Visited my friend Crisi’s house in Ponderosa recently, and really decided that by hook or by crook I will have those vibrant Mexican colors infused into my supposedly modern contemporary home!
Look at these tiled staircases, so warm and homey:
Crisi suggested I just have concrete stairs made with wooden planks on top, then stencil and paint the vertical side with latex paint. Sounds like a plan 🙂
Other tile patterns:
(Image from istockphoto)
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Spanish- styled houses creates a vibrant and happy atmosphere because of the bright colors and intricate patterns.
And the indoor-outdoor feel 🙂 I like how they seem to blur the divisions and create inviting living spaces that are multi-purpose.
hi! do you sell the tiles?
No, sorry, but I recently wrote about a pretty tile store selling similar ones along the Sta. Rosa road:Â
http://mynuvalihome.com/2011/12/tile-inspiration-along-the-sta-rosa-road/Â
Hi! Where did your friend Crisi buy her mexican tiles? I heard that the colors of Machuca tiles tend to fade when exposed to water.
Hi Dom, images above are from istockphoto. Â
As far as I know, machucas or any cement tile made in the same tradition shouldn’t fade because the dye is mixed in with the cement (vs. applied on the surface). Â An alternative to Machucas are Malaga tiles, which were what I got. Â Their shop is along the Sta. Rosa – Tagaytay road. Â Pics and more info here: Â http://mynuvalihome.com/2011/12/tile-inspiration-along-the-sta-rosa-road/
Hi, where can I buy Mexican tiles? I’ve been searching everywhere because I want to put it in my kitchen but Wilcon doesnt have it.
Hi, please refer to my other post about the tiles here: http://mynuvalihome.com/2011/12/tile-inspiration-along-the-sta-rosa-road/
Good luck with your kitchen reno!