Articles by Bryan Anthony

Octagons have been an important shape in architecture and design since the time of the Greeks and Romans. Because forming materials into eight straight sides was easier than constructing a circle, the octagon was often the preferred shape for towers a…

You may already know that grout comes in shades of white, gray and beige and that it can change the look of tile. For example, pairing white tiles with a similar white grout makes grout lines virtually disappear and tiles blend together. Conversely, p…