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Going Above & Beyond: Backsplash Tile That Wows

Architectural Ceramics

We all know a lot of effort goes into making a meal that typically features turkey. We all spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking in front of our backsplash. For those of you nonconformists roasting a large chicken instead of a turkey this year, this blog is for you. Image via Architectural Ceramics on Houzz.

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Avente Tile Talk: Turkish Tile: Artistry Through the Ages

Tile Talk

Aladdin Palace, Konya, Turkey. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Animal and flower figures, 16th century, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. The most frequently color used for the glaze was turquoise, followed by cobalt blue, eggplant violet, and sometimes black.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

Examples of this work still exist in Spain, Italy, Morocco, India, and Turkey. Early Islamic tiles involved a simple process of cutting single color, small tile fragments and assembled with the use of liquid plaster. The color palette also extended to include oranges and yellows. cement tile. cement tile plans.

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Avente Tile Talk: Persian Tile: A Form of Art and Religious Expression

Tile Talk

Over the centuries, creative artisans used colored stones and brick to create geometric patterns on structures. “Tiles in such colors as yellow, blue, brown, black, turquoise, green and white were cut and carved into small pieces according to a previously prepared pattern,” says the Iran Chamber Society. cement tile.

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Tile Tuesday: The Many Meanings of “Encaustic”

Kitchens for Living

16th century Turkish encaustic tile with colors still crisp and vibrant. Here’s what I discovered: Encaustic tile is also referred to as cement tile, inlaid tile and hydraulic tile. This attractive geometric floor tile is a modern example of cement/hydraulic/inlaid/encaustic tile by Peronda. Guess what? There is no connection.

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Avente Tile Talk: Ceramic Tile's Creative Nature

Tile Talk

From Iznik, Turkey. KBTribeChat is a weekly Twitter discussion for kitchen and bath industry companies and professionals which takes place Wednesdays, from 2pm to 3pm EST. For Bathroom Blogfest 2012, Nora DePalma , principal, O’Reilly-DePalma, and Whittemore will co-host #KBTribechat. cement tile. cement tile plans.

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Decorator On Demand: Happy Thanksgiving!

Decorator on Demand

My mom always slow-cooks the turkey over night. You thaw and clean the turkey. We did 19 hours for a 20lb turkey. My client's foyer was definitely lacking some color, interest and well even some love. decided on a spa blue color and went from there. HIGH SHINE IN THE KITCHEN! Living in Color with Sonu.