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If Only The Road to the Final Games Were Paved in Tile

Architectural Ceramics

We know in March and April, the NCAA Tournament is played on wood-covered basketball courts; but, wouldn’t it be sweet if the elite teams dribbled and passed the ball to the finals on wood-look tile instead? At Architectural Ceramics, we have wood-look porcelain tiles that you won’t want to pass up.

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Installation Equation: Alhambra Outside Seattle

Granada Tile

Yesterday, we shared a fantastic tile installation featuring our Santander tile design. Today, we’ve got another wonderful cement tile installation featuring Granada Tile. This tile installation idea comes to us from David Schneider, who chose to use Granada Tile in his own home near Seattle.

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Kibak Tiles

Diary of a Tile Addict

We are starting with a company going on its third generation of female tile makers – Kibak Tile. The story of Kibak Tile begins in the 50s with the founder’s mother Gudrun emigrating from Denmark to California with her husband. Finally Carli, who grew up around Kibak Tile, began hand-painting tiles in high-school.

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Kibak Tiles

Diary of a Tile Addict

We are starting with a company going on its third generation of female tile makers – Kibak Tile. The story of Kibak Tile begins in the 50s with the founder’s mother Gudrun emigrating from Denmark to California with her husband. Finally Carli, who grew up around Kibak Tile, began hand-painting tiles in high-school.

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Not All Wood-Look Tiles Are Created Equal

Architectural Ceramics

Rockville, MD – July 2016 – Wood-look tile hit the market over a decade ago, and has only been increasing in popularity since. True wood floors are so warm and welcoming, but can’t handle humidity, water, pets, and kids like tile can. So, when wood-look tile was first manufactured, it was the best of both worlds!

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Gates Foundation Headquarters in Seattle

Ciao Tile

The Seattle Times (photo credit above) ran a feature on the new Gates Foundation headquarters. Great Architecture' My favorite element is the use of Jura limestone on the exterior. It’s a substantial stone that gives the building a real sense of permanence.

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Architecture Inspired Furniture: Brasilia by Broyhill

Kitchens for Living

I often tout the benefits of designing to the architecture of a building. Integrating your interiors with your architecture makes for a look that is always right. Contemporary architecture of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil circa 1956-1960, was the inspiration for this style of furniture. retro – vegas.com.