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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. Popular colors are blue, gold, yellow, green and terracotta. Firenze Tile. Cuban Tile.

Cement 100
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Cozy Up Your Home for the Holidays

Architectural Ceramics

Ask us about our Scraffito tile, handmade in Portland Oregon. Your options include porcelain, stone, and terracotta tiles, just to name a few. 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.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

The pale celadon or sage green paint color on the vertical walls, for example, is close in color and hue to the backsplash and tub tile used on the walls. For our vendor Pratt & Larson , their craftsmen in Portland, Oregon shape and glaze each ceramic tile by hand. who specializes in painted cement tile.