Tile Tips

Elevate your tiling projects with our Tile Tips and techniques. Explore a wealth of advice, tricks, and best practices for achieving stunning tile results!

  • September 16, 2026

    Have some tile leftover from a recent project? Check out some of our favorite tile craft projects to get ideas of how to use your remaining tile creatively.

  • May 6, 2026

    Tile transforms outdoor entertainment spaces with beauty that lasts. Explore design ideas for patios, pools, kitchens, and more.

  • April 8, 2026

    When choosing a shower enclosure, the real comparison goes beyond installation ease and upfront cost. Ceramic tile outperforms resin on durability, health, sustainability, and style.

  • May 27, 2025

    Clear communication starts with shared terminology. Discover how the ANSI A108.T standard defines key tile terms to ensure accuracy and consistency across every project.

  • March 11, 2025

    Wrap your space in soothing "terra tones" ranging from peach to terracotta to chocolate-brown. Terra tones lend your decor the natural, grounding energy we crave in an increasingly digital world. Gentle shifts in color, layout, and texture modernize earth-colored tiles while giving us that biophilic boost we need. 

  • March 4, 2025

    Color drenching takes a bold turn with the use of gauged porcelain panels. Enveloping entire spaces in the rich tones and textures seen in marble, onyx, or travertine creates seamless and dramatic effects. A chosen “mineral” look — be it a bold black, grounding green, or luminous white — transforms a space into a luxurious, immersive work of art.

  • February 23, 2025

    A kiss of gold elevates marble’s opulent look to brilliant new heights. Creamy whites, accentuated by rich golden veins, radiate warmth and grandeur, bringing a touch of luxury to any space. 

  • November 21, 2024

    Your shower design holds unique potential to make your bathroom outstanding when you integrate a shower niche as a space for shampoos, soaps, and sundries — or simply as an architectural detail. 

  • November 6, 2024

    Ceramic tile installations coexisting with other surface coverings, need suitable transitions, or profiles, within and around tiled surfaces.

  • September 10, 2024

    Inspire your kitchen makeover with creative tile patterns that bring style and character to your space! Creative layouts, colors, and textures.

  • August 20, 2024

    Sound control was once considered an afterthought of construction. Learn how architects and contractors have developed new ways to help keep things quiet. 

  • May 23, 2024

    Explore the benefits of gauged porcelain tile countertops in our guide. Stylish, functional, and easy to maintain. Elevate your countertops!