Category Archives: Ceramic / Porcelain Tile

Tile Water Fountain

Have you wanted to add a fountain to your landscape but found yourself dissatisfied with your choices? How about designing your own fountain using a circulating pump and some tiles? The one in this photo is pretty dramatic, so you might want to start with something a bit simpler. Or you could look into landscape [...]

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Using Slate to Create Beautiful Dining Spaces

Slate is a popular flooring choice for kitchens, entry ways, and bathrooms. We see slate in these rooms in shelter magazines and on blogs quite a bit. Slate is a durable stone surface that can hold up to heavy traffic. This is exactly why slate can be used to create a beautiful dining space which [...]

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Five Outdoor Flooring Ideas

Often times, we tend to take for granted the outdoor part of our house, like the patio and deck. But just like any part of our home, it deserves a lot of attention, as it still adds to the beauty and overall appeal. A great material to use for outdoor flooring is tile. It is [...]

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Five Reasons to Choose Porcelain Tiles

If you are looking to give your home a more luxurious look, you can go for porcelain tiles. The use of porcelain tiles is an emerging trend in interior design. Porcelain tiles are actually a type of ceramic tile. They are composed of clay, quartz and water. However, they are blazed at different temperatures and [...]

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Three Things to Consider Before Choosing Modern Flooring

If you are mesmerized, or just plain confused, by all of the flooring choices available for modern homes, you might be ready to give up and just pick something out of frustration. Before you do, consider a few things that can narrow your choices down considerably. What is your lifestyle? If you have children or [...]

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The First Flooring

Author Bill Bryson is always interesting, and his newest book, At Home, takes us on a tour of our own homes, discussing the origins of many elements of our everyday lives that we simply take for granted. One area to take a special look at is flooring, since this is the month of Surfaces, an [...]

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Black & White Décor

Black and white are the most basic of colors. They are also opposites and neutrals. When used together, they create the very meaning of “contrast”. The combination of black and white defines and proves the phrase “Opposites Attract”. Both colors are considered classic, elegant and sophisticated. They also have the ability to direct focus, highlight, [...]

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Tile 101: Porcelain Tile

Are you considering porcelain but not sure about its advantages and disadvantages? Let’s take a look. Porcelain at first glance seems much the same as ceramic tile. However, the higher price exists for a reason. The materials and firing temperatures used for porcelain tile make the final product much more durable, moisture-resistant and frost-resistant. With [...]

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Tile 101: Ceramic Tile

When you’re making tile selections, ceramic tile provides the most variety. From the rough handmade unglazed tile shown in this photo to very sophisticated glazed tiles with embossed designs, ceramic can meet almost any tile need. Ceramic tile varies in hardness and texture. Many tiles have slip-proof materials embedded in the glaze to make them [...]

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Tile 101: Glass Tile

Deciding to use tile only starts you on the process of choosing your home’s options. There are so many kinds of tile, and each has its special appeal and challenges. Let’s take a look at your choices, starting with glass tile. Glass is a relatively new material for tile. It’s more common in contemporary homes, [...]

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