Tiles with Style

When anyone wonders why it has taken so long to build this house, they will simply need to look around and see an element from here, one from there to understand that we wanted to find unique details to make this house special.

One detail has arrived and ready to go. Five tiles designed by Derby Pottery of New Orleans. When Bill and I went to New Orleans for our anniversary, we were still pulling magazine pictures together. We met Mark at his shop on Magazine Street. That was 6 months before Hurricane Katrina! We feared for the folks at Derby and wondered if we'd ever be able to have them make this special element for our home.

Well, let the picture be the answer. Like the beautiful Tribune Tower in Chicago, we will have these tiles scattered throughout the kitchen, mixed in with the regular tiles that will line the backsplashes. The next time you see this touch of New Orleans, they'll be a page in our home history...there for all to enjoy.

But, there is more to come from the beautiful city of New Orleans....still to come!