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Cool Kitchen Backsplashes to Whet Your Appetite

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The basic function of kitchen backsplashes is to prevent water, food and other types of liquids and solids from damaging the wall behind your kitchen counters. However, backsplashes can be both functional and stylish. A photo of the city’s skyline is the inspiration for this spectacular kitchen backsplash in Melbourne.

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Take It Outside: Outdoor AC Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

From porcelain to specialty ceramic, here are how a few materials compare in an exterior application: Porcelain & Glass. These two tile types are mentioned together, because porcelain and glass both undergo high heat and pressure when made. Cement & Terracotta. Natural Stone & Specialty Ceramic.

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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Backsplashes: Kitchen and Bathroom.

Tile Talk

Tile Backsplashes: Kitchen and Bathroom Showpieces. Murphy Mosaic Backsplash by Appomattox Tile Art. Happily, along with this desire for something new and different, tile backsplashes have seen an uptick in updated kitchen designs. • Stone tiles with metal insets. • Water-jet cut mosaic tile and stone panels.

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Modern Applications for Ceramic Tile

Tile of Spain USA

Monochrome geometrics pop against white marble-look porcelain, while floral-inspired patterns are beautifully suited with ceramic wood. Ceramic tile producers have developed advanced digital printing techniques to imitate marble, wood and cement, allowing these “materials” to be seamlessly grouped together. .

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Porcelain Tile vs. Ceramic Tile

Tile Talk

Since launching our new line of Porcelain Pool Tile earlier this month, we''ve been getting a lot of questions about what makes porcelain tile better than ceramic tile. More commonly, the question is simply, "What is the difference between porcelain and ceramic tile?" Porcelain tile is a type of ceramic tile and nothing more.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

While we can’t help you clean out your closet by purging, thanking, or folding your clothes, Architectural Ceramics can help you clean your tile floor or backsplash. Check out the following tips below, organized into categories, to care for and maintain your porcelain, ceramic, glass or natural stone tile. Natural Stone.

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Always on Trend: Black and White Cement Tile

Cement Style

Handcrafted cement tiles change up this vintage tile style with a matte finish that has depth and character, such you see in our with a Troika pattern below. What is Cement Tile? Cement tile is made from a centuries-old process, using marble and cement along with natural mineral pigments.

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