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Top 10 Residential Tile Trends for 2020

JG Kitchens

I love tile! You can see still see intact tile installations created hundreds or thousands of years ago when you travel to historic sites. I’ve enjoyed seeing those in Italy, Greece, Germany, California’s Central Coast and Mexico on trips. Check out these top 10 tile trends for 2020 in my latest Forbes.com article.

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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Mosaics at the Cologne Cathedral

Tile Talk

Tile Mosaics at the Cologne Cathedral. Recently I had the pleasure of traveling to Cologne, Germany as part of BlogTour Cologne and while I was there I visited The Cologne Cathedral. Look at this closely and youll see that various tiles are used for the shading. Lets Talk Tile. Avente Tile Talk. bathroom tile.

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

Architectural Ceramics

Before we jump into examples of slate tiles, let’s look at slate as a natural material. Natural slate on a mountainside near the Mosel River in Rhineland, Germany. Let’s pull back a few more layers, and talk more about foliation and how it applies to slate tile. Slate tile with a natural cleft or rough texture.

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Cersaie Impressions – Villeroy & Boch

JG Kitchens

One of the booths I enjoyed visiting in my last (free) day at Cersaie , Italy’s annual bathware and tile show, was Villeroy & Boch. Founded in 1748 in Germany as a ceramics company, they might be best known here as a tableware manufacturer. They’re much more, and their booth showed that well.

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Avente Tile Talk: Porcelain Tiles from Spain and the World Cup

Tile Talk

Porcelain Tiles from Spain and the World Cup. Our friends at Tile of Spain were kind enough to share some amazing tile facts about the Spanish tiles that were used for this project. Our friends at Tile of Spain were kind enough to share some amazing tile facts about the Spanish tiles that were used for this project.

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Time2Design: NKBA - The Kitchen & Bath Authority

Time2Design

NKBA - The Kitchen & Bath Authority. NKBA - National Kitchen and Bath Association, the go to for the kitchen and bath industry! They are who set the standards, make the rules and in general are all things Kitchen and Bath! NKBA is the "authority" for the kitchen and bath industry. Carmen Christensen. ► May.

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Time2Design: Quality Crafted Kitchens & Baths

Time2Design

Quality Crafted Kitchens & Baths. Having been in the kitchen and bath industry since 1989, I have worked in several types of kitchen and bath businesss. Quality Crafted Kitchens & Baths. bath fixtures. cologne germany. decorative tile. glass tile. tile and stone. ► December. (5).

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