Most tiles are unique hand made and painted tiles from Mexico. They started in Puebla, Mexico and that is where the "originals" come from. However, the true or original Talavera Tiles are very expensive. The...
Despite popular misconception, there is actually very few similarities between hardwood and laminate floors. Whereas the durability of wood floors will vary with the different types of wood, laminate floors...
Learn about where slate comes from and why it is a reliable flooring material, how slate tile is processed, the advantages of color variation in slate tile flooring, why a “dry run” is important before you...
Grout around your shower tiles getting dark?Is the grout around your floor tiles rather grungy? This guide will help with tips to help make cleaning tile grout quick and easy!! An Intro to Ceramic Tiles...
When we moved into a very spanish style custom built house in Mesa, AZ, whoever had laid the tile originally had used nice tile, but a cheapo base. Over the years (house was built in 1986) the base board...
How to Grout your Mosaic Grout is the material which goes in between the tesserae (the pieces which make up the mosaic). Grout is generally mixed with water to produce a mud-like consistency; it ...
I started in the stone business, so I must say that for a long time porcelain and/or ceramic would not even enter my vocabulary. So this is not an easy thing for me to admit that porcelain is actually a very...
While statements "hand made," "hand crafted" or "hand painted" were true during the old days, now days vast majority of Mexican Talavera Tiles are printed. Most importantly Talavera term is used to identify...
Uruguay art nouveau decorative tiles are part of a bigger puzzle. City itself and a conceptual puzzle, industrialism and housing type. We are in South America in Uruguay in 1853 and the Guerra Grande has...
Tips For Installing Tile Flooring If you've thought about having a ceramic tile floor, but were afraid to take the plunge, read on. We'll demonstrate that a do-it-yourself ceramic tile floor can be just about...