Why buy an antique tile?

Nobody needs an antique tile.  You can't eat it, sit on it or put anything in it.  Yet many people may disagree about the "needing" part.  One customer said, "I have to buy this, it takes my breath away!

So, why buy an antique tile?



J & JG Low 6" tile

Here are a few good reasons:

   

1.  It's beautiful and it takes your breath away. 

2. The history in the clay. 

Antique tiles from the 1880's have an amazing range of glaze colors, patterns and designs.  Tiles made then reflect trends and tell stories of the era.  The natural world, the far east, medieval life, archaeological discoveries,and  literature were all captured in tile designs.  The technology that made the tile, the market that sold the tile, the demand to purchase the tile, the ability to afford the tile and the cachet of using and decorating with tile are all part the tale.

                                                  

                  3.You can use it.

Antique tile a perfect spot for a plant to perch. 

Put a cup, dish, or plant on one. Hang it, lean it, or tuck it on a shelf.  Install in the shower, behind the sink or the stove. Decorate a mirror, cover a tabletop, surround a window, line your stairs, cover your walls. Use your creativity and imagination.

                   4.  An antique tile is green.

Plain stairs pop with decorative antique tiles!

                  5. It's affordable!

                                     

 "Buy an antique tile it will change your life."  says a philosopher/friend when concluding a tile lecture he presents.  Check it out see if he's right!