TILE ENVY

If you logged on last month you saw an oldie-but-goodie, the trailblazing Ridley Scott Chanel No. 5 ad. Today I got a peek at the most recent Chanel ad. But this time Chanel’s newest Bleu cologne is envisioned by Martin Scorsese-

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Chanel, Scorsese, music [...]

After spending August traveling and attempting to get some kids back in school, tile news was the last thing on my mind. However, there were some fun tile stories that were kindly brought to my attention-

From The Decorating Diva-

Pachamama tiles really stretch the notion of leather and tile. Apparently [...]

For me, Shanghai has always carried visions of exotic China- that of the candied crab apples and vivid colored silks more than the supra-modern, fashion forward world capital it has become. And now to prove that point to everyone- Shanghai is holding their World Expo 2010 which has been open since May and runs [...]

I’m not big on travel. (I guess half-way into travel month I’d best fess up here.) And that’s not necessarily because I’m a big home-body (which I am) but after starting to board transcontinental flights before I could walk and carrying on like that for my entire youth (Air Force brat), finally staying in [...]

Hearst Castle is on many travelers’ lists this summer. I know because I get a zillion hits from folks google-ing Hearst Castle. If you are riding along with Tile Envy this month- I thought you might enjoy this great article from KBIS’s online magazine featuring Hearst Castle and the team of artists creating products [...]

I’ve been missing from the airwaves whilst taking our family vacation visiting West Coast beaches, yummy food stops, and interesting shops. Somewhere in between all that we also managed little visits to some of  our prized artisan studios and beloved Tilevera showrooms.

It’s our version of the Beverly Hillbillies; road travel with the kids [...]

We’re not complaining, but… we have been very busy all summer. Consequently, vacation travels have been put off until this twinkling end of summer. So I thought why not devote August to travel and get a glimpse of style from around the globe. We can all have a chance to get away even if [...]

I just discovered the latest colors from Emery et Cie from July. So as we pass from July to August – hope you enjoy these signature color groups.

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It’s Tile Salon – July 2010 and I’m pleased to say that I think I’m getting better at digging up monthly tile news. Key word- better. Now this doesn’t mean that there’s more of it- but it’s just not as grueling trying to find it.

And speaking of news, Uncle Rey has been so [...]

This mantra probably rings true for all of us these days as we are reeling from the disaster caused by those lousy financial crooks on Wall Street. Don’t get me started!! So when I saw this post from If it’s hip, It’s here, I knew it was  just the medicine for those times when [...]