The Return of the Terrazzo
Over the last
couple of years Terrazzo flooring has made an impressive come back. It is no longer associated just with
school floors and public buildings.
It is a thing of beauty, highly sought after, extremely desirable and
unfortunately pretty expensive too, but don’t worry, we have a modern and cost
effective twist on the original, which may be even more beautiful.
Terrazzo
flooring originated in Friuli in Italy, it is thought around the 15th
Century. The craftsmen who laid
the venetian marble mosaic flooring began to gather all of the waste marble and
chips from the marble floors that they were laying as well as pebbles and glass
from the areas where they lived.
They would lay these into the ground around their living quarters, their
“terrazza”, or terrace as we know it.
They would then rub the surface with stones to give them a flat surface,
not long after this they developed a tool for grinding away the surface, revealing
the beautiful patterns beneath. They later discovered that by using the
milk from their goats as a sealer they could bring out the colour in the chips
of marble and stone. They had
created a beautiful, virtually free flooring. Little did they know that this style of flooring would grow
to be one of the most expensive, durable and desirable flooring options
available.
We have, for the
last couple of years been searching the globe to find you the best and most
beautiful porcelain terrazzo. To
offer a terrazzo look that does not need a team of specialists to lay it and
special cleaners and sealers to look after it, and one that will not break the
bank. We wanted something with a
modern twist that you could get excited about, and now we have it.
Our porcelain
terrazzo is made in Spain, using a range of different techniques to create the
just the right look including photographing the real thing and studying endless
chips of marble, stone, glass, granite and shell to give you the perfect
combination of colours. The
artists behind the porcelain terrazzo have created a beautiful mix of patterns
and colours for you to choose from as well as matching coloured bricks and
delicate patterns.
It is available
in a carefully curated selection of colours from shades of greys to pink, blue
and yellow. It can be laid with a
very narrow grout joint to give you a simple terrazzo feel or with brass in
each joint to give you a bit of opulence.
It also comes in a range of different bold patterns, whether you want to
go for Escher cubes or a delicate floral.
You can go ultra modern or a twist on retro. Pair it with a stunning handmade style brick in a similar
colour, use it on your kitchen walls for a real statement, try the
semi-polished version for a bit of elegance or go ultra modern with a slick
white pairing. The options are
endless.
So whatever your
style, call in to see us and check out our absolutely stunning range of porcelain
terrazzo tiles. If you cant make
it down just yet, don’t worry, you can also check it out on our website at:
www.ceramicaetc.co.uk/porcelain-terrazzo
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