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The History of Ceramic Encaustic Tiles

Granada Tile

Many 13 th century and earlier churches and palaces incorporated the use of tile made of various shapes and interlocked them to form a mosaic-like design. Floor tiles from the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, Australia (19th century). (3). What Are Some Original Colors and Designs?

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Avente Tile Talk: Porcelain Tiles from Spain and the World Cup

Tile Talk

Additional projects can be found worldwide, including: Hotel Hilton Times Square in NYC; Seocho and Hyehwa metro stations in South Korea; Australias Rendezvous Hotel Perth; Germanys Frankfurt Airport; metro stations in Prague; and more. Margaret Almon Mosaics. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. Gold Notes.

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Decorator On Demand: Color Palette, All Aboard

Decorator on Demand

Color Palette, All Aboard. It will only take them 3 weeks to do the entire ship and they are sailing to Australia with the contractors working the entire time.Isnt that cool and mind blowing too that they can get that much work done in only 3 weeks? Labels: color boards , mood boards , Paul Gauguin , ship remodel , Tahiti.

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Timeless Luxury Home Gathering Riverside Panoramas - Freshome

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Rising three floors up in the air, this modern home in one of Perth’s Australian suburb is a brainchild of Australia-based studio Urbane Projects. The landscaped gardens include an infinity edge pool tiled in iridescent Bisazza mosaics that visually link the gardens to the sparkling Swan River beyond. advertise here. Collect this idea.

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Spring into Color: Holi Festival

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Color has its own festival in India, Holi, celebrated by Hindus as the end of winter, the triumph of good over evil. She writes the exuberance of throwing color at aunts and uncles and other children of the neighborhood, and how wanting some of that where she lives now in Australia.

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A Tiny Apartments Roundup: 500-Square-Foot or Less Spaces

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Wild wall colors are fun, but we’d suggest saving your favorite shades for a punch of color in an accent piece: pillows, furniture, artwork. 10 Tiny Apartments We Love in Less Than 500 Square Feet Darlinghurst Apartment | Darlinghurst, Australia The smaller the apartment, the better the storage needs to be.

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Decorator On Demand: Happy Thanksgiving!

Decorator on Demand

Things are pretty traditional at my grandmother's house for thanksgiving (where I've had nearly ALL my thanksgivings), and since moving to Australia where they don't observe, I've taken to celebrating with mashed potatoes and peas to give thanks, and of course pumpkin pie. decided on a spa blue color and went from there.