Avente Tile Blog — Cement Tile

Plain cement tiles offer a rich look you'll love. They are ideal for floors because of their durability, unlimited colors, and plentiful format options. Plain cement tiles provide design flexibility and can be used as a simple, colorful backsplash or with other plain tiles to create patterns, rugs, gradients, or checkerboard effects. If you want design inspiration or to understand if these tiles are right for you, these six tips will answer your questions!

Bathrooms and cement tiles are a match made in heaven, and today, this post will showcase 13 installations for inspiration. Each bathroom shows the versatility of cement tiles in design. You will see traditional and contemporary designs that utilize plain tiles, pattern tiles, square tiles, and hexagons that can work with your inspiration and your home's style. Don't miss the design tips and technical information to help you with your design journey.

Cement tile creates a clean look that works well with this traditional bathroom in New York City, New York. Using cement tile, the designer was able to add subtle pattern and color to the bathroom. Additionally, the designer was able to maintain a clean, traditional look that is perfectly at home with the white glazed ceramic tile and fixtures. Cement tile are flexible and work well with just about any style of architecture. This residential bathroom floor uses a traditional Moroccan cement tile pattern that is updated using two colors: blue and white. The updated tile provides a clean and...

Polished, unpolished or raw are all terms that are used to describe the finish of cement tile. Polishing and the finish of cement tile is widely misunderstood and adds confusion when you compare prices, slip resistance, ease of installation, and the desired look. It's important to know what polishing is, how it changes the tile, and why it can be beneficial to specify polished tiles, when available. Cement tile develop a satin finish when polished using a high-speed rotary buffer at the factory   What is Cement Tile Polishing? When cement tiles ship from the factory, you may have the...