Elaborate, unusual faucets are like pieces of art -- or jewelry for your sink. My idea of Turkish delight has nothing to do with candy, unless it’s eye candy — like the incredibly exotic sink faucet in a basin lined with stylized tulip Iznik tiles. Embellished, handcrafted, and clearly made of brass, the faucets are Turkish. I’ve been saving the photo because it’s so unusual … [Read more...]
Star and Triangle Tile Baths
Pattern can be created in bathrooms using Moroccan shaped tiles. In Morocco, where tile is an art form, pattern is not restricted to surface decoration or the size of their glazed earthenware tiles known as zellige (also zillij). Often it is a function of the Moroccan shaped tiles and their combinations of colors. We recently discussed the lantern or arabesque shape in … [Read more...]