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When it comes to glass tiles for the home, you have several different styles to choose from. In addition to clear and opaque tiles, there are also specialty tiles with unique finishes. For instance, bubble tiles have the interesting texture of glass bubbles.

When it comes to kitchens, baths, basements, porches, laundry rooms, and other moisture prone areas, clay based ceramic tiles are a good option. These floor tiles are extremely durable and are water, stain, and wear resistant.

The ancient Greeks were some of the world's first and finest mosaic art makers and mastered this early art form, creating unique shapes and geometric designs that detailed elaborate scenes from everyday life. People and animals were detailed in early Greek mosaic art.

Have you ever wished that there was a more attractive option for your bathroom than the typical ceramic tiles that everyone else uses for the room? Let’s talk about whether replacing your ceramic tiles with glass tiles is the right option for you.

Just because it's a tile, doesn't make it ceramic. In order to be a truly ceramic tile, the material must be made of clay or some other nonmetallic mineral, then heated to red hot, which means somewhere above 1800° F.

A sand-based thin-set mortar is a good option for installing glass tiles. Unlike other options such as mastic adhesive, it’s an inorganic substance and doesn’t provide a food source for mold or mildew.

If you have your eye on ceramic tile flooring that is out of your budget, consider choosing a less expensive tile for the majority of the flooring and using your favorite tile design as an inset. This will give your floor a unique look without breaking the bank.

Parquet wood flooring, with patterns such as the Versailles and herringbone, were adopted in France in the late 1600s to replace the more expensive and labor intensive marble and stone flooring using the same patterns.

Did you know that glazed ceramic tile is composed of 2 basic elements: clay and water? To make the tile, various clays are mined, ground, and blended together to create a fine powder that can then be pressed into a mold and fired.

We realize that it isn’t always easy to know whether you should strip a floor or sand it when it’s time to refinish. Let’s talk about the condition of the underlying hardwood so that we can help you get the right refinishing supplies.

The rise of the Byzantine Empire from the 5th century onward allowed for a whole new level of growth in early mosaic art. In fact, it was the Eastern influences in style and their use of "smalti" (special glass tesserae manufactured in northern Italy) that led to an enormous growth in mosaic art around this time.

Did you know that the production of glass tiles only consumes half of the energy used to produce a similar quantity of ceramic tiles? Thus, adding glass tiles to your home is going to be the greener, more sustainable option.