I was in the middle of a bathroom remodel when a friend suggested I look at artistic tile. 

Now I had no clue as to what "artistic" tile was, but Julie kept after me, saying that she had seen some incredible bathrooms with this type of tile.

I told her okay, I'd look at it, but that she'd need to steer me in the right direction.

Artistic Tile is One-of-a-Kind

Julie is the type of person who loves to be different, and she envisioned my new bathroom to be the same way. (Julie doesn't like to have anything that anyone else has!)

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Caricatures are funny and at the same time likable compared to just having a plain photo being drawn straight. It is a fresh alternative of the age old boring cartoons. It won’t be wrong to say that caricature has evolved from cartoon drawing but with a difference. It is a specialized form of cartoon drawing where the mistakes made actually adds to the art.

A caricature is an amusing kind of drawing that can make a boring portrait into an appealing cartoon-like representation. One thing that makes caricatures amazing is the way they are distorted. The features are drawn with exaggeration but at the same time their identity is still maintained. The two contradictory aspects of distorting the image and still maintaining the identity is the key on how to draw caricatures efficiently.

The concepts on how to draw caricatures are easy and ... Read more »

Wine is needed in small social gatherings, dinner parties or big social events. People have their own preference in type or brands of wine for personal drinking but in social gatherings, you will have to serve a varied types of wines. A good wine must also bring out the richness of the food. You can either choose from among the basic and most common types of wines like Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay white wine, Merlot, Pinot Noir, champagne or sparkling wine. nnThe basic guideline when choosing a drink for a particular meal is matching the type of meat with a type of wine. Red wine like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, or Australian Shiraz are ideal for red meat dishes or dishes with dark sauces. On the other hand, fish and poultry dishes are nice with white wines like Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay. These basic guidelines are not strict rules that are required to follow. For choosing an appropriate type of wine, these are simple general ideas or guides. To ... Read more »

Why is TweetDeck considered such a handy tool in the social media community?nSource Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.nnFor those who are not familiar, TweetDeck is an Adobe AIR desktop application for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Buzz, Foursquare, and MySpace. nnLike other Twitter applications it interfaces with the Twitter API to allow users to send and receive tweets and view profiles. It is the most popular Twitter application with a 19% market share as of June 2009, following only the official Twitter.com website with 45.70% share for posting new status updates. It is compatible with several operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.An iPhone version was released on June 19, 2009 and an iPad version was released in May 2010 as well. A beta version for Android was released on August 12, 2010.nUser interfacennUsers can split the program into columns which show different things, for instance tweets from friends. TweetDec ... Read more »