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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

This collection’s features make it an easy option to mix and match with other natural stone or porcelain tile: 3″ x 6″ field tile with coordinating bullnose and trim profiles. Machine-made ceramics go through several steps and processes, before resulting in two main types: thin-body or porcelain. glossy finish.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Check out the following tips below, organized into categories, to care for and maintain your porcelain, ceramic, glass or natural stone tile. Simply put, when it comes to porcelain tile, the care and maintenance required is almost none. Porcelain tile from AC’s Himalaya Collection , made to look like polished or matte marble.

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Recer: sublime surface selection 

Diary of a Tile Addict

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Recer is particularly well established in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, and the USA.

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Recer: sublime surface selection 

Diary of a Tile Addict

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Recer is particularly well established in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, and the USA.

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Live, from the Netherlands.

Entra Magazine

Detail of some of the porcelain and glass collections at the museum. ? ? ?? The red drawing room, originally used by the gentlemen of the home, is now presided over by a somewhat startling stuffed peacock. See what I mean? This was such a pretty room. It''s a tiny, sunny space and leads directly out to the garden through French doors. ?

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Avente Tile Talk: Step Up to Spanish Tile | September 2012

Tile Talk

The centuries-old technique is believed to have originated in 9th century Mesopotamia with the desire to imitate the white porcelain wares coming from China. Over time, and with the spread of Islam, the art made its way through to Northern Africa, and to what is now known as Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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Entra Magazine: A royal treat in Amsterdam - Blogger

Entra Magazine

Snuff box in the form of a pug, made for Princess Anna of Hanover, circa 1730 Agate, gold and diamonds  Powder case, 18th century Bone, gold  Porcelain cups and saucers, n.d.