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The Secret Life of Raindrops: The handmade ceramic tiles of Leah Shafir Zahavi

Garden at Night (Dimensions: 24.8” x 31.8” ) Mosaics by Ilana Shafir, integrated with Inspiration Pieces by Leah Shafir Zahavi Leah Shafir Zahavi grew up in Ashkalon, Israel. As a child exploring this 4,000-year-old city on the Mediterranean, she breathed deeply the aroma of almond trees, listened to the receding echo in the rhythmic arches [...]

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White Gold Tile Flooring from Trend Aureo Collection

We LOVE Trend tiles and will be featuring several of their breathtakingly BEAUTIFUL tile flooring and walls tiles at The Decorating Diva.com. Trend captures the very essence of luxury living as illustrated in the above image. This gorgeous room located in the17th century Villa alle Scalette (Trend headquarters) in Vicenza, Italy features luxurious floor and [...]

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Lapiz Ceramic Wall Tiles by Artisan Natalie Blake

Natalie Blake is an artistic genius and we fell in love with her incredible, beautiful and moving sculptural ceramic tile artwork displayed at the Ann Sacks booth (for Kohler ) at the recent Kitchen & Bath Industry Show. We’ve selected a few of our favorites (it was hard to narrow them down – so many [...]

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$1 Million Dollar Diamond Studded LuxTouch Tiles by Pietra Firma

We think even Lady Liz Taylor would be slightly green with envy at the above wall dressed in stunning diamond encrusted wall tiles by Pietra Firma. LuxTouch wall, flooring and ceiling tiles are hand crafted with each individual black marble tile: “ …inlaid with 95 brilliant cut diamonds, mother of pearl and abalone. The centre [...]

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Barcelona Sculptural Ceramic Wall Tile by Natalie Blake Studios

Natalie Blake Studios creates wall art that captivates the imagination and the Barcelona ceramic tile collection proves it. The Barcelona sculptural ceramic wall tiles are elegant, beautifully textured and are richly colored with awe-inspiring hues of red, orange, blue and green. Photo courtesy of Natalie Blake Studios. Home Decor Buyer Resource: Natalie Blake Studios

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Ellen Blakeley of Ellen Blakeley Studio

Many of us walk by shattered glass strewn across sidewalks without giving the glass shards a second thought – other than swerving to avoid stepping on them. California based mosaic artist and principal of Ellen Blakeley Studio, Ellen Blakeley, on the other hand, sees a pool of glistening, broken glass as an artistic inspiration. Meredith [...]

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2009 Christmas 12 Days of Design Notebooks {Days 10-12}

12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 10} 12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 11}  12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 12}   All images copyright of respective owners.

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2009 Christmas 12 Days of Design Notebooks {Days 7-9}

12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 7} 12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 8} 12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 9} All images copyright of respective owners.

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2009 Christmas 12 Days of Design Notebooks {Days 4-6}

12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 4}  12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 5} 12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 6}   All images copyright of respective owners.

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2009 Christmas 12 Days of Design Notebooks {Days 1-3}

 12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 1}          12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 2}  12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 3}  All images copyright of respective owners.

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Bisazza Debuts Showroom at Design Miami 2009

Bisazza debuted it’s fourth U.S. flagship store in the Miami Design District on Tuesday night amidst the excitement and enchantment of Design Miami 2009.  The elegant and glamorous Miami flagship store was designed by Italian architect and director of the Bisazza Design Studio, Carlo Dal Bianco. Rosella Bisazza tells me that Carlo, in addition to [...]

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Sophisticated Glamour: Home Decor & Design Trends 2010

“Sophisticated Glamour” is our second defining design trend  from The Decorating Diva.com’s interior design and decor trends report for 2010. Each day, starting November 30th through December 9th, a new post highlighting our forecasted design directions will publish.  Please subscribe to our RSS services (feed or email) , follow us on Twitter or become a [...]

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Eco-Redefined: Home Decor & Design Trends 2010

ECO REDEFINED Eco-Friendly takes on a new meaning; shifting from focused on the environment (ecological) to focus on the (eco)nomy. Concerns over climbing unemployment, massive debt, home foreclosures and the overall bleak economic forecast has homeowners looking to economically friendly solutions to their home decor and furnishings purchases. This new twist on “eco-friendly”  means seeking [...]

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Bahamian Starfish Tile from Metaltec Innovations

  Create a seaside getaway at home with chic, sculptural metal tiles like the Bahamian Starfish wall tile from Metaltec. Images copyright of respective companies. Home Decor Buyer Resource: Metaltec

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Tree of Life Multi-Color Ceramic Wall Tiles from Natalie Blake Studios

The Tree of Life sculptural ceramic wall tile (amazing wall art in our eyes) from Natalie Blake Studios is a richly colored, hand crafted  visual delight. Photo courtesy of Natalie Blake Studios. Home Decor Buyer Resource: Natalie Blake Studios