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These days it’s almost impossible to miss the presence of arches in interior design. At TileHaus, we can’t get enough of it. Arches have played a part in architecture for millennia (thousands of years), originally as a structural feature, but they have regional variations across the globe. 

The Roman Colosseums being a perfect example of arches used in an engineering context. Even in New Zealand, the traditional bungalow, one of our most common architectural styles, typically features arched fretwork entranceways.

Topics: interior design, Home renovation, tile trends, Design, curves, arches

My partner and I bought our first home earlier in the year. Excited and relieved to have made our first step on the property ladder we were eager to give our little brick and cedar house some DIY love. Like many first home buyers in this market, investment was made simply purchasing a property, let alone having budget for a renovation. We decided to tackle most of the rooms ourselves, so we could invest in renovating our bathrooms. After six months of chipping away, we are finally ready to hand over the tools to the professionals and put our time into planning our new bathrooms!

Topics: Tiles, Home renovation, Holly Estelle, Planning, Design

When people talk about indoor and outdoor tiles, or non-slip, antislip, or grip tiles, the key feature that they are referring to is that the surface finish on the tile has a slip-resistant texture and makes it safer for areas that are prone to being wet and where people will be walking.

Topics: Outdoor tiles, anti-slip tiles, outdoor

Natural Stone vs. Ceramic and Porcelain Tiles

Topics: stone, ceramic, porcelain, marble

It can be hard to know where to start and what to look for when choosing a tiler for your project. The good news is, the hard work has been done for you. 

Topics: Finding a tiler

Considering the amount of time we all spent at home in 2020, it's not really a surprise that some of the hottest interior trends in 2021 are centered around comfort, returning to nature and the simpler things in life.

Topics: tile trends

Grout is what is used to fill in and seal the gaps between your tiles when they are installed. It is generally made from a mixture of water, cement and sand with some additives and polymers. What you need to know and pay attention to, is how important the colour selection of your grout is, to make sure you end up with the finished tiled space exactly as you dreamt it.

 

Topics: grout, installing tiles

We bought our property just after getting married, knowing we wanted to build our forever home there one day. We loved the local community and the dream of a peak of the water one day, but the home we bought was far from a dream at the time.

Topics: Home renovation

What does that even mean and why do you need it? 

In the tile industry, its referred to as Wastage. We don't like that term. Its confusing and sounds unnecessary. However, its actually quite the opposite. It's very important, and without it, you run the risk of not having enough tiles for your project come tiling day.

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