Cement Tile Design Ideas — Tile Rugs

Melilla Cement Tile Rendering: An Alternate Colorway

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Melilla Cement Tile Rendering: An Alternate Colorway

Here's a rendering of an alternate colorway for the Traditional Melilla pattern. Colors in existing cement tile patterns can be easily substituted for about the same cost. Make sure to use the correct color palette. Use the Heritage Palette for Traditional Cement Tile line. This pattern uses a traditional quarter design pattern for the main field. Quarter design patterns require four tiles to make a complete design. The single row border and corner tiles are used to make a traditional tile rug design, if desired. Cement tile are handmade one tile at a time. Therefore, slight variation in the color...

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Cement Tile Border Pattern Creates Cozy Patio Dining for Italian Restaurant

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Cement Tile Border Pattern Creates Cozy Patio Dining for Italian Restaurant

This Italian restaurant created a charming entrance and outdoor dining space using a border pattern laid in rows. Executed in classic black and white, the details of the pattern grab your attention from the moment you enter. Cement tiles naturally create Old World charm with their traditional patterns and natural color variation that occurs from being a hand-crafted product. Therefore, it was an obvious choice to use them for this Italian restaurant to help achieve a quaint, but sophisticated, atmosphere.   Cement Tiles Captures Details The cement tile rugs for this commercial installation are created using rows of our Yuna...

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Cement Tile Creates Luxurious Resort Lido

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Cement Tile Creates Luxurious Resort Lido

If you want to create a luxurious design or make a statement that will be remembered, consider using cement tiles in your design. This commercial installation at this luxurious Carribean resort shows how these tiles provide rich colors and detail that can't be missed!

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Cement Tile Provides a Warm Welcome

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Cement Tile Provides a Warm Welcome

When a customer requests a special size for their handmade cement tiles, we are more than happy to assist in meeting their design needs and special requests. In this case, the customer needed an 8"x8" tile size of the Gran Cordoba Cement Tile pattern for their residential hall and bath. Because this pattern is only available in a 10"x10" format, the cement tile factory created a custom 8"x8" mold. Of course, there was an additional charge for creating a new mold; however, the customer didn't mind the extra charge if it meant they would achieve their design goal. Further, rather...

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Relief Cement Tile Offers Flexibility, Classic Style

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Relief Cement Tile Offers Flexibility, Classic Style

Relief cement tile are not commonly found here in the United States. Installations are often limited to monochromatic geometric patterns for pool decks, sidewalks, and utility room floors. These tiles and designs don't fully capture the stunning sculpture or clever subterfuge that you'll find in today's cement tile relief designs. Although generally used as a flooring tile, these relief cement tiles are best-suited and most appreciated on a wall application where you are tempted to touch and feel the sculptured, textured design. Because the colored segments of all cement tile are hand-poured into a mold, changing or customizing colors is...

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