Pratt & Larson.

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Hispaniola Relief Cement Tiles Offer Island-Like Feel

Tile Talk

The tiles in the Hispaniola Collection are made of white Portland cement, marble dust, and mineral pigments. Also, because the colors are embedded within the tile rather than painted on, the colors will neither fade nor deteriorate over time. As the realization of Cuban-U.S.

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Bring the Sun in This Winter With a Sunroom

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

In any event, Spicher says you need to decide how you want to use the room before you choose the finishes like paint colors or flooring. Image: Leonid Furmansky Architectural Photographer. Radiant floor with bluestone pavers in Portland sunroom. Image: Vincentsen-Blasi Architecture. Apply these three principles.

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Cement Tiles Inspired by World Travels

Granada Tile

Ceramic tiles first made an appearance in the ninth or tenth century BC, with cement tile arriving quite a bit later in the 1800s when hydraulic presses were invented and Portland cement was discovered. Ceramic tiles are made with clay and are painted with a glaze to create the colorful patterns. Firenze Tile.

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