1. On-site Casting
There are currently two on-site casting processes: one is traditional cement terrazzo, which is simple to construct and cost-effective, but easy to wear and has limited appearance; the other is epoxy resin terrazzo, which is beautiful and wear-resistant, but more expensive, and the material is not as environmentally friendly as cement.
For on-site casting, you need to buy raw materials and find a construction team in the early stage, and it is not easy to carry all kinds of mixers and grinders that will be needed at that time.
2. Terrazzo Bricks
There are also two options for terrazzo bricks: terrazzo bricks and imitation terrazzo bricks. Terrazzo bricks are terrazzo that has been cast and cut in advance. The construction is simple and the texture is also good. In recent years, many domestic manufacturers have begun to make terrazzo bricks. You can compare them with terrazzo bricks imported from Italy.
Imitation terrazzo bricks are tiles made in imitation of terrazzo patterns. It is the most cost-effective way. Although the texture is not as good as terrazzo bricks, many bricks can now be made to look real.
II. Five ways to use terrazzo
1. Exquisite and light feeling
Suitable for people: like fresh/minimalist style, and want to create a little highlight. If you like this style, when choosing terrazzo, white + elegant colors are the most foolproof choice.
Irregular large color blocks are very colorful when matched with later soft furnishings.
The kitchen wall baffle is made of terrazzo with white base + bright colors, and the level of the whole space is enriched at once.
Terrazzo is super suitable for use in the bathroom, and the bathroom looks very clean with light colors.
2. Macaron style
Suitable for people: people who love sugar and have a girlish heart. Because of the use of epoxy resin, there are many terrazzos with macaron colors in the overall tone in recent years. The texture of terrazzo presents the creamy texture of macaron color very well, which is a good choice for sugar style.
3. Personalized and fashionable style
Suitable for people: the style of the home is modern. Strong background colors such as bright red and blue are so warm that it makes people feel that summer will never end. Although it is not a mosaic, it makes people feel like they are in the Mediterranean.
This terrazzo bathroom system. The integrated design of black-bottomed bright-colored terrazzo looks cool and domineering. It feels like bathing and changing clothes in a vast universe nebula. It is estimated that some spiritual energy can be absorbed.
4. Artist style
Suitable for people: Friends who are not afraid of construction troubles and whose homes are like art galleries. In the use of high-end terrazzo, terrazzo is like paint, and craftsmen use copper strips as brushes to set the boundaries of each color and record inspiration on the ground again and again.
Brass and terrazzo are a perfect match. In addition to using thin copper strips as dividing lines for different colors, the use of copper strips in the picture below is more artistic.
5. Terrazzo items
Suitable for people: Friends who are hesitant about whether to use terrazzo. In addition to the large projects such as pouring and tiling, many terrazzo items allow us to use terrazzo elements more conveniently at home.
The bathroom can use terrazzo not only on the floor and walls, but also on the basin or bathroom cabinet.
The terrazzo pattern is random and unique, like the texture of nature, which can present food well. So it is also a good choice to use it as tableware.
Now, what new views do you have on terrazzo?
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