Showing posts with label Tiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tiles. Show all posts

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Beauty for its own sake


Here is another use of tiles on Paddington terraces. Tile as decoration. Very large tile, measuring maybe 9" or 10" across. My guess is that they are original. These are from two separate terraces around the corner from each other. I have only these two examples thus far, but my eyes are peeled!


There is another aspect here that I wish to draw your attention to. Note the stripping down of the painting leaving that delightful patina that looks like it is waiting for for spackle/undercoat/lick of paint. I am seeing this more frequently, but usually on commercial premises. This is the first private house done in this style. Do you like it? I do.