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Thank you to San Diego Home and Garden Magazine for featuring our Altalena Collection in their April issue. On stands now! Make sure to pick up your copy and read all about it!

Our Altalena Collection is inspired by the beautiful confluence of Roman and Moorish influences found in ancient Spanish cities like Alhambra and Sevilla. Traditionally, Altalena is shown on our rustic Light Travertine. A great alternative, with a more modern feel, is to order it on our straight edged limestone, shown below. Other patterns that look beautiful on limestone are listed below as well. Please Enjoy!

 Altalena Pattern in Ochre

 Lyric Listello

 

Paige Pattern in Powder Blue

 Madrid Listello in Agean Blue

 

Nicolo Pattern in Lilac

 Charleston Banks Listello in Sky

 

Galway Round Pattern

Madagascar Listello in Sapphire

 

Elemental Simple Pattern in Taupe

 

 Heirloom Pattern in Blue

 

Interlude Pattern in Taupe 

Spring is in the Air!

Spring is upon us! For most people this means rising temperatures, but for those who are still stuck in the icy weather StoneImpressions is here to help! We have gathered some eye candy full of patterns and colors that we hope will transport you to a far away place of swaying palm trees, cascading waterfalls, and silky sands. Please enjoy our selections and we hope by the end of this post that you are able to feel the sea breeze on your face and the sand between your toes.

Madrid Listello in Agean Blue on Carrara

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/madrid-tile-collection/

Paige Pattern in Celery on Carrara

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/paige-tile-collection-2/

Altalena Pattern in Ochre on Light Travertine

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/altalena-tile-collection-2/

Colina Listello in Pewter on Carrara

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/madrid-tile-collection/

Charleston Pattern in Powder Blue on Carrara

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/charleston-tile-collection/

Colony Palm Listello on Durango

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/colony-tile-collection-2/

Watermark Pattern in Cypress on Carrara

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/watermark-tile-collection/

Madagascar Listello in Sapphire on Limestone

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/madagascar-tile-collection-2/

Color Wash Silhouette Pendant in Sun on Limestone

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/color-wash-silhouettes-collection/

Sonnet Listello on Carrara

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/pattern-tile-collection/sonnet-tile-collection/

Zelli Accent in Natural on Bianco

http://www.stoneimpressions.com/products/motif-mural-tile-collection-2/zellii-tile-collection/



Layout does matter

With some tile designs, how you lay them out during installation really does make a difference.  Some examples:

 A single tile of our Minore Charcoal Green design.  These tiles are usually laid out in multiples of fours to make up a pattern.  But how you arrange those four tiles can give you different looks.

This layout focuses on the circular pattern that you see in the Minore design.

By laying the tiles in a slightly different order, you emphasize the interlocking 

geometric pattern in the Minore design.

A single tile of the Linda Vista Pattern shown in 12x12 limestone.

You wouldn't think there are options with this swirly, floral pattern.  But there is more than one 

way to lay this out.  The drawing above shows it with all of the tiles facing in the same direction.

In this layout, every other tile has been turned 90 degrees so that the circular flow 

of the design is slightly changed.  It is a very subtle difference.

Here is a simple example of how layout can change the look.  This is the 

Marseille Pattern tiles as they are typically laid out.

By turning the tiles on the diagonal, you see a different pattern emerge.

The most important tip about laying out pattern tiles is to decide on how you want them arranged, BEFORE your tile installer gets started.  Lay them out together on the floor or on a table to take a look at how the pattern comes together.  And make sure your installer knows which way you want them to go.

A beautiful kitchen backsplash

This beautiful kitchen features tiles from our Clermont Collection.  Limestone was used for both the decorative tiles and the plain tiles throughout the backsplash.  Click on any of these pictures to see a larger version.

The backsplash area behind the stove showcases the Clermont Upright Mural.  It is a colorful pattern with an intricate design. See a more detailed photo below:

This design has a number of colors - gold, green, blue and burgundy.  However, the name we chose for this color scheme is Azul.

Here is a close up of so you can see the detail and color of this design.

The Clermont Listello runs along the entire backsplash as a border and 6" x 6" Clermont Accent tiles have been placed in a few key areas. 

These accents are shown on our Limestone tile.

Here is a list of the exact tiles uses in this kitchen:

PTN700200-A CLERMONT UPRIGHT Mural - AZUL

BTN700300-A CLERMONT Listello - AZUL

ATN700103-A CLERMONT THREE Accent - AZUL

ATN700102-A CLERMONT TWO Accent - AZUL

Click on this link for a printable file (PDF) of the whole Clermont Collection.