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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! Terrazzo, by historical definition, is a flooring material consisting of chips of marble or granite set in concrete and polished down to give a smooth surface.

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Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

The Boss finish, for example, reminds us of an anti-slip texture used on performance stages or on the floors of containers that transport instruments to NYC jazz venues. The Graphite Dark, shown on the floor and fireplace in the living room photo above, looks like grey limestone.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

They produce and export 90 percent of the region’s natural slate used for roofing or flooring. European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales. In the kitchen, the hard angles of the cabinetry and floors are softened by round light fixtures and natural light.

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