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Living History: More Sensational Cement Tile from Guatemala

Granada Tile

Guatemala, as with Nicaragua, has a robust tradition of cement tile installations. In older parts of its cities and towns, surfaces are covered with stunning cement tile designs ranging from the subtle to the extravagant. At a posada in Antigua, Guatemala, a simple pattern of cement tiles covers the floor.

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Cement Tiles Around the World (Infographic)

Granada Tile

As rich and diverse as the coffee, Colombian cement tiles include large modern designs, playful patterns, and intricate medallions. Egyptian cement tiles are often decorated with precise geometric designs and colorful kaleidoscopes of red, gold, yellow, and green. Cement tile designs are endless and incredibly diverse.

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Making Mosaic Tile Patterns that Do the Most

Granada Tile

Interior designers are raving over mosaic tile patterns. Stamping shape and color across walls and floors constructs tremendous inspiration for room design. Moroccan style designs with the Alhambra 50 A tiles add a lovely, bright, and floral look to any space. Kitchen in Guatemala. Let’s take a look at just a few.

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Get the Look: Bring the Flavor of Guatemalan Cement Tile’s to Your Next Project

Granada Tile

Last week, we showed you some great cement tiles Melanie and Marcos came across on trip to Guatemala. If you loved the simple concrete tile installation in an Antigua posada, you can recreate the feel using our Borga tile design. The pattern, dominated by large-scale circles is a nod to the circles in the Guatemalan design.

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Mannington reveals inspiration behind its designs

Floor Covering News

“We have the best product and design team in the industry,” Sheehan stated. Following is a sneak peek of the inspiration and technologies behind some of the new products and designs. Improvements are designed to enhance the realism across its ADURA Max and ADURA Rigid wood designs. CraftedEdge—A true ‘Bev-olution’.

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Cement Tiles Around the World [Infographic]

Granada Tile

As rich and diverse as the coffee, Colombian cement tiles include large modern designs, playful patterns, and intricate medallions. Egyptian cement tiles are often decorated with precise geometric designs and colorful kaleidoscopes of red, gold, yellow, and green. Cement tile designs are endless and incredibly diverse.

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ARDEX Academy Training…En Espanol!

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Twenty installers from Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Puerto Rico recently attended ARDEX Tile and Stone, Moisture Control, Underlayments and Designer Floor training seminars. The next ARDEX Academy Spanish tiling training is May 9-10 in Stockton, CA. Click to register!