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What Are Encaustic Cement Tiles?

Granada Tile

While hardly a modern material, encaustic tiles are very popular in the home decorating and interior design world. The firing process heats the clay and powdered colors to seal in the design and create a hard surface. They often feature designs inspired by different cultures and architectural influences.

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What Are Encaustic Cement Tiles?

Granada Tile

While hardly a modern material, encaustic tiles are very popular in the home decorating and interior design world. The firing process heats the clay and powdered colors to seal in the design and create a hard surface. They often feature designs inspired by different cultures and architectural influences.

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Avente Tile Talk: New Arabesque Pattern Designs in Cement Tile

Tile Talk

Patterns are decorative designs on the surface of materials that usually have a repeating design motif. It refers to an implied sense of texture or depth created through the use of artistic elements of line, shading and color. Texture refers to the tactile quality of the surface - what you feel when you touch the tile.

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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Patterns: Playing with Pinwheel Designs

Tile Talk

Tile Patterns: Playing with Pinwheel Designs. The pinwheel pattern is a popular and versatile tile layout that adds great visual interest by integrating solid color with decorative tiles into a timeless design. Brightly colored glazed tiles can be randomly added to add interest to the design. backsplash designs.

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Avente Tile Talk: Understanding Cement Tile Bullnose Trim or Molding

Tile Talk

First, there are no industry standards and this results in numerous colloquial terms used to identify the same type of finished edge. For instance, the terms " surface bullnose " and " single bullnose " refer to the same transition on a finished edge. For instance, Heritage Skirting is a base trim molding with decorative ridges.

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Avente Tile Talk: Enduring Tile of the London Underground

Tile Talk

Finsbury Park on the Victoria Line has balloon mosaics in reference to the balloon launches at the park. South Kensington is decorated with scenes reflecting the Natural History Museum. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Reference Sources. backsplash designs. bathroom design. decorative tile.

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The Importance of Scale and Proportion in Interior Design

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Proportion and scale play a role in all of our interiors. Image: JP Warren Interiors Shop a similar look: Swivel Chair | Throw Blanket | Throw Pillows While a lot of interior design is a matter of personal taste, there are a few fundamental concepts that transcend differences in style.