Ideas, guides & inspiration
Advice, ideas and inspiration for tiling and renovating on the Sunshine Coast, straight from our Baringa showroom. Real tips on tiles, stone cladding, flooring and getting the whole room right.
Introducing Kiln, Batch One
Our new magazine about inspiration, and a deeper understanding of what goes underfoot. Flick through Batch One just like a real magazine, or download a copy to keep.
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Why we made a magazine (and what OnWood is really about)
People ask about the name, and it is not about wood. It is about which way we are facing. The story behind OnWood Tiles, and behind Kiln.
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The history of the subway tile (and the myth attached to it)
The subway tile began as public health equipment in a New York station, not a trend. Here is why the white rectangle has outlasted everything.
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Terrazzo: the floor that was salvaged, not invented
Terrazzo began as marble offcuts pressed into clay by Venetian workers who had no floor of their own. Nothing changed but who was looking.
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Why timber-look tile stopped looking fake (and how to spot the good stuff)
Wrote off timber-look tile back in 2004? Your memory is fair but out of date. Here is what changed, and the ten-second test that spots the good stuff.
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Porcelain vs ceramic tiles: the one number that decides it
Porcelain and ceramic sound interchangeable, but one measurable number sorts them: water absorption. Here is what it means, and where each one earns its money.
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Why can't I just have no grout at all?
The most common showroom request, and the answer explains almost everything about how tiles are made. Here are the three reasons no grout cannot work.
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The grout decision: the cheapest thing in the room, and the loudest
Grout is chosen last and in a hurry, yet it decides how the whole floor reads. Here is why, and two rules we always give.
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Where the floor stops: four junctions that decide how a floor reads
Four small junctions decide whether a floor looks designed or merely finished. None cost much, and all get settled in a hurry on site.
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The coolest thing in the house: the best tiles to keep a home cool
Tile has kept homes cool for thousands of years. Here is the honest thermodynamics of why, and where it works on the Sunshine Coast.
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