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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. For those of you nonconformists roasting a large chicken instead of a turkey this year, this blog is for you. Whether it’s used as a bathroom floor or kitchen backsplash, the cement tile trend isn’t going away any time soon.

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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. Because Islamic cultural beliefs negated the use of human form depictions, creative inspirations of florals, stars, animals, and geometric designs were used in the elaborate mosaics that became readily identifiable as Islamic. cement tile. at 6:00 AM.

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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. Moraq tiles (mosaic style) panels created with this technique were made to withstand the elements of time. How would you implement current tile patterns and colors into contemporary or modern designs? at 6:00 AM.

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Avente Tile Talk: Ceramic Tile's Creative Nature

Tile Talk

From Iznik, Turkey. Mosaic glass tile from Italian manufacturer Mosaico+. cement tile. cement tile plans. Margaret Almon Mosaics. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos. backsplash designs.

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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. Living in Color with Sonu. cement pond. (1).