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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. Avoid harsh chemical-based products when cleaning the surface of these tiles. While Marie Kondo’s dream is to organize the world, we want to tile it.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

Countries like Spain, Italy, France and the Netherlands all have signature styles: Photo: A wall in the Alhambra; image via Libby Turner Dickstein for Architectural Ceramics. Today, the country is also known for its modern production. Holland made an excellent access point for moving tile from the Netherlands to the UK.

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Avente Tile Talk: Step Up to Spanish Tile | September 2012

Tile Talk

Over time, and with the spread of Islam, the art made its way through to Northern Africa, and to what is now known as Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The 1" dots, used as an accent to a floor inset, are a fitting complement to a backsplash consisting of 6"x6" tiles of the same design. backsplash designs.

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