by Original Mission Tile | Jun 15, 2026 | Blog
Choosing the right tile for a space is one of the most consequential design decisions you can make. It affects how a room feels, how it performs, and how it ages over the years. Yet many designers, contractors, and renovators still treat tile as a finishing detail —...
by wpengine | Jun 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
You're choosing tile because you want permanence. Maybe it's a shower wall that should still look crisp years from now. Maybe it's a kitchen floor in handmade cement tile where every pattern choice matters. The visible layer gets all the attention, but...
by wpengine | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
You've got a cement tile specification on the table, the pattern is doing heavy design work, and now the grout choice suddenly matters more than often realized. In these scenarios, MAPEI Flexcolor CQ grout usually enters the conversation. It promises cleaner...
by wpengine | Jun 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
You're probably looking at limestone because every porcelain sample that claims to feel “natural” still reads a little too uniform in person. Then you see a limestone tile board, and the whole mood changes. The color is quieter. The surface looks softer. Light...
by wpengine | Jun 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
You're probably standing in the space right now, tape measure in hand, looking at a bare floor or wall and trying to picture the finished surface instead of the mess in front of you. Maybe it's a bath remodel, a restaurant refresh, a kitchen floor that has...
by Original Mission Tile | Jun 11, 2026 | Blog
Everyone loves the look of terracotta. The warm, earthy tones. The connection to the Mediterranean, to Mexican haciendas, to sun-drenched courtyards where the color of the floor and the color of the earth are almost the same thing. Terracotta has never really gone out...
by wpengine | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
A lot of ceilings begin the same way. Plain drywall overhead, a fixture box in the middle, maybe a seam that catches light at the wrong hour, and a client or homeowner standing below it imagining something richer. Not louder. Just finished. Intentional. The kind of...
by wpengine | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
A lot of living rooms have the same problem. The furniture is fine, the layout works, the paint is fresh, and yet the room still feels flat. That usually happens because the surfaces aren't doing enough. A living room needs one element that feels built into the...
by Original Mission Tile | Jun 9, 2026 | Blog
The floor is the one surface in a room that everyone touches, every day. It’s also the surface most designers treat as an afterthought — chosen after the furniture, after the paint, after the fixtures. In 2026, that sequence is reversing. The most compelling...
by wpengine | Jun 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
You're probably staring at the wall behind your range right now, trying to solve two problems at once. You want it to look finished, centered, and worthy of the kitchen. You also don't want to discover too late that your new tile pushes the stove forward,...
