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Tile Store, Why Your Installer Should Go With You!

How to Floor Tile

If all else fails take a piece of tile to a paint store and have them match it even if it is a multi color and just paint the edges with a China brush. Did that with an aluminum ruler about the same width of the grout lines. Marble and Granite we can grind and smooth outside edges but regular tile needs some help.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

Grout is used to allow for this expansion and contraction. Eastern Asia: While China may not be known for it’s tile work, decorative ceramics reign from this area. Similar to China, Italy is known for its traditional pottery and ceramics from the Deruta region. The kitchen backsplash, for example, plays with angles.

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Meet the ModCraft Makers

ModCraft

John (then a Fisher-Price toy designer) began experimenting, mixing bone china from scratch and making their own clay. There’s also “Dom,” which summons a vintage game of dominoes and cleverly reimagines grout lines behind bathroom sinks; and the multidimensional “Valley,” which can infuse, say, a kitchen backsplash with a retro vibe.

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10 Top Kitchen Trends for 2015

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Available in many different colors, patterns, and textures, porcelain lasts as long, if not longer than many other flooring products— despite the images of fine china that the name suggests. Porcelain is going to be a popular flooring choice this year, especially for those on tighter budgets.

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Decorator On Demand: All You Need is Kitchen Cabinet Love

Decorator on Demand

Oh and stay tuned here is my latest.The yellowing oak is going dark.Should be done around mid April, with of course new floors, backsplash, granite countertop and new cabinet hardware, looking forward to showing you. backsplashes. (1). Here is the stain I am using, or my painters are using anyway. SW 3125-O "Ranch Oak". Posted by.

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Decorator On Demand: Change the Face of Your Fireplace, Part 2

Decorator on Demand

This tile is great, it adds really nice texture without seeing any grout joints. The slab was a little more money, but worth it to my clients who dont like grout lines. backsplashes. (1). For a cleaner, more contemporary feel you could consider all glass, definitely a fresh look right? Architectural Digest. (1). armoires. (1).