Mexican Talavera Tiles
Since the beginning of modern civilization man learned that, a combination of earth, water, and fire made tile. It became an ornamental and essential building object for architecture. Tiles have covered Chinese temples, mosque walls, Renaissance cathedrals, and façades of Mexican colonial buildings not just floors.
Mexican tile is functional, beautiful, and practical, it provides a long lasting wall or surface that is easy to clean and maintain. You can install Mexican tiles in virtually any area you want to enjoy their warmth and beauty.
The tiles are made from clay dug out of the ground and fired to a temperature at which the clay undergoes chemical changes and becomes permanently hard. The tile is then glazed and decorated by hand, and fired once again to give it its final finish. The physical characteristics make Mexican tiles uniquely attractive and distinctive. Mexican tiles are concave (not perfectly flat) so they are better suit as a wall covering then as flooring. They are characterized as unique, irregular, functional, and expressive.
Talavera tiles can be installed in kitchen back splashes, bathrooms, fireplaces, fountains, patio benches, counter tops, stair risers, and main entranceways. Mexican talavera tiles offer a limitless array of design expressions and aesthetic solutions for almost any home project.
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