Avente Tile Blog — Cuban Cement Tile

Explore Cuban cement tile patterns from the lens of a friend's recent trip to this island. The images provide sensational inspiration that showcase the possibilities of Cuban tile patterns. During the early 1900's, colorful, patterned cement tiles were so common on the island of Cuba, they became know as Cuban Tiles.    Cuban Tile Patterns Last week, we drew our cement tile pattern inspiration from ancient Roman mosaics and showed how designs from antiquity can be used in Creating Custom Cement Tile Patterns. Today we'll share photos from a friend's recent visit to Cuba. The popularity of Cuban tile flooring...

A kitchen backsplash is one place you'll be looking at a lot while you enjoy your home. It's also one place that allows you to really emphasize your style. Creating an eye-catching backsplash reflective of your style and taste is easy with tile.    This post was originally published in July 2015 as a contribution to the Range Hoods Inc. July Blog Hop. However, because it offers so many great design ideas and tips, we wanted to share it with our readers on our site.   Patchwork designs create an eye-catching backsplash but take planning to achievea balanced blend of...