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Powder Rooms: The Jewelry Box of the Home

Garden State Tile Blog

Well believe it or not, the saying dates back all the way to eighteenth century Europe – and actually has nothing to do with your nose! To keep a hair wig looking fresh and elegant, one would visit the sophisticated and well decorated powder room to discretely powder their wig. A lot has changed since the beginning of the powder room.

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Armstrong Flooring wins three 2019 Good Design awards

Floor Covering News

Good Design covers new consumer products, graphics and packaging designed and manufactured in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. They can be installed with or without grout and can also be used as decorative accent walls or backsplashes.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

Eastern Asia: While China may not be known for it’s tile work, decorative ceramics reign from this area. The iconic blue and white ornamental scenes used in Chinoiseries made an impression on western Europe, where it was adopted in the 18th century. The kitchen backsplash, for example, plays with angles.

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GET THE LOOK: Rue Magazine Predicts That Tile Patterns Are Hot For 2016

Granada Tile

And its decorative qualities mean that it can add a pop of color and a unique spin to your same old, plain old white kitchen when installed as a kitchen backsplash or bring vibrancy to your bathroom walls or your shower floor (even a few scattered in and amongst plain white subway tile will take your space from drab to fab).

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Terrazzo Tile Today

Garden State Tile Blog

Terrazzo’s widely recognized speckled character is seen not only on the floors of churches, hospitals, and airports but also as a fashion pattern on mugs, bags, home decor, and more! Whether it be walls, backsplashes, countertops – the sky is the limit with terrazzo! The History of Terrazzo.

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Decorator On Demand: Baby Got Back Splash

Decorator on Demand

I think one of my favorite parts of remodeling a kitchen is adding some WOW to the backsplash.Alot of times I am working on other parts of a clients house and I see a BORING backsplash and I talk them into adding some WOW like these. Wish I had a better pic of this backsplash, its gorgeous in person). Olga@Stardust-Decor&Style.

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Avente Tile Talk: Interview with Lilywork Artisan Tile, LLC

Tile Talk

” Herringbone Backsplash by Lilywork Artisan Tile, LLC. Lilywork owners gain inspiration from travels, pulling ideas from architecture and cultures across Europe and the Near East. One of our favorite recently completed projects is a residential backsplash. Backsplash with 4" Field and Star+Cross Focal. at 6:00 AM.

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