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Some Like It Hot: In-Floor Heating Options

Architectural Ceramics

Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland just outside the DC-metropolitan area, Architectural Ceramics is familiar with chilly temperatures in winter. Before the weather gets cold or you complete your next tile project, consider using in-floor heating as a way to keep your toes warm during these next few months. Floor Heat Mat.

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4 Ways to Think Big with Tile in Small Bathrooms

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Ati Williams, real estate entrepreneur and owner of DC Home Buzz , partnered with Architectural Ceramics on this powder room feature wall. Mann’s DC bathroom may be short on floor space, but its walls are tall. The shower floor, however, uses a small area to add big contrast to the overall design.

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Ready for Resale: Tips on Getting Ready to Sell Your Home

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If you’re putting your house on the market, check out what local DC metro area real estate and home staging professionals have to say about getting ready to sell. There has been a shift in the preferred finishes,” Fernandez says, “The hot look right now is light or grey cabinets, with light marble or quarts countertops, and dark flooring.”.

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Made By Moms, For Moms: Tiled Spaces with a Feminine Touch

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While your husband or kids warm up breakfast for you, the cabinetry and hardwood floors in this kitchen warm up the otherwise white tile backsplash and quartz countertops. Pictured above, the 2012 DC Design House features Aidan Design’s work, and Architectural Ceramic’s mother-of-pearl oval mosaic. Patterned and Pampered.

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Week of December 7, 2020 – Bars

Architectural Ceramics

At the start of the pandemic in April, online sales of alcohol and delivery sales saw an increase of ~441% in sales – that’s a lot of cocktails! Featured above is a media room located in Lorton, Virginia, showcasing a wood floor and countertops, shaker and black cabinets, a simple backsplash and undermount sink.

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Going Above & Beyond: Backsplash Tile That Wows

Architectural Ceramics

To learn more about our special order Pratt & Larson line, please visit one of our DC-metro area showrooms. Whether it’s used as a bathroom floor or kitchen backsplash, the cement tile trend isn’t going away any time soon. For Architectural Ceramics, most of our clients are within the DC-metro area.

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12 Different Ways to Lay Subway Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Parquet or Basketweave: If you think you’ve seen this pattern before, it’s because it is typical of hardwood floors. Bringing this century-old idea from the floors to the walls makes it a popular pattern today. Let’s talk about your residential or commercial tile project in one of our DC-metro area showrooms today!

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