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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Backsplashes: Kitchen and Bathroom.

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Tile Backsplashes: Kitchen and Bathroom Showpieces. With this renewed back-to-basics philosophy, homeowners have found the need to refresh the look of their kitchens, be it with new, energy-conserving appliances or a fresh coat of paint, the need for a soothing, yet workable environment trumps even the most prudent of budgets.

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Avente Tile Talk: Polished Cement Tile Benefits a Kitchen Backsplash

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Polished Cement Tile Benefits a Kitchen Backsplash. A recent kitchen remodel in Quebec used Cuban Cement tiles. I have to compliment you on this beautiful kitchen design. Learn what you need to know before installing a cement tile kitchen backsplash. Comment Policy. decorative tile. kitchen backsplash.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cadiz Tiles Add Warmth to Maine Coastal Kitchen

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Cadiz Tiles Add Warmth to Maine Coastal Kitchen. The email started like this and included several photos: "Attached are some closeups of the tiles as I installed them in our kitchen. Its a great example of how different sizes of decorative tile are used to bring both pattern and color to a design. View of the Kitchen.

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Avente Tile Talk: Playing with Pattern in Tile Design

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The natural world and everyday common objects can be the inspiration for decorative patterns. Patterns are decorative designs on the surface of materials that usually have a repeating design motif. Comment Policy. decorative tile. kitchen backsplash. kitchen tile. Franke Kitchen Systems. Decor Girl.

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Avente Tile Talk: Portuguese Ceramic Tile Artistry

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According to the curators of the Palácio Nacional de Sintra (National Palace of Sintra) in Portugal, the use of azulejos (a form of Portuguese or Spanish painted, tin-glazed, ceramic tile) in decoration is unique when compared with other countries by the way it adapts to architecture on a monumental scale. Comment Policy. at 6:00 AM.

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Avente Tile Talk: Persian Tile: A Form of Art and Religious Expression

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Recognized for having one of the richest and varied art legacies, Persia (now Iran) used this form of art to decorate palaces, public buildings, monuments, mausoleums, and religious buildings, such as mosques and theological schools. It holds an important position among the various decorative arts in Iranian architecture. Decor Girl.

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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Patterns: Playing with Pinwheel Designs

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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. Or, you could choose to incorporate decorative tile with plain field tile, as seen in the two concepts show below. Comment Policy. decorative tile.

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