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Avente Tile Talk: Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Field Tiles

Tile Talk

Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Field Tiles. Enjoy Long-Lasting, Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Ceramic Tiles. In essence, field tile refers to a solid color tile. The wonderful translucent colors are hand-painted onto softly domed "pillow-like" tiles. Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Image via Lonny Magazine.

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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Ways to Use Mexican-Inspired Tile

Architectural Ceramics

You can’t think of Mexican tile without picturing colorful, hand-painted designs. Deep, rich colors are then painted over the white. The beauty in handmade or hand-painted tile is that the glaze and embellishments will vary in color. Talavera hand-painted tile, used on the risers of a staircase, adds instant drama.

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Big Trends from KBIS Part II

Kitchens for Living

Last post I shared some of my kitchen trend discoveries from KBIS2015, the 51st Kitchen & Bath Industry Show held last month in LasVegas. Today I’ve got the scoop on what’s trending in the bath. I saw a lot of contemporary design for the bath, minimal clean lines, simplicity but with quality materials.

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What is a Transitional Bathroom and How Can You Get This Look?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The transitional bathroom is the most popular bathroom design style, according to the 2019 Bathroom Design Trends report by the National Kitchen + Bath Association. Most commonly, transitional refers to the style that is between traditional and contemporary,” she says. Easily accessible spaces are a trademark of transitional design.

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How To Care For Marble Or Natural Stone From?

How to Floor Tile

In the bath or other wet areas, soap scum can be minimized by using a squeegee after each use. Stains can be oil based, organic, metallic, biological, ink based, paint based, acid based. Paint Small amounts can be removed with lacquer thinner or scraped off carefully with a razor blade. Refer to the section on oil-based stains.

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Avente Tile Talk: Enduring Tile of the London Underground

Tile Talk

It is difficult to get the tiles to release intact even after a century² Over time station names have changed, so the tiles were painted over to conceal the old names. Finsbury Park on the Victoria Line has balloon mosaics in reference to the balloon launches at the park. hand painted tile. Cupboards Kitchen and Bath.

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Avente Tile Talk: New Arabesque Pattern Designs in Cement Tile

Tile Talk

It refers to an implied sense of texture or depth created through the use of artistic elements of line, shading and color. While pattern refers to recurring visual events or motifs, they can exhibit visual texture, as well as true texture. Texture refers to the tactile quality of the surface - what you feel when you touch the tile.

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