LET’S TALK TILE PART 2 – WALL TILE

LET’S TALK TILE PART 2 - WALL TILE When most of us think about Tile, the images that pop to mind are Bathrooms Kitchen Counters and Backsplashes Floors But as Tile designs and materials become more diverse and high-tech, many of today’s top designer homes are using tile in unconventional ways on walls.  These vertical structural elements appear straight-on to our eyes (as opposed to floors which are always at an angle), so they make great canvases for color variation,…...

Let’s Talk Tile - 2018 Tile is really too big a topic to cover in a single post.  Consider this: in AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the city of Pompeii.  What features of Pompeii’s buildings survive best to this day?  Tile!  Mosaics, flooring…Tile survived.  Talk about durable! We’ll just cover a few basic styles in today’s post, then continue next time with more information.  Since it’s a prevalent style in our area, let’s talk Southwestern Tile.  Talavera Tile is a beloved cultural import from Mexico that we’ve…...