Guaranteed to lift your heart, the kitchen in this 17th century Mexican home. The almost matching gas stoves flanking the tiled range and alcove are an ingenious way to a bring a semblance of modern practicality to an ancient design: I know, a big shiny range would be more efficient – but sometimes form just ...
One of the highlight’s of last week’s KBIS for me was getting to meet Sara Baldwin, the founder and creator of New Ravenna Mosaics. I have to confess I am totally in awe of Sara – both for the beauty and artistry of her work, and because on top of that she owns and runs ...
I’m loving the lively scene on these medieval encaustic tiles – from Neath Abbey in South Wales, now on display in the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff: The hounds are my favorites – don’t they look as though they are just out for a glorious romp? Until they catch up with their prey, at ...
You might remember I took my first ever mosaic class a few weeks ago at Fireclay Tile in San Jose. At the end of the class we’d completed most of the mosiac, but the grouting remained to be done at home. Life has certainly been hectic since then, but I finally finished up, and it’s ...
So finally, on Saturday, after threatening to do it forever, I finally took my first baby steps in the art of mosaic – in the form of a pet portraiture class with the lovely and extremely talented Delaine Hackney: First of all, what better place for a class than in the “boneyard” at San Jose’s ...
Some more glorious cement tile floors, Spanish style, since by the time you read this that’s where I’ll be: (via) With that floor and that ceiling, does it really matter what the rest of the room looks like? Although, in this case, it is really rather splendid. The combination of sleek stainless cabinets with the ...
I’m still stuck on Barcelona, with some inspiring “new meets old” kitchens. And just look at the floors – beautiful old cement tile is everywhere: All of the above are the work of interioristas Elina Vilá and Agnès Blanc. You can clearly see their design philosophy at work: • Pure Aesthetics: Designing solutions with great ...