Outdoor porcelain paving in Mallorca: how to choose it well
In short For an uncovered terrace, the starting point is technical porcelain stoneware with water absorption ≤ 0.5%: that is what stops water from entering the tile and cracking it the first winter. On safety, the usual reference outdoors is R11 (ramp test) and Class...
Pool Tiles in Mallorca: How to Choose Them and Where to See Them
In short A pool is not solved with one tile: the shell, the coping and the surround each ask for something different. For permanent immersion, the tile must declare water absorption of 0.5 % or less. Glass mosaic does not absorb; with porcelain you have to check the...
Glass mosaic or porcelain for pools: which to choose
In short Glass mosaic adapts to curves, steps and tight radii; it is the most versatile option for the inside of the pool shell. Porcelain has fewer grout lines and larger formats; it suits straight-sided pools and lets the same floor continue out onto the terrace....
Laying porcelain floor tiles: what to decide before work starts
A well-chosen floor can be ruined during installation. And the other way round: a simple material, properly set out and properly grouted, ages with surprising dignity. Between the tile you choose in the showroom and the surface you walk on every morning there is a...
Glass mosaic pool tiles: how the mosaic decides the colour of your water
There is a moment, around midday, when the water in a pool stops being transparent and becomes colour. That colour — Caribbean turquoise, deep blue, lagoon green — almost never comes from the water itself. It comes from what lies beneath. And few materials decide it...
Glass and ceramic mosaic: choosing type, format and use
Mosaic is the small piece that solves what a large piece cannot. It follows a curve, climbs a column, turns the lip of a pool and makes a flat wall into a surface that shifts with the light. Where large format seeks continuity, mosaic seeks vibration. In this guide we...
Ceramic wallpaper: the wall decoration that resists in the bathroom
Wallpaper is back: floral, botanical and large-scale motifs dress walls with personality. But paper has one clear limit, water and humidity. In a bathroom or a kitchen it peels, wrinkles and gets damaged. The alternative is ceramic wallpaper: decorative porcelain that...
Stone effect porcelain tiles: the beauty of natural stone, without the upkeep
Few materials dress a space like natural stone: its depth, its veining, that sense of authentic matter. But stone asks a lot in return — it is porous, it stains, it needs sealing. Stone effect porcelain tiles resolve that dilemma: they reproduce the skin of the stone...
IMMENSA by Coem: the Italian large format for countertops
Some surfaces don't simply cover a space: they define it. IMMENSA by Coem is one of them. Coem is one of Italy's benchmark names in ceramics; within its catalogue, IMMENSA is its 12 mm large format —162 × 324 cm— with a stone effect, the surface conceived above all...
Porcelain countertops: durability and maintenance (everything you ask)
Before choosing a porcelain countertop, almost everyone asks the same things: does it survive a hot pan? do knives scratch it? does red wine stain it? Here are the answers, clear and without the marketing, plus the care that keeps it looking flawless for years. In...
