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Light Blue Ceramic Tile Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Nothing rivals a view of the ocean — except maybe this pastel blue ceramic tile backsplash. The backsplash leads your gaze right to the sea, but still, you might find yourself returning to the tile. Although light in color, the backsplash won’t show any stains or scratches; and you won’t need to worry about water…

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Gold Subway Tile Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

The yellow brick road takes on new meaning in this glamorous backsplash. Golden mini subway tile with slight color discoloration creates a visual display everyone will be following (with their gaze).

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Golden Subway Tile Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Combining both a luxurious look and low-maintenance functionality, this golden, luminescent tile backsplash is the perfect addition to any high-end cafe.

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3D Glass-Look Tile Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Looking for tile that pops? Modern tile manufacturing makes 3D tile designs like this glass-look tile possible. This double herringbone pattern creates even more interest for a unique installation.

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Golden Brick-Look Tile Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

This bathroom takes a contemporary approach to brick-look tile with a textured golden design that is sure to turn heads and impress guests.

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Gold Brick-Look Tile Bathroom Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

One tile installation has the ability to completely change the look of your space. This gold brick-look tile backsplash takes the bathroom from traditional to trendy.

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White, Gray, and Blue Subway Tile Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Cool shades such the blue and greige tones in this backsplash inspire peace and tranquility for a calming, yet stylish kitchen that also has a spotlessly clean look.

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Tan Hexagon Tile Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Striking the perfect balance between a playful hex pattern and a sophisticated neutral, this backsplash makes an understated statement of style sophistication.

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Silver Hexagon Tile Wall and Flooring

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

The silver lining in this space is the floor-to-ceiling hexagon tile in a textured silver design that’s both elegant and casual at the same time. Fido approved, too.

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Gray Brick-Look Ceramic Tile Wall

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Get the look of brick in any color you want with ceramic tile, whether the classic red brick or this contemporary charcoal small subway tile in a brick pattern . . . or something completely different. Ceramic tile offers you a huge variety to choose from.

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Diamond Tile Pattern

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

This living room offers a modern take on the diamond tile rug with a unique diamond tile pattern.

Bedroom with a black and white pattern ceramic tile flooring
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Ceramic Tile Flooring in a Plaid Pattern

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Plaid never goes out of style, as this living room flooring clearly proves. Using neutral tones keeps the pattern from becoming too busy, while printing the pattern diagonally across the tiles adds visual interest. Additionally, because color is baked into ceramic tile, you needn’t worry about this sunny location fading the tile over time.

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Gray and White Ceramic Tile Rug in a Diamond Pattern

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Diamonds are our best friend, and this gray and white diamond ceramic tile pattern especially strikes our fancy. A tile “rug” like this is a great way to add visual interest to your living space without the maintenance and hygiene concerns that actual carpets bring.

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Glossy Blue Herringbone Tile Backsplash

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Two winning ingredients for an eye-catching ceramic tile kitchen backsplash: a deep blue tone in a herringbone pattern. Of course, a ceramic tile backsplash is more that good looks, you also get, stain-, water-, and flame-resistance!

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Linen-Look Tile for a Curbless Shower

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Curbless showers call for a seamless tile transition from shower to bathroom flooring and a tile design that looks great throughout the entire space. This bathroom opts for a linen-like textured tile in a creamy shade.

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Luxurious Bathroom Tile in White, Black, and Marble

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

We spy three ceramic tile designs in this restroom—pearly textured tiles laid diagonally on one wall, a black tile grid on the other wall, and large dark marble-look tiles on the floor—all accented with rose gold fixtures and accessories for an elegant look, even in a public setting.

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Dark Linen-Look Tile Flooring

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Love the look of carpet but hate its cleaning routine or hygiene concerns? Ceramic tile comes in textured linen looks like this to give you that carpet look without any of carpet’s drawbacks.

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Mosaic Subway Tile in Black and Cream

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

This stunning small subway tile mosaic design incorporates an iridescent finish and offset rows of white tiles for a one-of-a-kind installation.

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Simple White Tile Flooring and Fireplace Surround

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Sometimes, less is more. That’s the case in this living room, decked in a creamy white large subway tile fireplace surround and a coordinating tile grid for flooring.

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Beige Stone-Look Patio Tile

By Why TileSeptember 20, 2018

Create a stylish patio with a material that stands up to the elements and continues looking new for decades. Stone-look ceramic and porcelain tile such as this are a popular option for outdoor living areas because of durability and stylish choices.

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