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Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc., founded in 2000 by French and American husband and wife team, François and Emmi Micallef, supplies authentic French and Belgian building materials for fine custom home construction.
Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-81404232763530283512017-09-26T10:48:00.002-07:002017-09-26T10:48:47.420-07:00Brushstrokes from Japan, a Hand Painted Minimalist Tile Collection<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reclaimed Belgian Bluestone + Brushstrokes from Japan, a Hand Painted Minimalist Tile Collection<br /><br /><a href="https://pavehdm.com/blogs/news/brushstrokes-from-japan-a-hand-painted-minimalist-tile-collection"><span style="font-size: large;">To read this blog correctly, please do to our new site pavehdm.com</span></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Working for oneself and with François gives me and us the freedom for creation. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Creating a company, websites, videos, our mark in the world...and something we both love to do...creating tile collections. Creating a tile collection is daunting...because seriously...do we really need a new tile collection in this market? With thousands offered on-line and in tile showrooms - why add yet another tile collection? For François and I - it is based on need to fulfill a missing gap of beauty that is not offered elsewhere. We are two people who prefer to depend on each other than artists across the sea to create our ideas for us. Our first idea was the Historic Decorative Tile Lines like our </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://pavehdm.com/collections/delft-tile-collection" style="border: 0px; color: #b45f06; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s;" title="Delft Tile">Delft Tile</a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://pavehdm.com/collections/cuisine-de-monet-decorative-tile-collection" style="border: 0px; color: #b45f06; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s;" title="Cuisine de Monet Blue and White Kitchen Tile for Backsplash">Cuisine de Monet Tile</a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Collections. The word of note here is</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">historic </em><span style="font-family: inherit;">for our reclaimed and aged wood, stone and terra cotta tile floors merit a partnership with materials that swim in similar centuries and countries. I highly dislike a reclaimed 18th century Dalle de Bourgogne French limestone floor with glass subway tile - or even marble cut water jet mosaics with old world motifs. There is simply a disconnect that takes away all authenticity to the regal material of the antique French limestone floor or the French reclaimed terra cotta tile floor or the aged French oak floor etc...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Nearly a year ago, François began his usual routine of suddenly coming to me with various tiles that he was testing and kiln-firing. Seeing the beauty before me of this tile, of these tiles he was presenting to me - a collection began forming in my mind...something Historic Decorative Materials needed. Color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Not only was co<span style="font-family: inherit;">lor a need - but saturated color. The contrast of stone, wood and terra cotta flooring - opaque surfaces with rich, aged patina would perform beautifully next to these reflective surfaces with deep color. As a fine painter and an endless observer of the natural world - a number one rule to beauty is the contrast of aesthetic concepts: elegant/rough, spontaneous/restrained, calm/choppy, satin/texture, vibrant/subdued, dark/light, blurry/sharp etc...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our Historic Decorative Tiles like that of the Delft and Monet Collections also display surface contrast - which is something I love. A matte Fren</span><span style="font-family: "Crimson Text";">ch reclaimed terra cotta tile hexagon floor with the reflective blue and white geometric of the Cuisine de Monet collection is endlessly elegant and classic. The eye never tires of the marriage between white and blue with reds. However...these new tiles offered something new to my eye. The contrast of surface texture and the rich swirls of soulful color.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When I placed one of Francois' creations next to any stone, wood or terra cotta tile floor - my heart skipped a bit. I was observing beauty. Period.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When I design, I incorporate my left and right brain. Where my left brain downloads all the rules of fine painting - and there are many! - my right brain is speaking to my gut - or my soul - do I feel it...? Does it make me giddy or bring a tear to my eye. This was what this collection was doing for me nearly a year ago in it's <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">nascency.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">As an artist, I have a deep appreciation for traditional Japanese paintings. Their rules of fine art, so different from classical European training, make me feel at home. Left of center...where I like to be. These paintings incorporate effects of light, expressions of moods and the play and placement of lights to dark on the canvas, among others. One concept that I cherish is called, "Shibui" - which means "a darkling serenity with a hint of sparkle." For those unsure of the word, "darkling" - this mean "relating to growing darkness". To the birth of a hint of darkness. Shibui also means "the balance of simplicity and complexity that ensures finding new meanings and enriched beauty - that causes aesthetics to grow". As François laid out the tiles before me...I was witnessing Shibui.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ordinary to some perhaps. But I saw beyond an obvious color. The texture of the tiles were coming through like ripples on water or rustled taffeta fabric. I saw also the magic that occurs when glaze meets fire in the kiln. One color becomes nuanced with shades darker, lighter and rushing forth a third color birthed from whimsy of hand painting tile on clay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As I saw more colors with Shibui at play - Japan herself - came to mind. Her coastal waters, bamboo forests, stone gardens, gentle streams - these were the colors I wanted to see - not only see - but to feel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> A year later...after so much testing - François and I decided on a eight color palette. That's it. 8. And to add to that - knowing that the marriage of these eight colors with our reclaimed and aged flooring was imminent - I wanted history to play it's role by interpreting a well-loved design aesthetic - minimalism. Minimalism + Japanese Aesthetic = Calming to the Soul. Please - not this time - no moldings...just a glazed edge. Yes to a tight grout line and yes to these magnificent colors pulled from Japan's natural world. Reclaimed French limestone and French oak floors had enough movement and interest - this masculine energy called Yang. This tile collection would be their Yin - the soft, diffuse textures with colors of the earth, moon and sky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And then...there are the Belgian and French style interiors - known for their muted color palettes, organic materials of stone, wood and terra cotta tile paired with a POP of color. My heart was singing. This pop of color, hand painted on tile that shows aged perfection/imperfection is the quintessential counterpoint that defines these two design aesthetics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The important thing to note - with so many colored tiles on the market today - is the edging. Many hand made tiles have rounded corners - which creates a large grout line - perfect for a Spanish Revival, Malibu or Arts & Crafts aesthetic. But for the French and Belgian aesthetic - elegance + rustic is what the eye seeks. The goal is to create walls of organic color that keep the eye moving like leaves lifting and falling in a gentle autumn wind. This wall of color will sparkle - even in the dark hues - for the surface reflection is like a vintage mirror - just enough for the gleam to enter your vision. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The magic happens when your eye rests upon it's counterpart - whether that be a reclaimed stone floor, a reclaimed or aged wood floor or a reclaimed terra cotta floor...yin meeting yang. Alas...to pair this tile with anything but noble materials would mean lifting up the magic curtain where the rush of beautiful would be replaced with mediocrity. Please don't do this. The secret is in the knowing...just like les truffes, foie gras, La Jaconde...seeing something does not always come with the knowing of something. Look deeper...always.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you are building or renovating a project - and would love <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shibui</em> in your home using noble materials - <span style="border: 0px; color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://pavehdm.com/pages/view-at-pave-french-limestone-tiles-belgian-bluestone-pavers-vintage-wall-tiles-for-kitchen-backsplash" style="border: 0px; color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s;" title="Design Appointment ">please make an appointment with me in our Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc. showroom.</a></em></span> I will show you how to transport your interiors to a place where your eye only knows beauty.</span></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://pavehdm.com/collections/brushstrokes-from-japan-a-minimalist-hand-painted-tile-collection" style="border: 0px; color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s;" title="Brushstrokes from Japan">To view the Brushstrokes from Japan Collection, including specifications and pricing - please click here</a>.</span></span></em></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Emmi Micallef</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Co-Founder and Designer</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Historic Decorative Materials, a Division of Pavé Tile, Wood & </span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Stone, Inc.</span></div>
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The Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Flooring Collection exudes authenticity and beauty like no other wood floor on the market today. It's closest competitor is simply French reclaimed oak floors. The advanced aging technique of our master wood craftsmen translates into an 18th century French oak patina that reveals historic French oak grains and patterns prized in the wood industry. </div>
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The 14 different colors of these aged French oak floors - from grays to oaks to walnut - are achieved not by stains or oils, but by an oxidation process. This process, working within the tannin of the French oak, changes of the composition of the wood fibers from within. This translates into colors so authentic that it is hard to believe these were once new oak planks.</div>
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My latest creative outlet as co-owner of <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/">Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc.</a> and our new division <a href="https://pavehdm.com/">Historic Decorative Materials</a> was to create a YouTube channel to showcase videos of these fabulous aged French oak floors. I wanted others to see and feel the beauty that we see daily in our Pavé showroom that is open by appointment. I am an artist, but with these companies - I also became just knowledgeable enough on Premier Pro, After Effects and Photoshop to give the Kings of France Collection of the vision that I see in my head. I am nearly finished with all the colors, but here are the first 11 videos I produced with 4 more to go. To view all our videos when they are completed, please go to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Historic+Decorative+Materials">Historic Decorative Materials YouTube Channel</a>.</div>
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For pricing and complete specs as well as ordering on-line, <a href="https://pavehdm.com/collections/kings-of-france-aged-french-wide-plank-solid-and-engineered-flooring">please click here</a>.<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Danish White Wash:<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Herringbone Pattern - Color, Smolder.<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Smolder:<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Cepes:<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Aged Cask:<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Cast Iron Mahogany:<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Weathered Grey:<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Walnut:<br />
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors in Charcoal:<br />
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If you are interested in making a design appointment at the Pavé Showroom, please call 413.247.6191. We built Pavé's showroom with beautifully vetted French and Belgian tile, brick, wood and stone building materials and as an artist and designer, I use the rules of painting including light and dark value scale, the saturation scale and hue/color to combine the right reclaimed and aged building materials and how it relates to the interiors of one's home. The Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Flooring Collection, with 14 different colors, helps me to design freely and pair it beautifully with our Reclaimed French Limestone Floors like our Dalle de Bourgogne and Bars de Montpellier or our antique Belgian Bluestone pavers. <br />
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Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-3755602149666124552017-03-21T09:52:00.002-07:002017-03-21T09:59:26.727-07:00Three Design Boards using Reclaimed Veneer Belgian Red Bricks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are a lot of bricks on the market today. Brick has been a building material for centuries across the globe for exterior structures, but thanks to the industrial vintage trend, finding an exposed interior brick wall is like discovering gold.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, if one is building a new structure, one has the opportunity to erect an interior brick wall. But why all the fuss? What makes these brick walls so loved by so many? In terms of design, it's about texture and color. However, not all bricks are alike and getting the wrong color and wrong texture of brick will not allow for too many design successes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is where I want to lavish praise on our Reclaimed Veneer Belgian Red Bricks. As a veneer, one does not need to create a standing wall of brick to achieve that focal wall - one simply needs to install the brick with cement and use a grout bag to fill-in the joints. The market is inundated with veneer brick so this is not too ground breaking. But what is ground breaking, is the fabulous texture of the reclaimed Belgian brick and it's inherit color ranges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the first of three design boards I created using our reclaimed veneer Belgian bricks. Thanks to time and the clay used over 150 years ago in Belgium, we are witnessing a brick that has inherent oak and stone colors within the soft reds. This allowed me to create a design board with a tone-on-tone theme while highlighting textural contrast for interest. The Maison d'Isabelle Aged French Limestone Flooring has a satin and hammered patina that holds the eye while it's color variation remains minimal. These beautiful stone oak colors within the Maison d'Isabelle French Limestone partner perfectly with the stone oak colors inside the veneer bricks. I then chose in our Kings of France 18th Century Oak Flooring Collection the wide plank floor called Vintage Oak. The Vintage Oak color is again at play within the veneer brick and the same tonal value as the Maison d'Isabelle French limestone, just a richer color saturation. This is a circle that they eye finds so appealing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In this design board, my intent was to highlight the creams and whites inherent in our reclaimed veneer Belgian brick. This is a twist on a traditional kitchen using our Perfect Cream White subway tile that remains a classic, but definitely with a European vintage feel due to it's soft edging and crazed texture. I love the reflection and smoothness of the subway tile contrasting with the opaque, brick texture of our veneer reclaimed bricks. The eye loves this, for we love contrast - but not a too extreme contrast. Thanks to the soft reds and creams within the veneer reclaimed bricks, our Perfect Cream White subway tile has found a perfect partner for a focal wall. I wanted to continue with a light ambiance so I chose in our Kings of France 18th century Oak Flooring Collection the wide-plank floors in Aged Cask. These lighter white oak colors, like that of a cask oak barrel, keeps the light values on the floor while synchronizing with the cream whites of the subway tile and the creams within the veneer reclaimed Belgian brick. We have completed another circle for the eye and this makes us happy in the interior design world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Final Design Board...Design Board 3:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last design board is classic in terms of a Belgian interior design color path. Mixing oak + blue + red is seen throughout Belgium interiors and not only that, but blending modern with farmhouse styles, hold interest to the eye due to contrasting textures. In this design board I chose our Mid-Century Modern Aged Belgian Bluestone because I love the satin, smooth patina with slight reflection against the opacity of the bricks and wood flooring. This modern element, that contrasts with the vintage textures, is sublime. When it comes to the red element of this style, I love our Belgian veneer reclaimed red brick because it's not the primary color red that screams so loudly, "I am red!". This is not the goal to mix two primary colors - red and blue - like from a crayon box. The goal is subtlety - meaning soft reds and hopefully other colors within the red brick, like ours have with the stone and oak colors. These oak colors, within the veneer brick, are the bridge to the Belgian bluestone, for oak and black blues together have the same light value on the light to dark value scale. This means our eye reads two colors - but our mind feels a unison of one color group. This is why I chose Cèpes this time from our Kings of France 18th Century Oak Flooring Collection. These deep oak colors are drinking in the rich blue blacks of the Belgian bluestone - so again, two colors but one color group. Finally, having a focal wall or back splash of the reclaimed veneer Belgian bricks adds a light value that brings up the depth of the blues and oaks, keeping the contrast of light and dark at play. The soft, opaque brick textures contrast to the smooth aged wood floors and the satin patina of the Belgian bluestone - which allows a final, third circle to be completed in this study.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Phew! This is a lot of information and perhaps you got through the entire blog? I hope so and I hope you have become inspired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;">Emmi Micallef<br />Co-Founder, Historic Decorative Materials, a Division of Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc.</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #313438; font-family: "crimson text"; font-size: 17px;">This color in Danish Whitewash creates the authentic ambiance so many people love when designing a Danish inspired ambiance. This color also lends itself so well when creating a modern farmhouse aesthetic.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #313438; font-family: "crimson text"; font-size: 17px;">Parquet de Versailles flooring in an aged worn oak, exuding it's natural colors, is timeless.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #313438; font-family: "crimson text"; font-size: 17px;">Smolder is the color that has the perfect balance of browns and greys. A richness that is authentic as it is historic.</span><br />
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Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-25962563456433966012017-03-04T08:28:00.002-08:002017-03-04T08:28:34.086-08:00Design Board: The Belgian Farmhouse Modern Aesthetic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mixing materials and styles is the key to achieving the Belgian Farmhouse Modern Aesthetic. The contrast between old world and new makes both elements pop and the eye never tires of these juxtaposed surface textures</div>
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Where to begin? I would begin with LIGHT. Large windows that fill the room with light is the first essential in a Belgian interior. After that has been established, the combination of colors for this aesthetic is blue/blacks + reds + oak.</div>
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The blue/black colors are achieved with two elements: the stone floors and the metal beams.</div>
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Begin with the floor. Historic Decorative Materials 17th Century Antwerp Aged Belgian Bluestone Pavers are an authentic and beautiful choice to achieve the "farmhouse" part of this Belgian Farmhouse Modern aesthetic.</div>
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These 17th Century Antwerp Aged Belgian Bluestone pavers are bar none when it comes to authentic reproduction of 17th century bluestone. Hand-finished, the rich blue black colors, the variation of the blue tones and finally the light and dark values add historic interest and character.</div>
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And when these floors are installed along with the black metal casings and rafters - the magic begins. Think of a mountainous horizon with the tactile textures of the stone peaks set up against the silky blue sky. This is nature at her best and the contrast of these two elements is well...divine.</div>
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Ok - next up...the color oak. Oak and blue/black is a match made in design heaven. Why do blues and browns partner so well? In my opinion, it is about value which is the degree of light an element brings into a room. The both have similar values on the light-dark scale, maybe a 5 or 6. This means that even though they are two separate colors, they read as one element in the room because their light/dark contrast is neutralized. And to create a brown - one mixes it's compliements. So to achieve an oak color, one could mix blue +orange. The brown color, holding a blue tone within it as well as an orange tone is an inherent compliment to the blue/black of the Belgian bluestone.</div>
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The image above is Historic Decorative Materials Kings of France Aged French Oak Wide-Plank flooring in Weathered Oak. These pre-finished oak floors could easily compare to 17th century reclaimed French oak planks. Hand-finished with aging techniques held secret on top of that mountain I spoke about earlier, comparing these woods floors to any other on the market would be futile at best.</div>
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And finally, the last amazing element in this design blog for the Belgian Farmhouse Modern Aesthetic is reclaimed Belgian red bricks. The soft color palette of the reclaimed Belgian red brick is not off-puttingly "too red". Red and blue are both primary colors and it is best to install a soft red that won't compete in saturation to the blues already established in the Belgian bluestone pavers.</div>
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Spending time in Belgium and France, one becomes accustom to the style of beauty that is seen in the lovely old world European home of Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen. Architectural Digest covered their home in September 2013 with glossy images of light-filled rooms installed with reclaimed and aged French oak flooring and antique Belgian Bluestone pavers. It is now February 2017 and the Brady/Bündchen home is a beacon of style for American shores, where the aesthetic across that European pond is still a mix-match of styles that I have a hard time defining. One simply will not find so many materials used in one place as designers and homeowners seem to do in the United States. I have a three color rule maximum and in regards to material - less is more.</div>
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What does this mean then for someone who wants to translate the spectacular look and feel of the Brady/Bündchen home? Where would one start? </div>
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The first thing is to choose materials that transmit the French and Belgian farmhouse aesthetic into a home and starting with the flooring is the anchor to which all other elements will depend. To capture the flooring of Tom and Gisele's home, who used antique French oak wide plank wood floors and antique Belgian bluestone pavers throughout, one does not have to look further than Historic Decorative Materials Kings of France Aged Wide Plank Oak Flooring Collection or Original Patina 17th & 18th Century French Reclaimed Oak Flooring Collection.</div>
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As a wide-plank floor in either solid or engineered, one can also add interest by installing the Parquet de Versailles aged French oak wood floors like Tom and Gisele did in their home.</div>
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Not all bluestone is alike in terms of color and texture. Bluestone is quarried all over the world including China and Vietnam. Of course, my preference is the authentic Belgian bluestone...from Belgium. At Historic Decorative Materials, we have the original antique 17th century Belgian bluestone salvaged from churches, squares and fine manor homes around Belgium or aged Belgian bluestone pavers that are aged to look like 18th century stones. The Brady/Bündchen home uses antique Belgian bluestone that creates a sea of blue/black patina that contrasts with their white soft stucco walls and arched porticos.</div>
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I am happy to say that the quality and the provenance of their antique Belgian bluestone pavers is found as well with us, at Historic Decorative Materials. We pride ourselves on not settling for any material that is not the authentic material, and as seen from the images below, the color and patina of our antique Belgian bluestone pavers are extraordinary.</div>
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At this point, I am swaying a bit away from the Brady/Bündchen home in terms of style. The article in Architectural Digest describes their home as "old-world European architecture—think French château via the Pacific Coast Highway". The reality is not everyone lives on the California coast and the final two design elements I am personally adding are not only beautifully authentic with the materials discussed so far, but very much on trend 2017.</div>
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The first is the antique blue grey fireplace from Burgundy, France. In it's simplicity - it is breathtaking. And it goes without saying that the blue grey French stone with it's sister flooring of Belgian bluestone is a heavenly match of quiet, neutral soft tones, perfectly paired with the warm cognac and cèpes colors of the aged French oak wood floors. The hearth and firebox would be most complete when using our reclaimed Belgian blue gray bricks. This will add texture and contrast to the smooth curved stone of the fireplace mantel but remain within the blue grey color tones that would read as one piece on a wall.</div>
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And last but not least is a decorative tile that adds refreshing contrast to the subdued surfaces at play here. In Tom and Gisele's home, they chose a reclaimed Tunisian tile with a multitude of colors. This was back in 2013. Today, with Elle Decor claiming celestial prints on trend now in 2017 (and I am never one to chase trends...ever), it just so happens I painted a celestial design that is found in our 16th Century On the Road to Florence Italian Decorative Tile Collection. I unearthed lost Renaissance archives of 17th Century Florentine motifs and repainted the designs onto tile. I choose a Florentine Midnight blue glaze - a blue black that synchronizes with the blues of the Belgian bluestone and provides a cooler contrast to the warm French wood floors.</div>
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I will end this blog with the image that began it...pulling back all the deconstructed elements into one design board for the overall effect. And overall, when I view these materials, it triggers warm memories with friends I have had in the French and Belgium countryside. The natural materials with the blue-greys, cognacs and whites make for a peaceful and lovely existence. </div>
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Designing a home today with so much choice on the market is daunting. I believe this is why many homeowners have gone to a white-on-white aesthetic. While this white design has it's place and is beautiful, it creates a coldness, a not well-lived in, unrealistic environment. Perfection is not the goal here. Living is. Adding kids toys and clothing and books and mail to a white-on-white perfection is a constant stain and the need to keep extremely tidy may weigh on the homeowner. When a home has an already warm, well-lived in ambiance, perhaps a homeowner will feel more mindful and enjoy the moments of her beautiful home instead of creating a checklist of things that need to be done.</div>
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As a wrap up achieving the Brady/Bündchen home, who honors a life well-lived, sticking with a few select, warm materials throughout the home, will help in the design process. As for me, in love with the French and Belgian farmhouse aesthetic, hats off to Tom and Gisele whose home exemplifies this authentic style, ahead of the trends back in 2013.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Pairing a beautifully aged French limestone paver or an aged French oak wide-plank floor with a subway tile or a sleek marble water jet mosaic back splash perhaps has its place. It is true that eclectic décor, mixing different design materials, can create intriguing spaces. And it is also true how cloying an interior can become when focusing solely on one single aesthetic, like the outdated Tuscan style ambiance with heavy architectural wood moldings and heavy decorative tile motifs in a multitude of colors.</span><br />
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What was the middle ground? Decorative tiles that exude beauty, history, elegance and subtlety to pair with historic materials seemed to be more of a yearning for us - not a reality.</div>
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Context. As a former high school French teacher, I learned in graduate school that to teach anybody anything - one must place information in a student's own hierarchical knowledge context. Direct translation aside, the subject pronoun "I" can be substituted with "je" and so forth. This knowledge ran through my mind as I toyed with the idea of painting my own decorative wall tile collections for our company. I needed to stay within a context of what many understood and of course, related to.</div>
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I knew from the multitude of design patterns on the marketplace today, designs are accepted and loved by many. I also realized many of these designs don't have a context for those who purchase them - but they have an instinct to love them none-the-less. My goal then was to take the love of pattern, fit it into an historic context for our French and Belgian building materials, and hopefully with the story behind the designs, the "why" in creating them - our vision would be completed and understood.</div>
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At this point, I have created four historical decorative tile collections, two more on the way, with deep roots in art history. The colors I have chosen are subtle. The decorative motifs are elegant and not overdone and they work incredibly well with antique materials without being cloying. Pairing these decorative wall tile collections with antique or aged wood and stone flooring made sense for us within our company. We know the strength of classic, beautifully made materials that transcend time and trends. We believe we did add something relevant into this tile world - and this to us, makes for a beautiful home.<br />
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We hope you will be inspired.</div>
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It's been some time since I wrote a blog for Pavé. My time has been needed elsewhere...since we will soon be launching a division of Pavé - an e-commerce site called Historic Decorative Materials. But this is not the point of this blog...that one will surely come.<br />
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This blog is something personal - from where I get constant inspiration...from François' birthplace and our summer trips to Provence...Apt, France to be more specific.<br />
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Being an American - I partly define myself as a Francophile. I was a French high school teacher - but beyond that - the French language always holds a passion for me. The words do fall from my tongue. I finally understand more nuances than during my college years studying l'imparfait. Married to a Frenchman for nearly 17 years - I still have not accomplished the upside down smile - although my daughter has. The standards and exactitude of the French cultural when it comes to food, beauty, architecture - it's all very real. We can spend upwards of 15 minutes discussing what is the perfect angle to slice un gâteau that has an irregular form. Sentences like, "ce n'etait pas mauvais" discussing the cake afterward - the most amazing cake I have yet to experience...was qualified as, "it was not bad". This is exactitude. This means that surely someone else somewhere can make a more delicious and more beautiful cake. The bar is always that high. Maybe unachievable...<br />
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Circling back to my life - Pavé, François - creating art and providing beauty...we are always searching to perfect our products....we see the standard of beauty in our minds...we know it exists...and we want to reach that high. We follow our passions - we follow our instincts....and we get inspired from our summers in Provence.<br />
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Walking in Provence - in small villages like Oppedette, Viens, Vachères, Céreste is the most favorite and crucial "loisir" François and I do when we are in Provence. We take it in - most times in silence...the beauty leaves us speechless.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This unsurpassed beauty from an artisan so long ago...is there a more beautiful entry elsewhere? I believe not...but I'm not French....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harvesting Lavender with Oliver, François' First Cousin</td></tr>
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A day spent with Oliver - François came home smelling like lavender fields and sleeping like a baby that night. </div>
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Aside from our famous walks - the second best "loisir" is spending hours Saturday morning in Apt...Le Marché d'Apt.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What to cook tonight????</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merci, Monsieur for having your bar raised so magnificently high for your bread!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Les Melons de Cavaillon...soooo good!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summers Fruits in Provence</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a normal everyday cheese stand...there's that bar again....oh so high....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le Mistral - as seen through my daughter's hair.</td></tr>
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I hope you enjoyed this blog as much as I did writing it. I am still in awe of the beauty. I will forever be running after that bar...achievements of beauty that may only be found in the Heavens....</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Dalle d'Aquitaine exudes authenticity. Fabricated from one of the best manufacturer's of French limestone in France, this outdoor installation has an enhancer sealer to bring out a richer patina and darker tonal values.</td></tr>
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As Pavé Tile, Wood and Stone, Inc. continues to grow - François and I continue to stretch ourselves<br />
professionally and artistically to match our highest expectations for this company that we began 15 years ago. Although I have not blogged since last August - silence does not mean complacency. <br />
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First and foremost, we are working with a new supplier in France that is "Le top de top!" for quarrying and finishing French limestone - so loved for it's durability and elegance and history.<br />
We have brought to stock two French limestone that are antiqued with a savoir faire that François - who is oh soooo picky - is pleased pleased pleased with these finishes. And from the photos and my own experience handling them, photographing them and blogging about them - I see why.<br />
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As co-owner of Pavé, I have done my share of traveling around France, meeting suppliers, seeing and touching reclaimed as well as antiqued limestone - and I have become as well quite discerning. When I was younger and living in France, I assumed that every French restaurant would be good...and to my astonishment...that was not the case. This applies everywhere really - to not assume anything. I will say the French limestone manufacturers I have met and we have worked with through the years are STILL ahead of the game in terms of quality and authenticity. However, the company that we work with today is beyond our expectations for they have invested in the newest technology and education that puts these limestones ahead of the rest.<br />
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The two colors we are stocking are Dalle d'Aquitaine and Dalle de Charentes. Where Dalle d'Aquitaine are creams, wheats and subtle golds - Dalle de Charentes are greys, cafe and wheat. The sizes are <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">are stocked in 12”/16”/20” x Random lengths with the thickness being ¾”</span>.<br />
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As casual as these photos are - taking them right when they arrived from France - you can imagine what they will do to a living space. Creating a solid foundation under foot whispering of elegance and that quiet French discreteness that speaks volumes about those who live there.<br />
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We will be opening our showroom by appointment only - and will have on view not only these two limestones, but others that will have different ranges and textures from this same supplier.<br />
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French Limestone is a magnificent product and viewing it installed in our showroom next to our own Provence Ancienne French Oak flooring is delightful to say the least. The colors and textures of these two authentic and organic products fit hand and glove. <br />
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The question you may ask - what is setting this French Limestone apart from all the other stones on the over saturated stone market? First, it's the absolute certainty that this is the real deal - these stones are from one supplier in France working as hard as you and I, to bring to market authentic French limestone. It's the real source. And we - Pavé - are truthful in our selling practices, period. <br />
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Secondly, please look at the quality of the textures - it's subtle undulations, variations, veining, edging and worn patina. This is no easy accomplishment to achieve this level of aging. This is not to be taken for granted. Other stones at quick glance may seem similar - as well as...truffles from China.... Did anyone see that documentary???? I digress....<br />
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And as for my excuse for not blogging since last August? After 9 months - I just finished painting all my decoratives - 109 new designs - 8 new Collections for a new division we will be opening at Pavé called Historic Decorative Tile. This is an extremely large expansion of our wall tile division, but I remained true to who we are - focusing on historic designs from the 14th - 17th centuries France, Italy, England and the Moorish region of North Africa and Southern Spain. These tiles are all hand made, kiln fired in our Massachusetts facility and allowing to be purchased through the click and buy site we are in the middle of developing. The colors synchronize with all our French Limestone dallage flooring as well as our Provence Ancienne French oak floors.<br />
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We look forward to the coming months to see real advancements now - after a long period of quiet yet intense creation. That is what François and I love about Pavé - it is our talent alone - working with our hands and our abilities that bring forth to market products of which we are proud.<br />
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A Bientôt!<br />
Emmi MicallefPavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-44170592599404749672014-08-15T10:47:00.000-07:002014-09-03T07:17:14.713-07:00Antiqued Delft Tile, Francois 1er and PAVÉ<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A lot has been happening to PAVÉ over the past year. As I had written before, we moved. This move was imposed upon us by us for the conditions of the building were unsafe from those one hundred years ago. Fast forward to now...in a light filled, high ceiling, well-ventilated 14,000 sq ft facility with a 1200 sq ft attached showroom (open by appointment only beginning Spring 2015) - our creativity went into over drive. We are working on a new division of Pavé that will be called Historic Decorative Tile. I have been busy painting new series for our Antiqued Delft Tile which you will see in this blog, and as well as our Monet Collection - I will be painting in grays, blues and ochers our Montmartre, Carriage House, and Maison de Tunisie Collection as well as adding a new collection called On the Road to Florence. These tiles will be hand decorated with my original paintings onto our beautiful hand made porcelain glazed crackled bisque tile.<br />
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As everything takes time...I wanted to post some of my new Delft Tile Series. This first one is called Les Villageois for I have this need to turn everything into something French...being a former high school French teacher et al...<br />
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Our new division, Historic Decorative Tile will have it's own website - which I am also designing. What drives my days (probably not yours...) is watching documentaries like last night with François on Voila TV. It was a show on Chambord - the Château of François 1er (no relation). We visited Chambord a couple of summers ago although to me, it seemed like yesterday, while taking in as much as possible via TV, the utter beauty of this place. As I sit there mesmerized by the inlays and carvings in tile, wood and stone, I quietly sift through our Pavé Collections in my mind, present ones and those to come, thinking which ones could make an honest go at being accepted in a place like Chambord. I was happy to announce to my husband that I could see a few of our collections there - a sweet dream that made me wonder if Francois 1er would agree. Of course, my Francois does...but I don't know if that counts.<br />
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Yes...it is true. We are that nerdy. Or we are that authentic. I prefer the latter. So as my days are filled with creating, painting and running Isabelle to and fro - camp and play dates until school starts up again - my time is limited and thus, a bit slow going in terms of revealing new collections and new websites. However, my daughter will always be my first jewel...so Pavé must sit patiently until her time comes. Which it will...<br />
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More to come...<br />
A bientôt!<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
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Perhaps some of you took notice...or not...but we did officially change our company name from Pavé Tile and Stone, Inc. to Pavé, Tile, Wood and Stone, Inc. As a new cornerstone of our Collections, our Provence Ancienne French oak floors help to continue toward what our goal has always been...to tastefully bring to the American market an authentic European aesthetic.<br />
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With soooo much on the market - with so many styles and tastes - it can be hard to decipher what really should go together in a home. I believe there is an adage with many American tastes...more is more. The more colors, materials and textures - blending Italian ornate with American colonial etc...it can make one disoriented to say the least. However, I do see a back lash to that - with kitchens done in white on white on white with that added gray. It is beautiful...but safe...and it's what every Jone's is doing lately.<br />
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In Europe, not always true - but at times true - the adage could go...less is more. This means perhaps one flooring material running throughout the home - not overly done - less swirls and moldings and trim and stone sizes etc...yet with a beautiful decorative and a pop of color. As a company - we have our feet in old world Europe - but selling to the American market. It is my hope that Mr. Jone's will begin to have free will and design not like his neighbor Mr. Smith. <br />
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We do take risks at Pavé...with more to come...but any one of our products is designed to nearly go with any one of our other products. Close your eyes and point - and soon your home could be tastefully done - perhaps even artfully done...risking what Mrs. Jone's could say...but really...do we care?<br />
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If I did, I would not be doing Pavé at all...but importing white tile and white stone from China. In the end...for there is that...we leave a design legacy for future generations. There is a design legacy in France, in Italy, in Morocco...but what is it in America? We are of the people who can meld and recreate - like mixing old world Europe with modern cool...now that I love and I term it frankly the 21st century aesthetic. There is nothing like the sleekness of cool metal next to old wood and terra cotta tile....It's also called Industrial and you can find some wonderful examples on Houzz under that style rubric.<br />
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Understanding there are enough companies creating contemporary
everything - I would like to think of Pavé as adding a small bit to
this design puzzle...as in a Willy Wonka like flourish....bringing forth
authentic Europe materials - edited so as not to become too sweet or
giddy...and beg homeowners. designers and architects to pair it with
justice...keeping it vintage or mixing it up...just mix it up authentically.<br />
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A Bientôt!<br />
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<br />Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-46000342224296479202014-03-17T10:05:00.000-07:002014-03-17T10:05:24.374-07:00Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc. is Expanding!<h4 style="text-align: left;">
<b>As of March 2014, Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc. has moved to a larger manufacturing facility.</b> </h4>
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the success of our pre-finished vintage French oak floors as well as
our exclusive terra cotta floor and wall decorative tile collections -
we have moved to a larger facility. This new facility will allow us to
increase production of all our products and add new collections to our
repertoire of artisanal tile wall and floor collections. In the
pipeline of new collections to come will be a Montmartre Wall Tile
Collection that exudes 14th-16th Century France ( yes...certainly for
the masses ), On the Road to Florence that will be a 21st century take
on a 17th Century Italian Renaissance Aesthetic....it's coming out
beautifully...I might add...a subway tile that is glorious and so Pavé
with a vintage Japanese twist and finally for the love of Delft...I am
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decorative paintings that I did which will be among the 14 new designs
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Never have we followed the same path
of other tile companies...if one thing can be said, François and I continue to
beat to our own drum...we follow our own cobblestone path...a trail leading to
classic aesthetics that cross time and place - that can become new again that
once seemed too old....well....old would not be the word....vintage is more
like it....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A bientôt, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Emmi Micallef</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc. </span></div>
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Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-60069625575615915752013-12-04T09:29:00.000-08:002013-12-04T18:34:27.843-08:00Maison de Tunisie Vintage Terra Cotta Tile Collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is something appealing when one stumbles across authenticity. I can remember when François and I first started Pavé and we were showing at Coverings. Men with their little black cameras taking pictures of our products just to return from where they came across the sea, to copy all our hard work and originality. I say to those men with this collection - good luck.<br />
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Pavé's Maison de Tunisie Vintage Wall Tile Collection takes 10 steps to achieve what we believe, a comparable tile to a real antique. Ten steps. Yes...we are crazy. But we would never create something we did not believe in ourselves. So ten steps later and two years later, we are have arrived to this point of authenticity.<br />
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Authenticity of what? We certainly did not recreate the wheel...these Tunisian, Moresque designs have been done and redone for over 3000 years! But...how flattering to recreate these same motifs for over 3000 years...why not Pavé? Pavé is picky. We will not create a new collection that does not exude who we are authentically. François's father being a professor for a time in Tunisia, he and his siblings lived in Carthage, Tunisia. He grew up among the Jasmin and palm trees, ate dates from the trees in their family's gardens and learned Arabic, writing the letters carefully with ink and plume. Here is in fact a picture of François (on the right, standing up) with his younger brother Emmanuel and sister Anne in their gardens.<br />
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But I digress. Whether one is French, Tunisian or American, there is something about these Moresque motifs that appeal to all our senses. Sometimes I ponder this. Why these designs? I, as well as François, like "chunky" designs, designs one can grab and hold with the eye. I am not pleased with over ornate motifs...they in fact make me dizzy.<br />
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Why 10 steps? The first few is simply making hand made European terra cotta tile - high fired and glorious, a quality without compare. From there, in our studios we do 8 more steps...and voilà! We have 19 different motifs that come in 8 different colors. This is where I step in...the American francophone. As a former French high school teacher, lived in France, married a French guy and our daughter's first language is French - I am still very much American. I get us. I know, without generalizing...but in general, most American decors welcome pattern...but not too much. Most American decors like color...but not too much! A touch, a splash. Thank goodness beige has been replaced probably by white - or by gray - but with an added zing, maybe paired with apricot or chartreuse. So in this collection, we were very aware of color. The colors still must seem authentic to Tunisia but translated ever so slightly for the American color palette.<br />
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Texture. Of course through a computer screen - you could not possibly know the surface texture of this collection. I will define it for you. It's like a patina glass. The decorative seems to be floating just underneath vintage glass with a slight crackle. And yes, crackle is overdone in the tile market - but this tile called for it. Period. The crackle is done elegantly and adds to the authenticity of this collection.<br />
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Another fun part of creating an authentic Tunisian terra cotta tile collection is in the names. I love naming my designs and colors. I fully believe a name for a certain motif and a name for a certain color is a necessity when trying to translate how I feel and view about our products. For me, our collections must speak to my soul or I will not have a passion for them. I have names like Femme Berber and Tunisian Wedding to Souk and Place Victoire. I have colors like oxblood, sky and sea mist. I envision myself in this country and using the right word - my mind almost believes I am there. I feel an openness - a big clear sky, a dark marine sea, a sea mist raised by winds, the sand beneath my feet, café one drinks that is rich and bitter...<br />
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This is just a sampling of the Maison de Tunisie Vintage Terra Cotta Tile Collection. <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=5&xpid=38">If you would like to view the entire collection as well as all the names, colors and motifs, please click here.</a><br />
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So much is going on at Pavé...I have been quiet for awhile...but it's simply because François and I have been creating. Next up is a collection close to my heart, The Montmartre European Terra Cotta Flooring Collection. I added more designs and glaze colors. I will be in my studio photographing the lovely boards François has made for me. Look for that soon in the next blog and on our site. And something so exciting will be On The Road to Florence Wall Collection - Florentine elegance and color inspired from the 16th century with my little American twist.<br />
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We hope you enjoy our hard work and authenticity! Kudos to François, for without his incredible hard work and meticulousness, Pavé would just be pretty designs on pieces of paper. It is he who has tamed hand made European terra cotta tile. Period.<br />
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Perhaps you are as obsessed as François and I when it comes to hand made European terra cotta tile...or perhaps not. But if you were...you would understand why these 3 simple photographs I will show you in this blog are the achievements of our lifetime. (Not really - that would be our 7 year old daughter.)<br />
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However, If I could take you behind the scenes - the back story on how we finally achieved this feat - well...it would take 13 years. The number of years we yearned, pleaded, tested and screamed for this clay. And suddenly...we finally got it. Alas...you would like to know how we achieved this remarkable achievement because, the reality is that Mother Earth does not like to produce yellow clay too often, but we cannot tell you :)<br />
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What we can tell you is that the photographs I have taken are just the beginning. Waiting for this stock is like waiting on a shipment of truffles. When the stock arrives - and a few boards are made - I will show you the beauty of this clay. As hand made terra cotta tile connoisseurs - François and I are oh so picky. We want the perfect texture, the satin patina, just the right aging for the edges not to be too this or that...and the colors...these are wheats and they are straws. Colors that are warm and neutral - something designers have been craving.<br />
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The Farmhouse Provencal Terra Cotta Tile Collection will be more than a collection reminiscent of the warm days in Provence - it will speak of the warmth of everyday living - the cleanness when mixed with whites - the modern edge when mixed with grays. It will hold a room hostage in beauty - it will be elegant, subtle, old and already story-filled. </div>
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Although it's been a while since I last wrote, this does not mean François and I are not creating at Pavé. In fact, this Winter we have been working overtime in developing new tile lines and improving on the ones we have already produced. This brings me to <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=5&xpid=24">Villa Raffinato Italian Glazed Wall Tile Collection.</a><br />
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By the name, one would think this is a tile that we simply import from Italy. But that is only half true. We do import this tile from Italy - hand made and fired following centuries old techniques. It arrives as a bisque - where François and I marvel at what we can create with such a blank canvas. That is how we feel about each of our terra cotta tiles from various European countries. Whether it be from France, Italy, Spain and soon Portugal...each clay brings to us a flurry of ideas - and apprehensions. What works on one clay from one specific region in Europe will simply not work on another. The testing and developing of glazes to work with the various compositions of each clay is mind-boggling. <br />
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This comes to mind another thought. Home building, home decor, home renovation etc. is a highly competitive business. There are so many companies out there competing for the buyer who will purchase and install their product. It's at a point where the buyer at times begins to take for granted what is presented before them. They can quickly compare tiles, prices, ETA's...but Francois and I know that they are not comparing apples to apples. Comparing a mass produced relief tile with similar colors to say, one of our art tiles - hand made, unqiue and well-crafted can bring us to our knees. Unfortunately, there are those who do not care about the authenticity and talent behind the tile. There are those who cannot even understand the beauty of what they are looking at. The deluge of tile - that replicates itself - meaning copies of copies that companies yet copy - make the buyer believe this is all there is. This is what is suppose to be in their homes. And when they see something different - to some - different is not mainstream - and have no courage to put something not mainstream in their kitchens. How many Blanco Carrara marble kitchens have been installed in America in the last 5 years? Gray and white - clean and safe. Or the over patterned, over zealous, too saturated in color tiles that make American kitchens appear gaudy? To say the least... it's a study in extremes when I peruse Houzz.<br />
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This brings me back to Pavé. Pavé is different, but we would never bring something to market that I did not believe is European elegance. We are inspired by European Art History combined with an American aesthetic. Our tiles bring subtly, color and uniqueness that yes, Mr. and Mrs. Smith probably won't have down the street. OK - as an artist and manufacturer of fine art tile - I have said my peace. For now :)<br />
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Our improved upon Villa Raffinato Collection is something François and I are going to install in our kitchen. If you have not guessed, I am a bit critical and picky about art tile - and I seek a tile that must adhere to a few points. First, will I get bored of it? Second, is it over-the-top gaudy? Third, does the tile have a nice edge, tight grout lines but still look vintage? A pet peeve of ours is large grout lines with terra cotta tiles. If the tile is well-made - meaning well-made...you will not have to open the joint to have a plum surface. And we do not like rounded corners, period. Our Villa Raffinato Collection is the terra cotta tile that wins my heart (for now..for we do have coming On the Road to Florence!). It's a gloriously, well-crafted hand made terra cotta tile - that can be seen with the tight grout lines. The glaze - gazing upon the glaze - is like my eyes bathing in color - yet the color is interesting - with specks or crazing or crackling or various values or flashing - it's holding my attention for it's complicated yet simple beauty.<br />
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This is a collection that speaks of the Italian country side. There are no frills - it's a life of hard work and immense beauty. Colors are rich in the simplicity of every day living.<br />
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As for our kitchen, I like contrast of values. So we will put the Caramel on the wall with a concrete charcoal counter top. The walls with this color will make me feel warm when our New England gray is all that I see. In summer, I will bask in this earth tone after spending my afternoon in our garden, still feeling the sun on my skin. It's a tile that I will live with and it will take care of me.<br />
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After my Tuscan inspiration, I became hyper-focused on Florence. Within the coming months, On the Road to Florence will be our next collection that speaks of the Florentine aesthetic and tones - with elegant patterns yet still not without a vintage feel. Old world European elegance will forever remain in my heart.<br />
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A bientôt!<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
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What is most relevant to a client when searching a product on-line? For me, if I find I site that is offering a product or service I either need or want - probably the first thing I do is find out who they are. "About Us" is my click of choice before I do any crawling on any site. I want to know with whom I am dealing - real people? robots? <br />
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If the site passes my test for authenticity of product and/or person - I will peruse the product. But close after will be that "testimonial" click. Reviews for me can easily solidify a purchase or...not. At Pavé, I treasure our<a href="http://www.pavetile.com/testimonials.php"> testimonial page</a>. I understand how busy our clients are - and when they find the time to photograph their home - their personal space and send it off with thoughtful reviews of our product and service - I am overjoyed. <br />
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Recently we received a testimonial of our <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=1&xpid=8">St. Tropez Collection.</a> Not only did this client send beautiful installation photos - but his testimonial spoke volumes about our European terra cotta tile. This was a client searching for a terra cotta tile floor - and learned through his experience there were three essential types. He saw value and beauty in each of them - but chose the St. Tropez Collection. If you are in the market for a terra cotta tile floor, reading his testimonial below will help you navigate those terra cotta tile waters brilliantly - and objectively through the eyes of a client. <br />
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Thank you, Brooks!<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé Tile & Stone, Inc.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="background-color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"> "It is not simply the product itself, which is truly unique, but also
the degree of support provided by François that has been so great. In
addition to the tile, Pavé provided all of the materials necessary to
achieve the antiqued look we sought. Perhaps most importantly, François
also gave me the instruction needed to ensure the quality of the
installation. François insisted on walking through the process with me<span></span>
over the phone. He was always prompt in answering any questions and
patient with my queries. </span></span></b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="background-color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;">Of course, the bottom line is the finished
product and we couldn't be more pleased with a floor that is both
timeless in its look and will outlast us and our home. I imagine a
hundred years from now Pavé will be reclaiming this tile. </span></span></b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="background-color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;">My wife and I
wanted the look of antique terra cotta tile for our new home. The only
options we were able to find were various types of Mexican Saltillo and
reclaimed tile from Europe. The saltillo tile, while nice, lacked the
European look we were after. Reclaimed tile was beautiful; however, it
presented a number of challenges due to the weight of the product and
requirement that it be set in a fairly thick mortar bed. We were about
to give up when we came across <span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.pavetile.com/collections.php?xsid=1">Pavé Tile's hand made terra cotta collections.</a>
After ordering several samples, we realized that this was the best of
both worlds. It could be installed just like regular tile, but still
had the Old World hand made look and feel. Needless to say, we are now
enjoying our "antique" terra cotta floors from Pavé.</span></span></span></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white;">Brooks Johnson, North Carolina</span></b></i></span><br />
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One thing that François and I adore about owning our own company is the freedom to create. If I wake-up one morning and say, "Hey, I have an idea!" - chances are it could be realized. From the dawn of the idea to the actual collection could sometimes take 3 years!!!!!!!!! but it's worth it. And what has it been worth for Pavé to patiently work behind the scenes to now offer our own vintage wide plank oak flooring collection? For François and I...a lot. Each idea - each collection becomes an integral part of Pavé - our passion to create...realized. And it's satisfying. As doers - as artists - with the inherent need to create beauty in our own ideal is why I tell my daughter to find her passion - for life will be fulfilled.<br />
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In terms of our Provence Ancienne French-Inspired Wide Plank Oak Flooring Collection, my artistry focused on the marketing - but this time it was François who developed and refined the technique. As a former carpenter - François understands wood - many species of wood. Understanding the beauty and strength of oak - it was for him the species of choice for our collection. Give a guy a machine...yet - aging wood is not just about machinery. It's the understanding of the final goal you are after. François lived with aged wood flooring growing up in France, he spent his youth seeing and touching old materials - he knows the goal. It's in his blood. Then the hard part came in. The techniques to age the composition of the wood - to actually react with the tannins of the oak to achieve an 18th century look and feel that is authentic to his eye. To develop colors that are as natural as the sky is blue. The bar was raised very high for this collection - and it was raised not for the public - but for François alone.<br />
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There is so much competition out there in terms of wood flooring. These is an entire country who steals ideas and translates them into a cheap version of the real thing...something that now the public has to figure out for themselves. Versions of the Mona Lisa are not the Mona Lisa.<br />
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Our price, at $14.00/sq ft is highly competitive for the artistry, technique and experience it took to create our Provence Ancienne Wide Plank Oak Floors. A home is what you make it - and if you chose authentic materials born from talent and not from a board room...your home will be life fulfilled.<br />
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A bientot!<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé European Flooring<br />
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<br />Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-679023875032892472012-10-12T10:57:00.001-07:002012-10-12T17:20:02.771-07:00French Reclaimed Terra Cotta Tile Will Always be in Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As quiet as my blog is...this does not mean we are not creating! So many new collections in the works - from our new Ancienne Provence Wide Plank Oak Flooring to Carriage House to On the Road to Florence - a variety of options of European flooring using French technique, European terra cotta tile and hard work in our Massachusetts facility. Phew! Soon you will see the results. But like fine wine - good things take time.<br />
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In the meantime, <span id="caption"><span id="caption"> </span> I jumped for joy after seeing this article in Maison Francaise Juillet/Aout 2012. On display - a gorgeous French reclaimed terra cotta tomette floor installed in the Chateau de Moissac in France. This photo was taken by Bernard Touillon for an
article written by Cécile Vaiarelli in Maison Francaise Juillet/Aout
2012. The article is entitled Haute Spheres -</span> and creative as the French are - understanding that contrasts highlight one another. The beauty of this old floor with its patina and texture next to the light and air and sheen of these ultra modern furniture pieces.<br />
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It was a Sunday morning, and as François and I were drinking our coffee and conversing with our chatterbox daughter, Isabelle - we both smiled. Our love of French terra cotta tile - of European terra cotta tile and of old world European aesthetic - will always have a place in this crazy design world. <br />
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A bientôt!<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé Tile & Stone, Inc.Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-65948391255746116292012-07-31T10:05:00.000-07:002012-07-31T10:14:54.812-07:00La Maison de Tunisie - Handmade European Terra Cotta Tile in the Moresque Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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According to Wikipedia,<b> "</b>Moresque is an obsolete alternative term to "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors" title="Moors">Moorish</a>"
in English, and in the arts has some specific meanings. By itself the
word is used of forms found in ornament and decoration in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_arts" title="Applied arts">applied arts</a> in Europe. Often it is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym" title="Synonym">synonym</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabesque_%28European_art%29" title="Arabesque (European art)">arabesque</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlace_%28art%29" title="Interlace (art)">interlace</a> patterns in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerist" title="Mannerist">Mannerist</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Mannerist" title="Northern Mannerist">Northern Mannerist</a> styles of the 16th century, derived from Islamic ornament."<br />
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Moresque design is not to be confused with Islamic designs - the first
being derived from the second - and then mixed with the Italian and
French Renaissance applied arts. This comes as no surprise then how
designers and architects have embraced this Moresque style. How we love
French and Italian Renaissance! Then mixed with the larger geometric
patterns found in the Islamic arts? Subtract the religious motifs...and
the combination is a thoroughbred for the American design palette.<br />
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I must admit, when creating our latest terra cotta tile collection, La
Maison de Tunisie -I did not know the nuances between Morsque and
Islamic applied arts. François and I created La Maison de Tunisie for
the connection François has with Moorish culture. Growing up in Tunis,
Tunisia as a child while his father was a professor at University,
François connects with this specific applied art...but maybe he did not
even realise that it was with the Moresque and not the Islamic arts that
he truly admires. Going back to the definition of Moresque style - Francois' French culture combine with motifs pulled from the Islamic culture - and thus...La Maison de Tunisie at Pavé Tile was born. <br />
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Yet...we must add in another culture...my American culture. Understanding the American color palette - specifically for flooring! - bright pinks, greens and yellows are wonderful - but not for the majority - and not something to live with long term and on a daily basis. We seem to value natural earth tones - and tone on tone patterns. Patterns that are certainly there...but not overwhelming the rest of the room. We also value a neutral color palette- grays, black, white and brown. This is quite different from both the French and Italian Renaissance and the Islamic applied arts where pinks, greens, yellows and bright blues are the norm.<br />
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Pavé Tile was born from a marriage of François and me - two cultures in symbiotic harmony...(except late at night when we still have dishes to do and lunches to be made). Pavé Tile is the deep understanding of the artistic American aesthetic - those who value open culture mixed with traditional elements - fusing French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and now Moresque design.<br />
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La Maison de Tunisie is first, an incredible collection for it's beauty. The geometric patterns appeal to our visual concepts of what we like to see - not to frilly or floral - a balanced mix of masculine and feminine qualities. Pattern is something we love - and one can have it here. Endless pattern covering an entire floor or create area rugs - visually this floor will always be breathtaking.<br />
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Second, La Maison de Tunisie is an incredible terra cotta tile collection for it's durability and quality. Using our handmade European terra cotta tile as our canvas - we distress and kiln fire all our designs. An installation of a Maison de Tunisie floor will outlive your grandchildren. As well, terra cotta tile is a living material - it will age beautifully. This means endless beauty and character for the generations ahead of you. <br />
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Lastly, La Maison de Tunisie is an organic material that will bring warmth to any room. Combined this with metal and glass elements - a mix of vintage and contemporary decor - and you will create breathtaking elegance outside the box.<br />
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To see the entire collection, please view it on our website: <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=1&xpid=33.%20">http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=1&xpid=33. </a><br />
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Enjoy your month of August and come September, if you yearn for the hot temperatures again, think of the warmth of La Maison de Tunisie and have sunshine in your home all year long. <br />
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A Bientôt,<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé Tile and Stone, Inc. <br />
<br />Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-12018402425844960532012-06-26T11:17:00.003-07:002012-06-27T07:54:33.637-07:00French Country in Chevy Chase, Maryland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When something is beautiful, usually words cannot describe it. It's a feeling - an emotion that sends to our brain a sense of tranquility. Different cultures see beauty in different ways - and many times, we as human beings, don't always agree on what's beautiful. An interesting point here in America, as we at Pavé Tile are creating and promoting a French aesthetic. We can provide authenticity, but when the final installation is complete, at times we often see two cultures clashing instead of being symbiotic. Extreme French Country can be brash with too much color and extreme American aesthetic can be at times too neutral and safe. This is why I am writing my blog today.<br />
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I received photos from one of our clients today who finished her French Country kitchen in Chevy Chase, MD. How pleased I was to see Tracey's simple elegance. The colors are in harmony. The textural elements from the rustic French reclaimed terra cotta tile parefeuille to the honed limestone counter tops make a beautiful contrast...just how nature likes it. It's "American" in terms of it's tight design and clean lines, something that appeals to me being American...but the French aesthetic is what is highlighted here - beautifully. <br />
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This kitchen is not garish, not over the top mixing too many elements. It's simple. Simple beauty. Simply elegant. This is what French country is when done right...and this is why we American's fall in love with it every time.<br />
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Félicitations, Tracey!<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé Tile and Stone, Inc.<br />
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<br />Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-34449375232236732202012-03-26T10:25:00.004-07:002012-03-27T08:30:12.259-07:00Outdoor Living Terra Cotta Tile Collection<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>François and I are in the midst of working on a new terra cotta tile collection called La Maison de Tunisie. François, living in Carthage, Tunisia for 3 years as a child, it's to no one's surprise that Pavé Tile will soon offer a new European terra cotta tile collection inspired by the architecture of the Moors from the 16th century. I have drawn from inspiration and historical context patterns and arabesques - creating breathtaking beauty for the floor and wall - perfect for contemporary and historical decor. There are many installation options, and one is to add La Maison de Tunisie as a third collection in our Outdoor Living Terra Cotta Tile selection. Which we will. Which I find beautiful, durable and smart.<br />
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I love Houzz, I love being inspired by the photographs and the array of products people post. But, it also helps me understand what people are looking for and what they want to install in their home. Leave it to François and I to wander a bit from the beaten path. We meander down our own cobblestone path in hopes others will see the beauty in our own vision. Our vision is not cookie-cutter decor. <br />
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Let's take outdoor decor. How many times do we get a call for a brown terra cotta tile for a pool surround? Too many. Terra cotta tile - whether it be European like Pavé Tile's or from another country - 99.99% of fired terra cottta is not naturally brown. Any brown terra cotta tile installation usually comes from the final installation treatment - whether it be a wax, oil or stain. And these products are not suited for exterior application. So where does that leave those who are looking for brown terra cotta tile for their outdoor decor? Well...it leaves them wondering what else is there, perhaps? And this is why I am writing my blog today - to educate those wanting to learn that the natural color of terra cotta tile is GORGEOUS and not everything has to be brown (or gray or beige or cream). (Did I mention brown, gray, beige or cream). Our colleagues in France, Italy and Spain chuckle a bit by these color idiosyncrasies...calling this ambiance "à l'americain." At times the tone-on-tone of beige, cream, white or gray - one cannot decipher lineal differentiation between the floor, counterop and cabinets. I won't even begin to praise the joy of living with natural terra cotta clay colors indoors (l'ambiance français) - I don't have enough energy, for my daughter woke-up me in the middle of the night pleading to help her find the glow-in-the-dark bracelet she received for her 6th birthday...so I will focus on asking you one question...why not fall in love with the natural color of terra cotta tile for your outdoor living decor?<br />
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What could be more organic, work with the natural environment, durable (European terra cotta tile durable) and slip-resistant? Terra cotta tile is an excellent heat-conductor and exudes warmth of ambiance. As well, each tile...each made-by-hand, high-fired terra cotta tile - is a canvas onto which Pavé Tile kiln fires original designs...not cookie-cutter ubiquitous patterns - but elegant and inventive ones.<br />
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For example, Pavé Tile's <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=10&xpid=29">Villa Raffinato Italian Outdoor Living Terra Cotta Tile Collection</a> is an epiphany between contrasts - the ideal of smooth kiln-fired glaze deigns onto a more rugged Italian terra cotta tile. The contrast between these two surfaces are lovely and practical - perfect for long-term wear around a poolside. But that's the beauty for all our outdoor living terra cotta tile collections - the natural clay that is high fired - will last generations with no additional anything. <br />
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For those of you who want an outdoor terra cotta tile but not in the red terra cotta tile family, we offer <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=10&xpid=30">South Beach 1930.</a> A unique high-fired parefeuille (9"x 15"), this is a terra cotta tile with Antique Blush and Straw colors. Soft, calming and lovely around the quiet rippling of a terrace fountain.<br />
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À Bientôt,<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé Tile & Stone, Inc.Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-23497309638896126952011-12-22T08:40:00.000-08:002011-12-22T08:40:35.187-08:00The Old World Crackle Tile Collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Holidays to everyone! Although the holidays are busy for all, François and I are probably busier for we are in the throws of developing four new Collections for Pavé Tile. The first of our new collections soon to be available is called South Beach 1930. How I would love to go into detail about this Collection - but we will do it correctly with the bells and whistles of what each line deserves to have - a fabulous header to let you "feel" the ambiance of the tile, the incredible photography and the detailed specs. Just know it's a gorgeous European terra cotta tile collection that will fill a void in the industry for the outdoor lifestyle of elegance and nostalgia of historic South Beach 1930.<br />
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In the meantime, I decided to blog on another lovely tile line we offer - The Old World Crackle Collection in Charcoal. I designed this line while pregnant with my daughter Isabelle. I wanted to see pattern in a more elegant form - yet still reaching across cultures and time periods. Onto a hand made European terra cotta tile with a crazed creme glaze - we hand decorate each piece followed by a ramp kiln fire. The result looks like jewelry. The craze intermingles with the charcoal glaze giving it an almost reflective quality like a tree silhouette onto a placid lake. <br />
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And because it's a pattern, the design blooms to infinity, allowing one to cover entire back splashes or shower surrounds in elegance.<br />
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The colors - creme and charcoal - with the varying degrees of light and dark values of charcoal - make this collection suitable for the elegant American home decor. Although the patterns are reminiscent of old world European and Moorish decor - the monochromatic color scheme lends this collection to a modern edge. Placing this tile next to a dark granite or concrete countetop is glorious - not to mention the sleek stainless steel of the refrigerator and oven.<br />
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One of my favorite designs is the one below entitled "Versailles". It reminds me of a French garden with the pattern being intricate and complicated yet ethereal all at once.<br />
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In the end, François and I strive for beauty - so for those of you who love pattern, perhaps you will find beauty in our Old World Crackle Tile Collection. <br />
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After the holidays, be sure to view our first of four new Collections - South Beach 1930 - which will be a floor and wall tile collection..with of course..decoratives.<br />
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Have a wonderful holiday.<br />
À bientôt,<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé Tile & Stone, Inc.Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-47820983264919421962011-11-08T08:35:00.000-08:002011-11-08T08:35:06.481-08:00The Montmartre Collection - Inspired French Encaustic Terra Cotta Tile Flooring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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François<b> </b>and I have been busy creating new lines that we will soon offer at Pavé Tile. We tend to become so involved in the creative process that we lose sight at times of The Cobblestone Path - our Blog. So I return to highlight one of our most popular European terra cotta tile flooring Collections: The Montmartre Collection - Inspired French Encaustic Terra Cotta Tile Flooring. As artists, we create Collections that we are drawn to - and the Medieval Period of France fascinates us both. <b> </b><br />
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Life during 14th-16th Century Europe<b> </b>was beset with religious wars, plagues and to say the least - an entire lack of sanitation. But to those who lived back then, it was their will to survive - and perhaps thrive as seen through their artistic expression. A holy war drove many and churches became a focal point artistically for expressing their ideals. Floors were consecrated with hand made terra cotta tiles upon which were inlaid intricate patterns of life, of glory, of the natural environment. Technically, encaustic tiles are terra cotta tiles in which the pattern or figure on the surface is not a product of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic_glaze" title="Ceramic glaze"></a>glaze but of different colors of clay<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay" title="Clay"></a>. For Pavé, we felt this technique was too time consuming and ultimately not cost effective for an American company of the 21st Century. So we took artistic license and developed our own technique using glazes that we kiln fire - new hand made European terra cotta tiles made to look old and will last centuries.<br />
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Can you believe these are new European terra cotta tiles???? This Collection - if I may say - looks like museum pieces thanks to years of testing and developing our propriety techniques of aging European clay. Aesthetically, these are perfect tiles for someone who wants a French old world aesthetic - but mixing them with modern elements will absolutely produce a fresh look that so many designers are showing today. Combing Vintage and Contemporary decor like Cortney and Robert Novogratz at SIXX DESIGN is a perfect example.<br />
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At Pavé Tile, you could say we go against the grain. The grain being that many many importers and companies no longer show or even sell terra cotta tile. Or they are sold with disclaimers saying they make a porous, weak floor. Or the terra cotta tile sold is bad quality giving European terra cotta tile already a reputation of an inferior product. If European terra cotta tile was so inferior, why is French Reclaimed terra cotta tile flooring existing even today? A paver that was excavated from a 100 year old farmhouse still intact and reinstalled in an American home that will last another 100 years...that is inferior??? <br />
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Quality European terra cotta tile, precisely hand molded and high-fired in wood burning kilns (like at Pavé) is an organic, green product from the earth that is a fantastic heat conductor. This is a product that will patina over time to only darken and become more leathery with age - more glorious over time. It will wear wonderfully with a family full of children and pets. It's a product that does not seek perfection - but imperfection that defines it's beauty. Installed - it will not need to be resealed - retreated - resurfaced - like many wood floors bathed in polyurethane - it is an ageless, green product for the home. Period. <br />
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When you are considering flooring, do not rule out hand made European terra cotta tile. At Pavé, we are continually developing new Collections using our first love - European terra cotta tile as our canvas. Soon we will present exclusive lines for poolsides and outdoor installs and our own terra cotta collection inspired from Moorish architecture. This is how Pavé Tile stands out from our competitors. We are artists - not just importers or promoting a tile line created by another artist claiming it to be our own. The internet hides no secrets! These are our exclusive designs that are only available through Pavé Tile.<br />
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Pavé Tile & Stone, Inc.<br />
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It's been a busy summer for us at Pavé Tile. Although the world seems to be in a bit of turmoil, there is nothing more zen then art and creative inspiration. Keep our souls singing with beauty and, at least for me, I feel at peace. On that note, we are proud to finally offer our 2-3 week (not 4-6 month ETA like many of our competitors) 18th Century inspired Cuisine de Monet and our 17th Century Antiqued Delft Tile.<br />
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As an aspiring professional painter, these Blue and White Tiles were a joy for me to draw and paint. Studying various original Delft Tiles and Blue and White Tiles from 18th Century Rouen, I redrew (and continue to redraw, for the Delft Tile Collection is still growing) my own designs. It's a challenge technically, for the medium I have to use and the paper onto which I have to paint is simply not oil on canvas (or acrylic on canvas...thumbs up for acrylics, please!) <br />
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The final tiles, I must say, have achieved what François and I wanted for Pavé. Why is this. Well, for one we are extremely picky. And a few things went very right with these collections. The tile looks and feels old. That was the main goal. Using a hand made European terra cotta tile as our bisque with a crackled white opaque glaze, set this tile apart from other antiqued Delft Tiles. "It's all in the tile, baby!" - as François would tell me. It would not matter if Vincent Van Gogh or John Singer Sargent painted the Delft Tile themselves, if they painted on a random machine made white tile - their art would be devalued and the tile would leave us feeling cheated. <br />
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It took one year to obtain the tile we wanted. Back and forth with one of the best tile manufacturers in Europe - we knew after many prototypes later - we were finally heading in the right direction. It took another two years to paint for I unknowingly painted the entire collection on the wrong paper. Oops. Plus my daughter was only in school half days - so there was juggling to say the least. What I learned however, is the more I paint, the more I learn. I in fact, painted and repainted some of the ships, flowers and Children at Play maybe 15 times? Did I say I was a perfectionist? And to my eye, I would want to repaint them again...but that's another story. Luckily I have four more Antiqued Delft Tile Collections to do: Sea Creatures (they are beautiful - nearly done), Les Paysages, Les Bourgeois, and Les Villageois. Why do they have titles in French when they are inspired by Delft Tiles? Why do we only speak French in the home and my daughter's first language is French? As the French would say, "Pourquoi pas?" <br />
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On looking back at the photos, I realize that these classic Blue and White Tiles - either the Delft Tiles or Cuisine de Monet - is a matter of taste. However, how creative are designers these days? Mixing and matching vintage and contemporary elements - like husband and wife team Robert and Courtney Novogratz at SIXX DESIGN (<a href="http://www.sixxdesign.com/">www.sixxdesign.com</a>). Opening all doors to creativity, throwing out rules of design and going on sheer inspiration and eye for beauty, they create extraordinary living spaces. They have taught me that mixing these elements - vintage with modern decor or vice versa -make two disparate components - a sum of it's part. I however love the elegance and lightness of the blue and white tile - with designs that recall history - time spent in the 17th and 18th Century - they are a narratives to me, little stories that speak to me about life lived long ago. But I smile knowing these people aren't different than us now...we are all the same, a glorious sum of many parts that we call humanity. Let's help our humanity in creating more beauty - maybe we will all smile more in these bizarre times in which we live.<br />
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À Bientôt,<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé Tile & Stone, Inc.<br />
<cite><br /></cite>Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc, European Flooringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118014375960374213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510916158738024926.post-23000506667082854402011-06-29T10:17:00.000-07:002011-06-29T10:17:55.502-07:00Semi-Reclaimed Jerusalem Limestone at home in a Dutch Gothic Estate, Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YMyU62u235QsWlBcIhGU1WgzjjVlexgSxhhYWwbAY2emEvma9djfvuW1TpTEB7cuHgzegCIVgeH7msQXNMJ7VcJZm1dIdUYl8aOUdNPH1mDb9Uc-05g7WwGXNJ5oyhExArP2WGhmbNQ/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YMyU62u235QsWlBcIhGU1WgzjjVlexgSxhhYWwbAY2emEvma9djfvuW1TpTEB7cuHgzegCIVgeH7msQXNMJ7VcJZm1dIdUYl8aOUdNPH1mDb9Uc-05g7WwGXNJ5oyhExArP2WGhmbNQ/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_3.jpg" /></a></div>If you have ever been to Beverly, MA on the North Shore - you will know it's beauty. Classic New England on the Atlantic Coast, the homes are nestled among one hundred year-old Pine Trees, and your eyes, wide-open, take in incredible private dwellings as your car meanders through the dips and valleys of this historic and lush ocean-side town. François and I were cordially invited to one of our clients home in Beverly, to view before and after installation of our <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=3&xpid=22">Semi-Reclaimed Jerusalem Limestone Flooring</a> in a new kitchen addition.<br />
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Upon entering the property from a hidden, long drive - my heart skipped a bit. I have seen many homes, but this client's home in Beverly evoked in me an emotion that filled my soul. I didn't understand it then, but after doing a bit of research on this particular architecture, my emotions were not exaggerated. Dutch Gothic. Yes, this home is a Dutch Gothic jewel and according to Wikipedia, "The mathematical and geometrical nature of the construction is an image of the orderly universe, in which an underlying rationality and logic can be perceived...it's characteristics lend themselves to appeal to the emotions." This style of architecture flourished during the high and late medieval period, where many great cathedrals, abbeys, churches, castles, palaces and private dwellings can be seen throughout Europe.<br />
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But we were not in Europe...we were in Beverly, MA. The juxtaposition of pure Americana intermingled with this elegant European dwelling, circa 1800, was like finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. It was beautiful enough to be among the great Pines, incredible foliage and salt ocean water in the air...but to view this historic fairy tale made me giddy.<br />
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Our hosts welcomed us warmly, and with camera in hand - François and I began an incredible tour of this astounding property.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2TEz5IQbWyu1udk_vwJXa0ZsvDg8fLpELsp5SWozg2PzC-qOabe8gEoUSIHIcmcds3UVrmbJdVzZAgEUKQEsGXN5aHEcFuYS5T5CdRcrZjXvgNdcwwO6ECnRxhgc1E6ic2EGdF7RgNI/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2TEz5IQbWyu1udk_vwJXa0ZsvDg8fLpELsp5SWozg2PzC-qOabe8gEoUSIHIcmcds3UVrmbJdVzZAgEUKQEsGXN5aHEcFuYS5T5CdRcrZjXvgNdcwwO6ECnRxhgc1E6ic2EGdF7RgNI/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_1.jpg" /></a></div>From the infinity pool, the breathtaking landscape and ocean front views, the private beach and rose gardens - it was easy to forget why we were here. Our hosts were warm and charming, their passion for their home, the details they put into it, made this tour an adventure. Using sea glass from the beach, the creativity of our clients had it placed beautifully among the natural rock surrounding the infinity pool.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean...I am sorry to say I didn't take a close up shot of the sea glass!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> The passion for their gardens made my daughter believe she was in the land of make-believe - running to and fro, smelling roses to lavender.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new kitchen addition overlooks beautiful white roses </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fairy tale stone stairwell leading to more ocean front views and lavender gardens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lavender growing along stone stairs leading the eye to one my favorite details, the lovely balustrade mimicking arches in the terrace of this Dutch Gothic gem.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A more expansive view of just one of the many gardens on this property.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This angled view shows the presence of our clients' home as the symmetry of the arches in the balustrade and terrace contrast to the organic nature of the gorgeous stone wall cladding.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>One exquisite detail I don't want to miss are the Rose Windows. My clients, reconfiguring their property like architectural gymnastics, built a sublime entry way into the home by adding on a parallel structure to mimic the original facade. The two Rose Windows look as if they were built together within the same time period - as part of the original structure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Rose Windows...can you guess which one was the original and the other built into the new addition? An incredible and breathtaking detail.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So here I arrive to the point of my blog...before and after pictures of a new kitchen addition using Pavé Tile's Semi-Reclaimed Jerusalem Limestone Flooring. I must preface these "before photos" with a comment our clients told to us during a lovely New England dinner on their terrace. So passionate about their home, so private and warm, our clients have turned down many others who wanted to photograph and be a part of this magnificent estate. I took that to heart and I am hoping with their eye to the beautiful, these before pictures of their new kitchen addition will soon result into a final blog...the "after photos" in all it's glory. For François and I arrived before the installation has begun - which I think was yesterday. We want to thank our clients so much for their time, their sincerity, and trust in us and in Pavé Tile.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVS-Uoz7FVmzbEVEQxa84ue0yb7JVhii6Hq8UdX7__aNj4Xi8VHDYE7Mlzam4yJ5rY5sxO5AfnsMASabABpEd6GMUUHIMWAbnpR4rHoAIHaEw27jEX6DyfPlZkIxuK9LFqVITeEYUUfo/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVS-Uoz7FVmzbEVEQxa84ue0yb7JVhii6Hq8UdX7__aNj4Xi8VHDYE7Mlzam4yJ5rY5sxO5AfnsMASabABpEd6GMUUHIMWAbnpR4rHoAIHaEw27jEX6DyfPlZkIxuK9LFqVITeEYUUfo/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_9.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entry to their new addition is astounding - with the glass windows of the mahogany carved door leading your eye through the structure to the ocean views. Who might you see in the windows?</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Our clients chose <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=3&xpid=22">semi-reclaimed Jerusalem limestone</a> for this addition - a perfect choice in color and texture that plays off the indigenous stones from Beverly, MA. This floor is authentic, of the the highest quality, using the most advanced aging techniques from Israel to achieve a biblical floor in look and feel. Soon this kitchen addition will bask in historic glory intermingling not only continents - from Europe, America and now the country, Israel - but to centuries - from the Dutch 17th century to America 18th-21st centuries to the beginning of civilization in the 4th millennium BCE. Open your mind, come inside and view the "before shots" that will be even more worth the view when you see the installation complete.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entry into the kitchen that leads the eye to the ocean front views.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using Pavé Tile's Old World Crackled Decorative Wall Tile, Pattern Lumiere in Sepia, the muted tone-on-tone colors will contrast beautifully with the rich colors of the Jerusalem Limestone floor. The Lumiere Pattern was a perfect choice for this estate by the sea, having an almost compass rose feel.<br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEtax5JEmN0SM41HFJUGTWhiszQo1aj5bPnKL9tfbSia3bZ3ViVhqkuJd908PaT-vx5o6Q_PkdPvAcZe7grBgJJnHm7vTFn_bIBZOgrwk6Frhe29q5jkHyLNTjSBHDpOmm-3NPQJ23pQ/s1600/decorative_wall_tile_old_world_crackle_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEtax5JEmN0SM41HFJUGTWhiszQo1aj5bPnKL9tfbSia3bZ3ViVhqkuJd908PaT-vx5o6Q_PkdPvAcZe7grBgJJnHm7vTFn_bIBZOgrwk6Frhe29q5jkHyLNTjSBHDpOmm-3NPQJ23pQ/s1600/decorative_wall_tile_old_world_crackle_8.jpg" /></a></div>Pavé Tile's <a href="http://www.pavetile.com/detail.php?xsid=5&xpid=10">Old World Decorative Wall Tile</a> - Pattern: Lumiere, Color: Sepia is hand decorated onto a hand made terra cotta wall tile with a cream crazed glaze. Inspired through historic contexts, the muted colors offered in either sepia or charcoal, adds subtly and elegance in prized homes.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGvu1GRZqDFQBrTU5GxP8Y9-iAwVyvMUd95RL26MSisUVrwnA3B4IedaXXaEMFogcyEIoXofFGIXqKTRKgo5nRo2TtQXFhlHACgeMCBF-Ag2JXUpRohBT6rO2N_h46sJdckq-rnog0bo/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGvu1GRZqDFQBrTU5GxP8Y9-iAwVyvMUd95RL26MSisUVrwnA3B4IedaXXaEMFogcyEIoXofFGIXqKTRKgo5nRo2TtQXFhlHACgeMCBF-Ag2JXUpRohBT6rO2N_h46sJdckq-rnog0bo/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_18.jpg" /></a></div>Original stone cladding will juxtapose beautifully with the Semi-reclaimed Jerusalem Limestone Floor. Our client will bestow upon the kitchen bar Walnut wood from his property that he has been drying for three years.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuoOAVky4J2SJBgZWTcx-VlDoVNqn6P6T9iXUMnZ4YQEhtxV4-4aXZUbeSGUz07cNIPzIUSOUjrhLPct7t88wx4euEL24nY80okdiiCRyDSTVaWlUn-TjJdUm6If-sLIMVIJLmX-_PUQ/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuoOAVky4J2SJBgZWTcx-VlDoVNqn6P6T9iXUMnZ4YQEhtxV4-4aXZUbeSGUz07cNIPzIUSOUjrhLPct7t88wx4euEL24nY80okdiiCRyDSTVaWlUn-TjJdUm6If-sLIMVIJLmX-_PUQ/s1600/delft_tile_jerusalem_limestone_dutch_gothic_architecture_15.jpg" /></a></div>Let in light! Facing South, this kitchen addition has views of the ocean front and sunshine all day long. After studying the light, our clients determined that the strong summer light stays overhead until October, when one yearns for warm rays to enter into the home. And this is what the sunshine will do...perfectly.<br />
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So, that is it for now. These before shots weren't too bad, B? Don't worry...the "after shots" will be EXTRAORDINARY!<br />
Please look for the second part of this blog mid-summer. Until then...<br />
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À La Prochaine,<br />
Emmi Micallef<br />
Pavé Tile & Stone, Inc.</div></td></tr>
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