Tile & Stone: Inspirational Articles

While the title of this blog may shock you, we are 100 percent serious. Based on the current trends in kitchen cabinetry, flooring, and countertop surfaces, it is safe to consider yellow kitchen backsplash tile. To understand how we arrived at this conclusion, it is first important to understand...

A new trend we’ve noticed, and are falling in love with, is the usage of numerous, vibrantly painted tile to form a large-scale mosaic. While large, painted tile is nothing new in the San Fernando area, the change is the stark contrast seen in the tile. While using the same brightly painted...

Whether you’re buying a home or remodeling your current home, whatever you do, avoid a carpeted bathroom. The host of problems associated with a wall-to-wall carpeted bathroom is as numerous as it is disturbing. If you’re considering a home purchase with carpeted bathrooms, be sure to build in the...

Kitchen backsplash tile may seem like a luxury purchase, because it certainly can be; however, there are a few very real-world needs for kitchen tiles above your countertops, and they have everything to do with moisture protection.WATER DESTROYS HOMESWe need water for just about everything,...

Kitchen floor tiles have a large number of benefits: They’re durable, long-lasting, attractive, resist bacteria, and more. However, not everyone is fully versed on how to properly clean and care for their floors, especially when it comes to the grout between tiles, and therefore don’t get the most...

Slate flooring creates an air of magnificence that is rarely matched by other flooring type, and it can last an incredibly long time when properly installed and cared for. Because of its impossibly high level of water resistance, fire resistance, and overall longevity, slate has long been a coveted...

If you’re hoping to save some money on your home improvement projects, then you’ve undoubtedly been looking into some DIY elements you can take on in your project; one such area is the kitchen tile backsplash. Homeowners are attracted to the idea of installing their own tile backsplash because it...

If you were to find an original early 1900s Victorian-style home, likely somewhere on the East Coast, it would almost undoubtedly have porcelain bathroom tile; interestingly, that may be one of the only elements that has not only stood the test of time without significant wear, but also one of the...

Contemporary style is all about clean lines. This is perhaps most clearly defined by the pointed architecture of the staple “fully contemporary” home, equipped with a single angled aluminum roof and nothing but cleanly angled lines. Less dramatic examples can be found inside more ordinary homes...

The appeal of peel-and-stick kitchen backsplash tile is easy to see: Convenience and price. These benefits are unfortunately overshadowed by the potential difficulties you could encounter and the many other pitfalls that you may fall into long after installation. This may come as no surprise, but...

An often overlooked use for floor tiles is on tabletops. In fact, there are actually a great many reasons (or excuses) to commit floor tiles to the usage of an indoor or outdoor table. Some of the best uses we’ve seen our Thousand Oaks customers find for floor tiles as tabletops...

Many of our San Fernando customers struggle with a similar problem when choosing from our selection of floor tiles: Color. People always seem to have a great idea of their budget, a good idea of the material they’re looking for, and next-to-no idea what coloration they are looking for in...