The bold, angular looks of architect Adrian James’s home belie a low-impact timber-frame house that optimises solar gain, is ...

A weathered oak floor, a veined slab of marble, a hand-glazed tile—these ... like quartz, porcelain and concrete; laminated glass; metals like stainless steel, aluminum and copper alloys ...

It brings together base tones like silver, steel, brown, and black with rich accents in copper, brass, and petrol shades—offering graceful transitions between light and shadow, matt and gloss.

First, install cement backer boards and a tile membrane for moisture resistance. Then, spread your thinset mortar, followed by a sealant. The tiling process includes applying another layer of thinset, ...

The Minnesota State Fair is raising money by selling tiles on its new Welcome Wall. The tiles will have names and/or messages engraved onto 3-by-7-inch powder-coated aluminum tiles. The tiles can ...

The kitchen has a tile floor ... crafted the yellow ceramic sink in the powder room. Glass doors open to the family room. Pine beams frame the front wall, with triangular windows beneath a ...

The latest ‘smart surfaces’ for worktops, flooring, fabrics and more are paving the way to a home that practically cleans itself ...