Ceramic Tile Design Ideas — Stair Risers

Spanish Tiles Make a Unique Counter

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Spanish Tiles Make a Unique Counter

With its historical Spanish patterns, colors and traditional Majolica glaze technique, the hand-brushed design of our Spanish Albacete ceramic tile collection perfectly suited our client's requirement of a decorative surface that was not only easy-to-clean and maintain, but also one that featured visual appeal and a unique look for the bar counter.

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Spanish Bath Tile Create a Striking Shower

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Spanish Bath Tile Create a Striking Shower

Hand painted Spanish tile create a striking accent for the bathroom's shower wainscot. A grouping of four tiles in the same decorative tile pattern, Caceres, is used as an accent medallion and framed in our Yucatan Cobalt molding. A Timeless Look with Spanish Bath Tiles Spanish Caceres tiles in a traditional blue and white palette provide a classic and timeless look for this bathroom in Houston, Texas. The intricate pattern is balanced with negative space and provides eye-catching for the shower surround. The complex pattern is balanced with a simple, two-color palette in soothing blue that is an ideal color...

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Malibu Tiles for Colorful Bathroom Backsplash

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Malibu Tiles for Colorful Bathroom Backsplash

A cohesive design using similar design motifs and colors from our ceramic and cement tile collections can easily be created. As such, as part of a recent new-home construction project, our client was able to maintain a contemporary feel throughout her home while utilizing the traditional tiles she loved. With careful choices and a watchful eye, a consistent palette was achieved by integrating cement tile and ceramic tiles using similar colors and patterns. Now, let's take a look at our clients project. She wanted to convey a modern yet contemporary feel throughout her home. She chose the Malibu Catalina A...

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Spanish Tile Adorn Built-in Console Counter

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Spanish Tile Adorn Built-in Console Counter

If you love the rich colors and unique patterns of encaustic cement tile, and the bright colors and stylized patterns found in traditional Spanish tile, then this design idea is for you! One of our customers combined both styles and materials when she recently designed the living room of her new contemporary home. We'll show you how she did it, and share a few tips on how to use both patterned Spanish ceramic tiles and handmade cement tiles effortlessly. The living area features open spaces, high ceilings and built-in cabinets. It also features a fireplace and hearth with encaustic cement...

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Plain and Patterned Spanish Tiles Make This Steam Shower Sizzle

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Plain and Patterned Spanish Tiles Make This Steam Shower Sizzle

Our Malibu Faro B pattern was used as a decorative liner for the steam shower. Glaze colors from the pattern were used on the plain and trim tiles for a coordinated look. This steam shower follows a few rules of contemporary design so that the decorative Spanish tiles don't corrupt the clean, contemporary lines and open feel. Notice the use of color in the shower? Plain field tile from the Malibu Field tile collection are used on the ceiling, floor, and as an outline for the bench. Keeping the color palette simple reinforces the clean lines. Further, the use of...

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