Not exact matches
The hex
tiles are just like your inspiration post and look awesome — you have a real knack for mixing
older style with new and
finding pieces that are so new age, modern and chic.
In a country home in Uruguay, the kitchen's pendant light is leather, the ceiling beam is an
old railroad track
found in a nearby field and the flooring is tinted cement
tile.
The kitchen's pendant light is leather, the ceiling beam is an
old railroad track
found in a nearby field and the flooring is tinted cement
tile.
Scores of 2,000 - year -
old Roman roof
tiles were
found in Gloucester, England in an archeological dig in 1969, but an archaeologist just recently noticed a cat's footprint on one of the
tiles while sifting through them in the city museum, thus proving what cat parents have known for centuries — that cats will walk across whatever we're working on!
From a wall with hundreds of
tiles but one, just one, turned upside down (which often turns into a «
find the
tile» challenge) to the
old little classical houses to wonderful ice cream parlors, there's something in Ericeira for everyone.
On dominating mosques, royalty tombs and
old housings you
find eye catching arches, wooded ceilings with colorful drawings, incredible array of zelij (
tile) with unthinkable colors and pattersn.
In the lobby, you will
find historic
tile details, wood - beamed ceilings, and graceful archways that bring alive the romance of
Old Santa Barbara.
The workman
tiling your shower may
find it simple after having
tiled hundreds of showers; the gutter crew can demolish the
old gutters and put up a whole new system in a day when it would take you weeks; two skilled workers with the right tools can replace a furnace and air conditioning system in a day; and the rate at which flooring professionals rip out and replace carpet and wood is staggering.
However, it's often
found in the building materials, floor
tiles, roof coverings, and siding of
older.
Georgian style, detailed trim moldings proportionaly placed, beautifly proportioned rooms, dark wood floors,
old oriental rugs, classic
tile work, furniture in the style of the l8th century cabinet makers, tailored upholstered seating and curtains, well fitted kitchens and pantries, beautiful china and silver, fresh flowers in lovely containers, hand stitched pillows and door stops, lamps from ginger jars or of brass, pictures in gold frames of ancestors or landscapes, pictures of the flora and fauna
found in your garden.
Wallpaper bits, yarn, fabric, buttons, letter
tiles, faces from
old photos, laces, charms, things
found in nature.
Vintage
finds including an
old mug rack, enamel pendant lights and glazed blue wall
tiles adds a charming coastal twist.
Then there is the often
found old beaded board and the chunky bright white trim that you can set small items along the edge or those fabulous «vintage» colored bathroom and kitchen
tiles.
I redid the
old yellow
tiled bathroom last summer but couldn't
find a light fixture that will cover up the two holes the
old one will make when I take them down.
In case you missed my earlier post about it, the
tile I chose was a design that reminded me of something you'd
find in an
old house like the one I grew up in.