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Behind The Scenes at Pratt & Larson

As The Tile Turns

We were recently invited to tour their headquarters in Portland, Oregon and here is a sneak peek behind the scenes! Left to right: Clay made in Portland in its natural state. Left to right: Polychrome glaze department, each tile is painted by hand. Currently the most popular shape, small arabesque ready to air dry before firing.

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Tile Tuesday: The Many Meanings of “Encaustic”

Kitchens for Living

What is encaustic painting? Encaustic painting involves beeswax, resin and pigments in varying combinations. One of my paintings, SurfAcing, 2014 12″X12″ Encaustic mixed media on wood boards. Encaustic painting predates oil painting and was used to create portraits on mummy casings dating back to 100BC in Egypt.

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Cozy Up Your Home for the Holidays

Architectural Ceramics

Ask us about our Scraffito tile, handmade in Portland Oregon. Painting a space is a simple way to introduce color. Paint is easy, but we feel the most impact is made with tile. The product shown is our hand-painted Palio 20 terracotta field. Love the wall? Utilize a fireplace. Want to mix it up? Want to mix it up?

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Retailers share their A+ products from 2022

Floor Covering News

Building on the vast success and popularity of New Standard II, New Standard Plus boasts 12 new colors offering clean grain visuals, a painted bevel and a 12-mil wear layer. “EF Painted Sky is also much more realistic looking than other SPC products. EF with their New Standard Plus SPC is an A+ product.

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Keeping Warm with Fireplace Tile

Architectural Ceramics

The walls, for example, feature a subtle silver-green paint, while the upholstery brings in a warm texture and tone. Architectural Ceramics is pleased to bring this handmade Portland, Oregon product line to the east-coast. For our DC-metro area client, they did just that with our Perfect Pebble shown in Java Grey. Pleasing Patchwork.

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Hispaniola Relief Cement Tiles Offer Island-Like Feel

Tile Talk

The tiles in the Hispaniola Collection are made of white Portland cement, marble dust, and mineral pigments. Also, because the colors are embedded within the tile rather than painted on, the colors will neither fade nor deteriorate over time.

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Cement Tiles Inspired by World Travels

Granada Tile

Ceramic tiles first made an appearance in the ninth or tenth century BC, with cement tile arriving quite a bit later in the 1800s when hydraulic presses were invented and Portland cement was discovered. Ceramic tiles are made with clay and are painted with a glaze to create the colorful patterns.

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