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Handmade Cement Tile: Defining Quality

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Handmade Alcala Cement Tile on a bathroom wall. In my last post, I introduced Avente Tile’s newly published Guide to Buying Handmade Cement Tile. This 14-page downloadable Guide features information, examples of cement tile installations, FAQs, and more. What is Handmade Cement Tile? Cement Tiles are: • Durable.

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Why You Should Consider Cement Tiles Over Other Flooring Types

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Cement tile, for example, is a durable option and great choice for indoor floors, but don’t just take our word for it! Read on to learn why cement tiles are a smarter choice than other flooring types. There are many options when it comes to indoor flooring, but none offer the same level of design choice as cement tiles.

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Short History of Cement Tiles

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By the end of the nineteenth century, the use of cement tile has become extremely popular among the wealthiest citizens of Barcelona. Architects and designers alike created unique cement tiles that become increasingly more popular throughout other southern European countries. Uncategorized cement tile Granada Tile'

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The 31 Best Residential Design Blogs Featuring Awesome Cement Tile (A Definitive List For Encaustic Tile Enthusiasts)

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If you’re a connoisseur of stunning interiors looking for a list of interior design blogs featuring beautiful cement tile images, practical advice on installing and incorporating cement tiles into residential and commercial projects and insightful tips on how to make the most of this popular material, you’ve come to the right place.

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Cement Tile Pattern Sets Theme for Resort Restaurant

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Patterned cement tiles (like the Geometric one shown here), help provide a sense of style and place in commercial design. From a distance, cement tile patterns catch. I hope you enjoyed the brief tour showing how cement tiles and patterns helped to create a successful, cohesive theme for this Japanese Steak House.

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The History of Ceramic Encaustic Tiles

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While ceramic encaustic tiles are very similar to cement tiles, the materials and processes by which they are made differ from one another. Cement tiles are poured into metal molds from a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, and mineral powders. So to answer a common question, cement tiles are not truly encaustic.

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Puerto Rican Cement Tile

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Villa Lagoon Tile can recreate antique Puerto Rican cement tiles and deliver to your door. We have supplied our colorful cement tiles for residences and restaurants in Puerto Rica. A mold, cement, color pigments and water are used to produce tiles by compression in a hydraulic press.