Flooring ‘N Tiles

This offering of Teak Deck and Floor Tiles cover 10 square feet and are  “snap-in-place” are the moderately-priced style of teak from recently-harvested hardwoods. While their bog brothers, old growth teak, supplies the market with the highest quality teak wood, these more recently harvested slats are barely beneath that in terms of longevity and great handsome character. Durable beyond almost any wood choice, these gorgeous tiles offer a less expensive alternative while still providing the quality of teak wood decking one looks for.

Incredibly easy to install in a tenth the time, this system also allows one to lift and replace -  or merely lift and relocate – an entire swath – or even the entire bathroom floor or deck – at any time. Perfect for DIY installers who take pride in their home constructions, this truly pretty product has few peers. Stained and in place, the depth of color and the unmistakable appearance of teak enlivens and adds depth to any surface.

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This Honey Onyx Solid Polished Natural Field Tile is one of those riveting tiles which just proves there is apparently no limit in how beautiful one can make things, given time and budget.  Every so often, I run across a tile I am absolutely dying to see installed. This would be one of those. The depth of the visual crystallization and the smooth solid finish make an absolutely remarkably beautiful tile – very much a competitor in sheer beauty to the finest marbles.

There is something shimmering inside this tile – almost as if it were literally bouncing in front of us, throwing off the most gorgeous highlights and secret qualities. The sunny disposition of the color itself also serve to brighten any room where used – from bathroom to kitchen. Complex yet deep and gorgeous, the richness of this tile is its prime selling point – and, of course, its general plain beauty. Nature provides remarkable choices in our tile selections and this one is near the top of that range for me. Just an excellent-looking piece. The price listed here is for a group of 5 tiles, 12″ sqaure – a square foot each – making them somewhere around 7 bucks apiece. That’s actually a good deal.

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Here’s a quick tip – if you want to be able to keep your floor clean, make sure it’s available for cleaning.

If we crowd the floor with too much furniture in each room, and if the furniture is too heavy to move easily by ourselves, we’ll end up only cleaning the walkways, and allowing lots of dust and grime to build up beneath the furniture. Seating and tables should be made of light weight materials, like bamboo and rattan that you can move aside with one hand while you’re sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming with the other.

Entertainment centers should be wall mounted or on wheels for easy access to the floor. Bookshelves should stop a foot or so above the floor, rather than go all the way down, thus leaving free space to get the broom, mop, and vacuum under. Lamps should be mounted on walls and ceilings, so there’s one less thing to clean around. Potted plants should be put on round trays with raised lips and wheels. These trays keep water from draining onto the floor, and allow you to roll your plants out of the way when you tidy up.

Time to recommend one more cleaning device today. I am always amazed at how modern technology brings us not only new types of flooring, but also new machines to clean it with. Take this effective electric mop and see what you can get these days for under $100:

Why bend, when you can use this tall upright mop? Its head can actually swivel, so you don’t have to. Reach those corners and hard-to-reach spots, without breaking your back.

It uses only steam for an all-natural cleaning procedure – no chemicals, no toxic fumes, no residue anywhere on your tiles. The water gets filtered internally, for the purest steam only.The neat narrow shape lends itself as easily to storage as a simple broom would.

Effective, easy to use and to store, and affordable – what else can you ask for in an electric mop? No wonder this one is a best seller. Check out the Bissell 1867 right here on Amazon for the most attractive price and full specs.

Remember the adhesive mirror tiles? Well, it’s not just on the walls that you can peel and stick tiles. If you have a clean hard floor surface, you can easily turn it into a wall-to-wall carpeting. Emphasis here being on “ease”:

Anyone can do this simple DIY project.

No need for messing around with glue or moving huge cumbersome carpets and properly fitting them into a room. Nope. These carpet tiles are so much easier. Just work on your floor, one square at a time, easily peeling off the back of these tiles and fitting them one next to the other. It just doesn’t get much easier than this.

It’s creative too. With several colors available, allowing you to create carpeted patterns, you can create checkered floors with a warm touch. Perfect for renovating children’s room and adding a unique touch of your own.

These tiles come in packs of 12 pieces, each 12 by 12 inches. They are available here on Amazon, so no need to start looking for them at the shops. Simply order them and enjoy the quality fast service they provide to get these tiles right to your doorstep.

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A tile mural can be exquisite work of art. More than just decorating a wall, it can turn it into the focal point of an entire room or patio.

Here’s a wonderful example of a tile mural designed by Mexican artist Dolores Hidalgo.  Note the unique frame, as well as the detailed scenic image at the center. If you order this from Amazon, only then does the artist begin to produce your own unique hand painted copy – your own one-of-a-kind work of art.

Painted in its entirety on 63 tiles, each measuring 10×10 cm (or 4″ x 4″), it’s the kind of mural that will turn any wall into a magnificent and inspirational display area. The fact that it’s painted on tiles adds to the artistic quality, with the clear grid of squares breaking the country scene it, creating quite an extraordinary effect.

So, now you have a way to get your own original wall mural by a well-known artist. Instead of inviting an artist over and spending thousands of dollars, you can own this piece of art, by ordering the tiles and having them sent to you after the picture is painted.

If you want to own one of these tiled murals, click here to read more about how to contact the artist via Amazon – a brand name you can trust.

Mirrors are a popular home decor element. They’re sleek, modern looking and can even enhance a room, making it seem larger than it is. Sometimes though, you want to avoid huge unbroken surfaces of shiny mirrors, and this is where these mirror tiles come in handy.

They are tiles in shape, but not in terms of functionality – you need to attach them to clean smooth surfaces, so you won’t be tiling a wall with them in the sense usually referred to on our blog. 4 inches by 4, they can enhance your regular tiles, and used cleverly, they can create some interesting patterns in a room. A classic for the bathroom, these come in sets of twenty and can also be used elsewhere in the house, on doors and elsewhere as well.

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