Blue and white kitchen backsplash tile style varies from flowers and folk figures to geometrics. These days, blue and white backsplash chic is geometric. That makes it versatile since geometrics can go in most any direction. One road leads to patchwork [top] wonderfully expressed in the Novecento tile collection from Made a Mano, a tile house located in Copenhagen, London and … [Read more...]
Blue and White Tile Bathrooms
How nice to see classic blue and white tile considered cool -- not frumpy -- after all these years. During a recent trip to Chicago we stayed at The Public, one of Philippe Starck’s hipster hotel confections. I’m always curious to see what the Starckster does and I picked up a few tips. Most surprising in the hotel were little touches of blue and white tile motifs interrupting … [Read more...]
Blue and White Mural Kitchen
A blue and white mural on the walls and ceiling is the pièce de résistance in this opulent guesthouse. We all have favorite rooms that stay in our minds, the ones we're always happy to run across again. I was reminded of a favorite kitchen while reading Jane's recent post Delft Tile Kitchen Style. Her article's first picture [below] prodded me to find my file on this amazing … [Read more...]
Delft Tile Kitchen Style
Will blue-and-white Delft tile always endure? I keep expecting to read that it’s passé. Not! Instead, iconic cobalt blue-and-white Dutch Delft tile continues to be chosen for kitchens whether the ceramics are made in Morocco, Texas, France or The Netherlands. While the look screams ‘traditional’ it always feels fresh. Plus, there are so many variations in the motifs – … [Read more...]
Blue and White Portuguese Tile Bath
Blue and white Portuguese tile is the focus in this master bath retreat. Los Angeles interior designer Joe Nye based this luxurious master bath design on the lavish use of hand-painted Portuguese tile installed by the former owner's decorator. The wainscoting consists of glazed tile from Lascaux. The wall treatment is finished with a solid blue border tile added to the top … [Read more...]
Delft Tile Ceiling Kitchen
This elaborate kitchen, chock full of Delft tile, has historical sources and a shocking "before." When NY designer Howard Slatkin renovated his Fifth Avenue apartment, his Extreme Decorating style was not excluded from the kitchen. Describing the iconic blue-and-white Delft tile on the ceiling and walls as a “wild mix,” he was hardly exaggerating. While the kitchen’s … [Read more...]
