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Avente Tile Talk: Spanish Tile Details Charm this Los Angeles.

Tile Talk

Spanish Tile Details Charm this Los Angeles Neighborhood. For me, here in Los Angeles, I know summer is almost here not just by the long, warmer days but the early and relentless songs of the mockingbird - sometimes too early and way too long into the night. Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA. ceramic tile.

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Installation Equation: Cement Tiles Transform Spaces in a Los Angeles House

Granada Tile

” The couple quickly set about tracking them down and discovered they were available in Los Angeles. Savvy tile-phile that they are, Isola reports “we took pictures of all the tile we saw around Granada and one of those gave us the inspiration for the palette in the kitchen (a warm coral, green and yellow).

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Vintage Tile Tour of Original Los Angeles Spec House

Tile Talk

Located in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, the home tour was arranged by Joe Taylor and Sheila Menzies of The Tile Heritage Foundation for a collector. Tile mural in the foyer of the 1927 Los Angeles spec house. The kitchen includes floor-to-ceiling tile. By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. Tiled California Cooler.

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‘Charlie’s Angels’ Actress Lucy Liu Is Selling Her Los Angeles Zen Craftsman House

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

You know her from the “Charlie’s Angels” movies and the TV show “Elementary.” She’s owned it for 16 years: a lifetime in Los Angeles. Many of the original details like copper and nickel ceiling tiles and vintage, handmade ceramic floor tiles run throughout the space.

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Installation Equation: Sofia Shines in a New Kitchen Backsplash

Granada Tile

For his place in Redondo Beach, just south of Los Angeles, “I wanted to keep a Spanish flair in the kitchen and decided to an accent wall behind the stove,” he reports. Our client loved our Sofia cement tile design so much it inspired the rest of palette in his Los Angeles–area kitchen.

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Porcelain Tile vs. Ceramic Tile

Tile Talk

Since launching our new line of Porcelain Pool Tile earlier this month, we''ve been getting a lot of questions about what makes porcelain tile better than ceramic tile. More commonly, the question is simply, "What is the difference between porcelain and ceramic tile?" Porcelain tile is a type of ceramic tile and nothing more.

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Emser releases outdoor living collections

Floor Covering News

Los Angeles—Emser Tile, leading designer and producer of the world’s finest tile and natural stone, said it released collections designed for outdoor living environments to add to its existing portfolio of products. Tile and stone are materials often used outdoors for the natural appeal and durability to withstand the forces of nature.

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