Light Terracotta Tiles

Red orange yellow brown white light gray and uncolored terracotta can be found naturally in badlands biomes which yield massive amounts of terracotta.

Light terracotta tiles.

Terra cotta shades are also prominent and every tile is different. Terracotta is fired at a relatively low temperature 600 to 1 000 degrees fahrenheit and its surface remains quite porous unless it is glazed. Terra cotta is one of the oldest tile materials around dating back before the birth of christ when it was sun dried rather than oven fired. Terracotta translates from italian as baked earth and as a category of ceramic tile it refers to tiles created from a particularly porous and easily shaped clay with a high iron content that gives the tiles their characteristic reddish brown color.

The result of combining these two colors is very contemporary and elegant perhaps easier to dose than others. Charcoal walls are very now with old terra cotta tile or terra cotta upholstery and a stretch of terra cotta carpet over wood or polished concrete floors. People often use it glazed or unglazed when they want a rustic weathered look. 8 125 x 8 125 square rounded edges tierra high fired floor tile.

See our installation gallery for photos or contact us to request photos and samples. Antique saltillo is a hybrid of traditional and manganese finishes. In this case terracotta helps to warm a cold color like gray. Light blue is found in warm underwater ruins.

Orange terracotta and one blue terracotta can also be found in desert pyramids. 1 2 3 4 terracotta and blue.