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Going Vertical with Subway Tile

Before rats and graffiti became a hallmark of the New York subway experience, there was subway tile. First used in the early 1900s, this brick-shaped ceramic has remained due to its resilience, class...

Natural Color in Design

"An idea that comes from the widely accepted view that the colors of nature are, in the main, beautiful, harmonious, and satisfying is that the use of only the natural colors of materials will guara...

Graphic Concrete

We have always been fond of concrete as a building material, and now we have reason to be even more partial to it. We loved the concrete art that was blogged about on Apartment Therapy last year, but ...

Another Take on the Vertical Garden: Green Pockets

In the past we've admired the Woolly Pocket vertical gardening system, but this sleeker, more streamlined take on the vertical garden, from designer Maruja Fuentes, passed us by after its debut at the...

Rough and Smooth Renovation in Barcelona
MocoLoco

Out of all the many remarkable design choices in this Barcelona apartment, recently renovated by Arquitectura-G, the intermingling of textures is what really gets us going. We just love the raw edges ...

Unexpected Subtlety: Marble Table Tops

We don't naturally gravitate to marble, since its effect can often be so dramatic, even over-the-top. But lately we've been seeing some gorgeously subtle examples of marble used as a dining table top,...

Hand Painted Patterns

Hand painted patterns around the house can add texture, warmth, and a soft quality. You might find hand painted work on pottery, walls, or furniture......

Outdoor Tiles with Grass for Grout

We like the way A Tile Guide describes the paving in this photo as having "grass for grout". Twelve-by-twelve stone tiles are laid out in a grid, with grass in the joints instead of grout......

The Tile File: Silkscreened Tiles from SuTurno

One thing I've got in common with the previous owners of my house is that I'm crazy about tile. Unfortunately I'm not so crazy about the particular tiles they chose to install all over the place—sta...

Pop Culture Tiles from K & K Forgeworks

We're big fans of pop culture and sharing the stories behind the items we use to decorate the home. So imagine our excitement when we stumbled across these stunning metal tiles from K & K Forgeworks, ...

TileVault: Small Sparkly Granite Squares

What: Arches of small sparkly granite squares set into a field of otherwise rather uninteresting stone flooring. Where: Westfield San Francisco Centre, outside the first floor entrance of Bloomingdale...

TileVault: Small Blue Squares

What: Large fields of small blue squares Where: Marin Civic Center, San Rafael When: Photos taken Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Why: Looking past the rather industrial overall room, we love the way th...

Look!: Three Unique Tiled Walls in the Mission
San Francisco

While on our way to visit a friend's new apartment in the Mission, we walked by three buildings with tiled walls that caught our attention. ...

Custom Bathroom by Amy Lau and Heath Ceramics

It's the kind of stuff our dreams are made of - working with the ceramic geniuses over at Heath create custom tiles for a bathroom project. Amy Lau was lucky enough to work with the Sausalito company ...

TileVault: The Bathroom at Osha Thai Restaurant

• What: Crazy photo-real river-rock ceramic tiles • Where: Valencia Street • When: Friday, August 15th 2008 at 6:15 pm • Why: We've long-since dubbed this place "techno-thai" for ...

Hot or Not?: Kitchen Backsplash

Kitchen Backsplash(click here to jump below and vote)...

Reef Tile from Modwalls

We love Modwalls for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, their tiles are gorgeous, especially their cork penny tiles. Secondly, they have a great sustainable business practice (and they're als...

Best Eco-Friendly Countertops

Like we explained in our earlier post about the best eco-friendly paints, the whole sustainable materials and products world can be a bit overwhelming. Because of this, we thought we'd share some of ...

Richlite

Richlite is a great green material that's made primarily of paper purchased from managed forests throughout North America. The paper is treated with resin then pressed and baked to create solid sheets...

8 Good Things at Lowe's

We'd never actually been to Lowe's until this weekend. We've noticed Danny Seo blog a couple of things from the big box store that we thought were pretty darn cool, so when we were passing one, we de...

SF Good Questions: Tiles at BART Stops?

AT:SF, Any idea where I can find tiles like these at the Civic Center BART stop? Thanks! -Laura...

How To: Make Plywood Counters

We've expressed our distaste for formica before, and though many think it's the only way to go if you don't want to spend the dough on marble or butcher block, that's absolutely not the case! Check ou...

SF Good Questions: Terra Cotta Tiles in Santa Cruz?

Hi! This weekend I was told that installing terra cotta tiles in our Santa Cruz kitchen was a bad idea. The tile salesperson said that because of the nature of the terra cotta tiles (too porous) and ...

Recycled Metal Tiles from Eco-Friendly Flooring

Wow. Just how amazing is this recycled aluminum tile backsplash? (And don't miss the other one below the jump.)...

SF Good Questions: What Color Tile for Our Backsplash?

Hello AT:SF, I was hoping AT readers could help my partner and I come to a decision about tile for our backsplash. As you can see from the picture our kitchen remodel is almost finished, but we can't ...

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