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Living History: The Cement Tile Riches of Nicaragua

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Long-time readers of Granada Tile ‘s Cement Tile Blog will know this already: It was walking around Granada, Nicaragua, as a young boy that planted the idea of cement tile in Marcos Cajina’s mind. At a hotel in Nicaragua, Marcos and Melanie snapped a photo of an amazing tile floor. Tile photo, Granada Tile.

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A Restaurant Owner’s Guide to Choosing Tile for a Patio or Restaurant Floor

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With their durability and beauty, they are shown being used as tiles for floors, walls, backsplashes, and countertops. Now worldwide, these tiles are becoming the choice for discriminating restauranteurs- see why: Our wide range of patterns and colors. Although Granada Tile is based out of Nicaragua, we distribute products worldwide.

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New Nicaragua Hotel Meson Nadi Includes Granada Tile Company’s Cement Tiles

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Located in Playa Santana, just a short distance from Granada Tile Company’s cement tile factory, Meson Nadi, a boutique hotel, balances contemporary style and traditional Nicaraguan elements — including many examples of our striking cement tile patterns — to stunning effect: Alhambra cement tile for a soothing backsplash Fez cement (..)

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Behind The Tiles: Marcos Cajina

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First, a little background: At age 10, after running up a backpack from an old pair of jeans on his mother’s sewing machine, Cajina set off to see Nicaragua’s fabled giant lake. It was on this journey that he first spotted the colorful cement tile found on the floors of public and private buildings throughout the country.

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

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.” For the kitchen tile in her 1924 Spanish-style house in Los Angeles, Lauren and Chris Isola opted for our Normandy cement tile design in a warm, sunny custom color combination. For the bathroom, too, the Isolas went with our Normandy cement tile design in another custom color combination. Photo courtesy Lauren and Chris Isola.

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Living History: More Sensational Cement Tile from Guatemala

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Guatemala, as with Nicaragua, has a robust tradition of cement tile installations. Spied at a posada in Antigua, Nicaragua, a simple cement tile floor caught Melanie and Marcos’s attention. At a posada in Antigua, Guatemala, a simple pattern of cement tiles covers the floor. Tile photo, Granada Tile.

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Where You Find Granada Cement Tiles You’ll Find Great Coffee

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The qualities that make Granada Tile’s cement tiles perfect for a hardworking coffee shop or restaurant space — in addition to their beautiful designs and vivid colors, our concrete tiles are long lasting, easy care and low maintenance — are the same ones make it perfect for your home, whether used as floor tile or wall tile.

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