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Scottish Heritage in Interiors

Architectural Ceramics

Part of Edinburgh’s beauty is due to the sandstone buildings, a large portion taken from the local Craigleith Quarry. Edinburgh from Craigleith Quarry’ as painted by John Bell (1793-1861). Betty had a King Charles Cavalier dog, so naturally, she noticed a lot of paintings with this breed lying across their laps, warming them up.

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Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

Shown above, the penny round mosaic in the Petrolio color is on trend with its dark green-blue hue. We’re excited to introduce this collection because of its wide range of classic and geometric mosaics. Of course, in fitting with the theme, a penny round mosaic is an option. Ceramic: OK, you caught us. Going Green.

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Avente Tile Talk: California Dreaming: A Profile on ARTO Brick and.

Tile Talk

Now, let’s take a look at what defines hand-crafted, hand-painted tiles by examining the process of silk-screening to glazing. Making Hand Painted Tiles Video. Making Hand Painted Field Tile. hand painted tile. Margaret Almon Mosaics. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. at 6:00 AM.

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Italian Instincts

Diary of a Tile Addict

Options include battiscopa, mosaics, and hexagons. Combining stones from four different quarries, whose characteristics are fused together, and adding original graphic designs, Lea has created a stone that doesn’t exist in nature, but one that has a balanced and natural look. Nextone by Ceramiche Lea.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Houzz.com you're killing me

Kitchen and Residential Design

Asking for their names is irrelevant Ask instead for a white-ish paint color, a rich brown color and a strong neutral for the walls, because trust me, the colors shown here look very little like this in real life. A stone labeled Crema Bordeaux today looks nothing like the same stone from the same quarry in Brazil five years ago.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

. • Florida Tile (Booth 3223) is touting Gallant HDP and PietraArt Stone Mosaics. The Stone Mosaics marvel with a wide range of colors, sizes and textures to complement all tastes and installations. It features antibacterial properties and is spot on for gluing and jointing all tiles and mosaics, even those rated R12.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Natural stone is a natural product and even stones that come from the same quarry change radically over time. Even simple easily changed selections like a paint color were sources to stymie their decision making process. Hey come on, a gallon of high end low VOC paint costs about $80. Mosaic Art NOW. Deal with it.

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