This page will grow, and will include articles and design tips on how to use our unique products, as well as things you might want to keep in mind when wanting to remodel or build a home you will be able to enjoy for years to come.

 

Tips when planning to use custom tile murals:

• All hand-painted tile murals are created exactly to fit your space and living/working habits, so even the placement of your coffee pot and toaster are taken into account. 
• We normally begin with unglazed tiles and sinks.  All tiles, including field tiles, are textured and painted before being glazed and fired.  On jobs where commercial field tile is used, it is often beneficial to have the mural offset with a ceramic or glass border.
• If you are planning to install our hand-painted tile among commercial field tile:  Dal Tile or Florida Tile are the companies we can match in size when using our normal techniques.  When working with already glazed field tiles, test-firing is required to ensure compatibility.
• When planning bathroom murals, it is ideal if the mural around the shower or tub can be seen in the vanity mirror.
• To prevent costly changes and/or dissatisfaction, our policy, unless specifically agreed upon in advance, is to begin painting only after actual working dimensions are obtained, and no further changes will be made.  Sometimes people balk about this, but I have heard horror stories that were extremely costly to fix, and had less-than ideal results because outlets weren’t put where they were planned (and they almost never get put exactly where they are marked!)
• On time critical projects, the layout can be adjusted to insure that the critical design elements are away from areas that may have cutting or changes involved.

 

Leaf Lights

• Ceiling fixtures, vanity lights, table lamps, track lighting, lit wall sculptures – our lights are custom designed to enrich any residential or commercial space, increasing productivity, as well as enhancing the given environment.
• Our light fixtures can vine along walls to put light where there is no wiring; along the tops of your kitchen cabinets, woven between baskets of silk flowers, or twist around arbors, bed canopies and columns to add mood lighting and an organic feel to any space.  We can help make those dark corners and outdated bathrooms beautiful, and functional!
• The shade is made with a handmade ceramic leaf (imprinted with an actual leaf) placed over a mesh shade made of copper, brass, bronze or stainless steel.  For the ceramics leaves (or other decorative elements), we have a line of regular glaze colors in addition to being able to work with custom colors.  You may also order bisque fired items (fired once with no glaze) and paint them to match your décor with acrylic or latex paint.   
• Copper pipes and coils form the stem for most of our lamps, although we work with other metals as well.  Retrofitting existing fixtures is also an excellent way to create lamps which are truly unique.  E-mail a picture of  a fixture you have, perhaps that is missing a shade, and we can discuss how we could work with it.
• We can choose from a variety of marble and granite stones make wonderful lamp bases. 
• If you are creative/ do-it-yourself type person, you may consider buying the lamp components from us and finishing them yourself.  (We’ll provide general instructions)