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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Ceramic tile has a colorful history because of its global contributors, like delicate Delft blue and white tile from the Netherlands or bright and geometric tile from Morocco. Handmade ceramics are often hand-painted. Avoid harsh chemical-based products when cleaning the surface of these tiles. Machine-Made Ceramics.

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Laminate enhancements fuel resurgence in 2023

Floor Covering News

laminate flooring category has been well documented. SPC and WPC) due primarily to supply chain challenges with some popular, imported resilient products. Laminate is back and better than ever,” said Isaac Lee, director of product development at Eternity. T he resurgence of the U.S. Lee is not alone. “We

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Great Ideas for Recycled & Sustainable Wall Coverings

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

One of the ways to find recycled products is to look into the plethora of recycled wall coverings that have made it to the market. Reclaimed wood can add some interesting texture and color to a wall. Also, reclaimed wood can come in a wide array of colors and textures. Helgason/Shutterstock. Reclaimed wood. Recycled paper.

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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. hand painted tile.

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Avente Tile Talk: Thanks to the Tile Heritage Foundation

Tile Talk

Tile and our Collective History One of the reasons I started Avente was my love of tile - both in the beauty of the hand painted design and the sense of place and time it conveys. The light hand painted blue and white strokes of a stylistic floral pattern on tile can have you dreaming about a centuries-old street corner in Portugal.

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Avente Tile Talk: Interview with Nutmeg Designs

Tile Talk

Color guides me in my work, experimenting with complementary hues, and color gradation. A Flickr friend commissioned us to create a house number for her sister, who loves the weathered colors of totem poles. Flipping through a book of her art, I found a watercolor painting of totem poles evocative of what our client requested.

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Documenting Architecture with Photos

Life of an Architect

We went through what seems like a ton of different options and while this is actually a long story to get where we are, the client basically went with the top mortar color. I took this picture because of the red steel pipe columns They are red because that’s the primer color that comes with the steel that keeps them from rusting.