11.   If the mortar bed is not that even, then use smaller tiles, which would be less likely to crack from tension.

12.   In the finest examples of Spanish-style homes, tiles were used on floors and on decorative features.

13.   In tile-culture countries, but less so in the United States, tile is used for furniture and furnishings.

14.   Muslims use orange tiles for the roofs of their rebuilt houses to assert their identity.

15.   On one end of the room is an electric stove with gas cooktop, above which Cottrill used mosaic tile to create a backsplash with a fish design.

16.   Serbs used red tiles.

17.   The tiles can be used repeatedly with slight variations.

18.   Use granite tiles on countertops to give the look of more expensive solid granite.

19.   Whatever tiles you use, you will have to grout between them, but that is the nature of ceramic tiles.

20.   When faced with a tight budget, Sacks recommends using more tile in a lower price range.