Avente Tile Blog

Inspired by centuries-old Spanish tile designs, our Spanish ceramic tile line is skillfully hand-painted by artisans. The magnificent Spanish tile designs include borders, corners, large decorative tiles and accent dots. With this versatility, and vibrant colors, Avente Tile's Spanish tile collection can help create a timeless look that blends well with hand-painted field tile.    It's because of these features that our client chose decorative Spanish tiles for the wet bar area. Our Spanish Tile brings long-lasting, Decorative Solution to any design. With its historical Spanish patterns, colors and traditional "Majolica" glaze technique, the hand-brushed design of our Spanish Albacete...

There is a great deal of confusion and a bit of mystery about the difference between encaustic tiles, encaustic cement tiles, and concrete tiles. While it may seem like a trivial point or an exercise in semantics, it's important to know the difference between these two types of tiles, and where you can and should not use them. This journey starts with understanding the differences in how the tile are manufactured and ends with you being pleased with your purchase by finding the right look and tile for the job.    Encaustic and Cement Tiles Differ in How They are...

Efflorescence is a physical phenomenon that occurs with concrete in the presence of water. The discussion is slightly technical; however, it's easy to understand and should be considered required reading if have concrete tile or are considering it for an upcoming project. It is important you understand what efflorescence is, where it comes from, why it occurs and how to remove it or stop it. Efflorescence occurs with all concrete; however, the problem is primarily associated with decorated or pigmented concrete because it changes the color and appearance of the tile.    What is Efflorescence? Efflorescence is a powdery substance...

Our Whimsical Animal tiles provide a fun accent when combined with brightly colored plain tiles in this utility room. In fact, I'd venture to say that these hand-painted tiles, each unique and individual as the animals they depict, make laundry less of a chore.   All of the images were provided by Avente Tile Customer, Mary M., from Murphy, Oregon. After she received her tiles and completed the installation, she was kind enough to send us these images and an email showing her appreciation. In the email, Mary stated, "Thank you for your help with the purchase of our Whimsical...

The Royal eatery, situated in a historic Washington, D.C. area, uses three different color blends of Hexagon cement tiles. One color group with contrasting light and dark warm tones is used for an accent wall by the bar. A warm blend of different red colors is found in the men's bathroom and assorted grey scale colors provide a neutral palette for the women's bathroom.   Arabesque is a unique line of Spanish tiles that can be used as pavers, flooring tile, or for wall coverings. The collection pays homage to a deeply rooted and rich heritage of traditional Moorish and...