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LA Times Home & Garden Roundup 09.26.09
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With our temperate climate the phrase "winter garden" is less of an oxymoron in southern California than in might be in other places. This week's Los Angeles Times Home & Garden section takes a look ...

Tile Vault: Candies and Cigarettes 60's Square Tile

What: Tiles on the side of a building Where: Main Street in Santa Monica When: Sunday Morning, a late breakfast. Why: We've often admired this old candy, cigarette and cigar distributor building whi...

Look! Moroccan Tiles For Sale at Casbah Cafe

It's no secret that we're pretty into encaustic tiles (see here, here and here) so when we saw these tiles sold by the piece we started thinking about what we could do with a tile or two:...

Tile Vault: French Encaustic Tiles

My grandmother recently moved from her apartment in Paris to a house in the countryside where she can grow old in a bit more comfort. I'm visiting now and I'm in heaven. The house is filled with inc...

Tile Vault: Chinoiserie Tiles

Perhaps inspired by the Olympics in Beijing and reminiscing about my trip to China earlier this year, I found these Chinoiserie wall tiles and had to share:...

Abby's Original Spanish Style Tile

Hanging out at Abby's house recently (which is absolutely gorgeous in person) we noticed her bathroom and we got really jealous:...

Flickr Finds: Poeira da Estrada's Portuguese Tile Collection

If you love patterns, we can pretty much guarantee that you will love Poeira da Estrada's photo collection of Portuguese tiles. Each photograph showcases intricate, individual designs, creating a wond...

Tile Vault: Original Mission Tile

Is it the hot summer days? The desire to escape to a cathedral in Spain? A hotel in Tangier? The tile love just won't stop! To satisfy your tile craving, cause we know you're craving it too, here'...

Tile Vault: Villa Lagoon

Speaking of getting away, just looking at all these tiles makes us feel a million miles away. Here are some more encaustic, or cement, tiles that inspire a relaxing, far-away feeling: ...

California Pottery and Tile

We just can't get enough! You guys asked for it, so we're rolling out even more tile this week. This time from California Pottery and Tile....

More Tile Love: Make a Tile Table

If you don't have the cash to put together a floor like this out of encaustic tiles, you can still get in on the hot tile action by buying 4-6 tiles and making them into a tabletop:...

Tile Vault: Green and Yellow Provençal Tiles

The font sort of says it all, but as soon as we walked into Susina Bakery on Beverly (after checking out Modernica and Walnut Wallpaper) we were charmed. Walking in feels like Art Nouveau meets the ...

TileVault: Red & White Ceramic Tile

What: Red & White basketweave ceramic tile Where: Mercado, Silver Lake, LA Why: Most stores decorate the dressing room as an after thought (if at all). But at design and decor store, Mercado, their ta...

Tile Vault: Color Block Mural

What: United International Arrivals Terminal Where: LAX When: Photo taken on April 14th at 10:23am Why: The seriously retro pattern and intense color helped welcome us back to California. We loved t...

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