I ordered ceramic tile from Ann Sacks on June 28th and they said it should be delivered in 7-10 days. I always thought Ann Sacks was pretty high end, but the last time I went in, they had some moderately priced tile. It's hard looking on-line and at small samples to figure out how it will look. The showroom is a better place to try and visualize the final result. Sure enough, it got here July 8th within 10 days via ABF delivery from the east coast. a 1,000 lbs of tile I ordered two different tiles and everything looks in good shape -- except I think I got an extra box of one type and was short one box of the other. Oops, double checked - its all ok. I had to make a little space for it in our packed garage. Thanks Katie, for helping make space.
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Commode Commodity - Italian Toilet5/13/2011 John Ruskin, the 19th century English author, wrote that architecture had three essential elements, "Firmness, Commodity, and Delight". It means firmness in terms of structural integrity, commodity in terms of function, and delight in being pleasing to the eye. This Italian toilet has all three.
In this country, people are hesitant to mix modern elements in the midst of a historical environment. The safe route is to restore it to look as thought it may have always been that way. In Europe where historical elements are everywhere, they are much more confidant contrasting modern elements against the historical elements. This public toilet stall has a translucent glass door, standard door hardware, and a simple protective door strike at the mosaic tile wall. It's unusually nice for a "public" toilet, more interestingly, it's located in a 17th century mansion, villa d'este at Tivoli Gardens - a world heritage site outside of Rome. As you exit the toilet your back in the 17th century villa sharpening the contrast and appreciation for both. Having made use of the commodity aspects of this stall, I snapped this picture. Snap Crackle and Pop5/8/2011 This morning I was taking some wilted flowers out of this vase and I was looking at the celedon green crackle glaze, a glaze that was developed by Chinese and Korean artisans. My cousin calls it cracked glazed and when I think about it, its an apt description. The striking pattern was an accident in the firing process, but it became a desirable quality and potters tried to reproduce this effect. Today you can still find crackle glazed pottery and it is also used as a glaze for ceramic tiles. The ceramic tile on the right is manufactured by McIntyre Tile in Healdsberg, CA. AuthorCatagories
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