Avente Tile Blog — Restaurant Design

Cement Tile Create Perfect Patio for Seaside Grill

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Cement Tile Create Perfect Patio for Seaside Grill

Cement tile from Avente's Artist series help create a calm, relaxed atmosphere on the outdoor patio at the Bluewater Grill Seafood Restaurant in Redondo Beach, California.

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Mix it up with Cement Tiles in Commercial Design

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Mix it up with Cement Tiles in Commercial Design

Last week we looked at how Cement Tile Provides a French Bistro with a Classic Look. The bistro's owner, Sally Kane, used fresh, cool colors that honor the classic Fleur-de-Lis pattern but avoids following slavish tradition. This week, Sally invites us back to her French-inspired restaurant, The Coronet. The encaustic tiles are fun and have a bit of sas! She mixes it up using a bold, geometric pattern in the bathroom that is eye-catching and still classy.    Encaustic cement tiles have an amazing ability to adapt. Here a common color palette keeps the theme. However, commercial spaces can be...

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Cement Tile Provides French Bistro with Classic Look

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Cement Tile Provides French Bistro with Classic Look

Cement tiles provide dramatic results for commercial spaces while offering design flexibility. The Coronet, a French-style Bistro in Tucson, Arizona, chose a classic Fleur-de-Lis pattern evocative of an era. Sally Kane, the bistro's owner, used an updated color palette in cool greens to achieve an eye-catching effect and updated look. The pattern is evocative of an era; but, the color choices are clearly fresh.    While working with Sally on the design, she explained that, "The Coronet will be a French-style bistro. But, don't box me in. It will honor that style but not slavishly follow the tradition!" The traditional...

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