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Blue Subway Tile Design for Kitchen & Bathroom
Blue Subway Tile Design for Kitchen & Bathroom
When the subway tile was first used in NYC’s underground subway stations in the early 1900s, it became an immediate classic. More than a century later, these basic, affordable, resilient, and easy-to-maintain are more popular than ever – decorating bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, and more....
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Questions to Ask When Designing a Kitchen
Questions to Ask When Designing a Kitchen
If you are reading this, chances are that you are thinking about remodeling your kitchen or you may be starting from the ground up. Designing a kitchen can be a fun challenge to some, but most people feel overwhelmed with so many decisions to make...
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Color Subway Tile Ideas
Color Subway Tile Ideas
Ready to give your kitchen a refresh but your budget and time are in short supply? If you’re looking for a simple, stylish, but also practical way of updating the heart of your home, changing your backsplash is a great way to achieve a new...
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Herringbone vs. Chevron: Which Pattern is the One For You?
Herringbone vs. Chevron: Which Pattern is the One For You?
If you take a good look at your space, you’ll start seeing patterns everywhere: in your floor tiling layout, your kitchen backsplash, on your textiles and fabrics, and even your lighting color scheme. Patterns are created constantly in design, sometimes in unexpected places. A well-balanced...
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Designing White Subway Tile Patterns
Designing White Subway Tile Patterns
After a century of covering NYC subway stations, white subway tile, this clean, durable, and affordable tile has become a Pinterest-worthy design staple for kitchens, bathrooms, and showers everywhere. The magic of this classic design lies in its simplicity. With elegantly rectangular proportions, crisp white...
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What is Subway Tile? A Brief History
What is Subway Tile? A Brief History
The subway tile is an essential element of interior design that holds a storied 100-year history, having first emerged in the early twentieth century as an easy-to-clean, sleek surfacing solution for the subterranean spaces beneath New York City streets. The ubiquitous three-by-six-inch rectangular tile has...
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How To Install White Subway Tile Backsplash
How To Install White Subway Tile Backsplash
In this guide, we’ll go through the five phases you need to follow to come out with a pristine white subway tile application.
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How to Choose The Best Grout Colors For White Subway Tiles?
How to Choose The Best Grout Colors For White Subway Tiles?
If you think white subway tiles are boring, it’s time to think again. They are so not. This seemingly basic and classic color choice opens an excessive opportunity to create a space like no other.
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Before The Bar | A Subway Tile Defines A Design
Before The Bar | A Subway Tile Defines A Design
Before The Bar is a new series that will feature a design project that totally transformed a space using TileBar tile. Be prepared for content that will inspire, and entice your own design tastes.
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6 Patterns You Can Create Using Subway Tile
6 Patterns You Can Create Using Subway Tile
In this post, we go over the top 6 lay patterns for subway tile that should be on your mind next time you go into a design project:
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