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Installing tile designs

This complex pattern created from pieces of granite

Photo credit: Tim Carter, 2013 | This complex pattern created from pieces of granite could have been done less expensively with tile.

1. Plan

First, sketch the designs you are envisioning. Use colored pencils or markers to re-create on paper what the floor may end up looking like. Draw the designs to scale, and then position them on the floor to see how they will work with your furniture.

2. Sample the goods

If you like what you have done on paper, buy a few sample pieces of the flooring to see how the colors...

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