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Going Above & Beyond: Backsplash Tile That Wows

Architectural Ceramics

We all spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking in front of our backsplash. Here are a few beautiful examples of how opting for a material other than a 3″x6″ white subway tile can take your backsplash from a sweet and simple ceramic to something a bit more savory and show-stopping. Thanksgiving.

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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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Installation Equation: Cement Wall Tiles Add a Lovely Layer in Chicago

Granada Tile

Don’t get us wrong—we love the backsplashes and floor tile installations that we see—but we go gaga when we see unusual cement tile installations. Take a new Chicago tapas place, Black Bull. Headed to Chicago soon? The restaurant bills itself as a hidden gem, and it is in more ways than one.

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A Restaurant Owner’s Guide to Choosing Tile for a Patio or Restaurant Floor

Granada Tile

With their durability and beauty, they are shown being used as tiles for floors, walls, backsplashes, and countertops. Cement Tile Wall in Restaurant The Sofia-55A cement tile pattern by Granada Tile business offers a vivid background for the tapas served at Black Bull restaurant in Chicago’s Wicker Park area.

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Meet Marcos & Melanie of Granada Tile on Monday at Coverings in Chicago

Granada Tile

Start by visiting our cement tile shop to peruse our large selection of in-stock handmade master-crafted cement tiles and call us today at 213-788-4238 to discuss which of our encaustic tile designs would be perfect for your home or restaurant project.

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Armstrong Flooring wins three 2019 Good Design awards

Floor Covering News

Armstrong Flooring has received Good Design awards for Rigid Core Vantage, Migrations and Striations BBT, and Alterna engineered tile. Founded in Chicago in 1950, Good Design is organized annually by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies.

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5 Ways Cement Tile on Walls Can Transform Your Space

Granada Tile

Backsplashes. Designer Sarah Sherman Samuel used fetching stripes of Chicago 84 cement tiles to create a magical bathroom. Match Your Floors. Imagine a seamless display of tiles stretching from floor to wall — a chic wrap of stylish shapes encasing your room. Designer: Summer Thornton.

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