Architectural Art Tile

Sparkle with Glass Tiles

danny — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:41:28 +0000

Here at Architectural Art Tile (AAT) we make custom tiles for home decoration. We are also very pleased to offer a wide range of tile glass, backsplash as well as tile art. AAT has established our sterling reputation decorating upscale homes and condominiums.

We now offer custom design work for hotel lobbies and halls. We all now how important a hotel lobby is and that it sets the tone for the establishment. Guests prefer a stylish and clean foyer that leads to their comfortable rooms. A beautiful lobby sparking with glass tile becomes an oasis for weary travelers. Business people impress potential customers by holding meetings in fashionable and chic hotel entrance halls. Brides select prestigious lobbies to enhance their wedding pictures. Decorative walls and murals become the background for photos of wedding parties and families. Then photographers and wedding planners refer beautiful banquet rooms for large reception bookings.

Contact one of our design specialists for an estimate. We will visit your hotel lobby and outline a plan to improve the room using our products. We design artwork to enhance existing styles and colors in the room. Alternatively, we can design a whole new look. Our services range from customized artwork to ornamentation at reasonable prices.

Our showroom has a wide selection of upmarket tiles. Imagine your hotel entrance hall enriched with a stunning glass mural. Advertise your hotel name in the design etchings. Highlight the attractions of the hotel with unique glass drawings.

Use reflective colored glass to attract customers. Make your corner bar pop with a colorful backsplash. Bright and shiny colors behind a bar attract thirsty visitors looking for a chic experience. Use shimmering glass to entice shoppers into your elegant gift shop.

Tile glass not only highlights rooms but provides privacy. Imagine a tinted glass wall separating the bar from the lobby. Perhaps the hotel has a pool near the lobby, we can design a milky partition that gives swimmers privacy from guests checking in.

We are here to upgrade your lobby to improve hotel revenue. Our building and design experience ensures an impressive change for your beautiful lobby. Consider our company for your next hotel redecoration or upgrade. We will be happy to develop expert tile art and design a sparkling hotel lobby. Guests, visitors and employees will look forward to spending time in a room enhanced with glass tile. Please contact our office today.

Clean & Simple…Tile Glass

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:06:23 +0000

Condominiums have always been a sort of get away. The kind of place you can go and relax, it’s the vacation without having to actually leave the city you live in or the state. An elderly Californian couple had the same basic idea. They loved being grandparents, but why would they have to travel so far to be with their loved ones. So they decided to buy a condo closer to their grandchildren. The condo they bought, although beautiful, was long overdue for design though. This is why to make sure this new residence was a place they would feel comfortable, they hired a professional designer.

The conclusion the designer came to may have seemed really simple, but that is what this place needed. The concept for this place had to have as little as possible in it. Only the bare essentials were included, this way they would be able to create whatever they wanted in the condo. One aspect of design they seemed to focus on was color. For instance they included red dining chairs, and loud colors on the panels through out the home. Originally in addition to all this color the designer wanted high-end kitchen cabinets. But when disaster struck she had to ask another place to make the same cabinets, which actually worked out in her favor.

For a decrease in price she was able to get the maximum contrast. Through the use of a melon backsplash it brought out the beauty of the shiny surfaces. This tile art was nothing compared to what she did in the bedroom. In the bedroom there were concerns that it wouldn’t feel as dimensional as one would like. Afromosia was added to one of the walls to end this problem. It just goes to show what a little thought and experience can do for a condo.

Tile glass and backsplash are perhaps one of the best ways to design your home. Through the use of tile art you can make any home look beautiful. Architectural Art Tile is a great place to look tile glass and much more. If you would like to revamp your home the way this elderly Californian couple did, contact us.

Tile Glass…a bit of history

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:28:33 +0000

Although glass could be found in mosaics dating to before the birth of Christ, it would be into the third century before craftsman would begin forming glass into consistent uniform shapes and turning the substance into tile glass. The first applications of this form can be found in Greece and India cultures. These early forms of tile glass were prized possessions, they were treasured for their ability to reflect light and the vibrant colors that came out of them.

While ceramic tiles have been around for thousands of years it took longer for the glass version to take hold. Glass tiles present some difficulties in the developmental process as they require extremely high temperatures to melt the material and they are much more stiff and rigid than their ceramic and porcelain cousins, causing them to break much more easily during installation. Over time however we have been able to understand and develop a process for using glass tiles more effectively and interest in the use of glass tiles has risen dramatically over the past twenty years.

There are very few if any applications in a home that catch one’s eye like glass tile. Today, the most common applications of glass tile are kitchens and bathrooms. In the kitchen it is very common to see glass tiles adorn a countertop or backsplash. Glass tiles can be found in bathrooms around tubs and showers. Glass tiles are impervious to water making them ideal for use as a backsplash around a sink or spigot.

Finally, although glass tiles may present some difficulties during installation, the one thing that ultimately separates glass from the others is the development of a decoration process that allows tiles to have tile art etched in them. This feature allows for clients to select specific tile art designs or images to be featured on the tiles and this in turn helps to create a custom look and feel to their home.

With a little care and careful installation glass tile can be the conversation piece that visitors love to talk about. Thanks to developments in technology glass tiles can now offer a homeowner some creative freedom when it comes to dressing up an ordinary room.