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Enrich Kitchen Design with High Relief Tiles

Enrich Kitchen Design with High Relief Tiles

I am sure you have sometimes a feeling that your kitchen needs some change, but you do not know where to start. I propose to start with ceramic tiles. Enrich kitchen design with high relief tiles. Believe me. By only transforming the kitchen backsplash, the overall look of the room will make you love your kitchen even more. High relief tiles are one of the most extraordinary types of Mexican Talavera tiles. The most crafted of them all, these colorful tiles with relief will add a little bit of extravaganza to any style kitchen.

kitchen ceramic talavera tiles in relief style from Mexico

Mexican Talavera tiles are a traditional type of hand-painted pottery that is commonly used for kitchen counters and backsplashes as well as bathroom walls, patio, and garden dining areas. The Talavera design is often very intricate, with images or patterns that pop out from the white body. In the case of decorative high relief tiles, the pattern is even more enhanced by engraving the design on top of the ceramic tile. These designs can be animal figures or symbols from Mexican culture and history. Hand-painted Talavera tiles can be used as a part of an overall design scheme in your kitchen for backsplashes, countertops, and flooring. Some people use broken tiles to decorate smaller objects like a flower vase or cutting board. Sometimes a kitchen table con de embellished with Talavera tiles as a tabletop, however, relief tiles are not recommended for that purpose as their surface is not even. All in all, Mexican relief tiles add a bright and fun atmosphere and make kitchens feel more social and inviting by helping to break up the space with beautiful artwork. It is not a coincidence that Talavera tiles are so popular in Mexico that also is a great expert in having parties, barbecues, and spending lots of time cooking delicious salsas and more.

Mexican style tiles are more than just beautiful, they can be functional too. They come in two sizes and vibrant designs that offer thousands of color combinations. They make a great addition to enrich kitchen design with high relief tiles as they have been used for centuries to decorate walls, floors, and ceilings. The designs are inspired by various cultures that have a common history such as Spain, Morocco, and the latest-Mexico. The art of hand-painted relief tiles has traveled through continents getting more and more exquisite and rich. Today, our clients can choose from such a great variety of designs that any kitchen renovation project will find suitable floor and wall Talavera tiles, whether traditional or modern.

Mexican Talavera Kitchen Wall Tiles

Mexican Talavera Kitchen Wall Tiles

Warm, inviting and vibrant, using Mexican Talavera kitchen wall tiles will create a surprising and breathtaking effect that will be an envy of all your guests. By revamping your kitchen’s décor with bright tones, decorative tiling and fine Mexican detailing your entire home can take on a new character. Talavera tiles from Mexico can introduce a powerful change in your interiors and the kitchen walls are the best display for that. There are countless ways of using Mexican ceramic for embellishing kitchen walls. Having thousands of patterns and different types of tiles at your service, infinitive creative techniques open up to add character and lightness to your kitchen.

kitchen wall tiles

We are convinced that decorating a kitchen wall with ceramic Mexican Talavera kitchen wall tiles will be fun for any homeowner. You do not have to own a hacienda style home to build up a Southern vibe in your interiors. What you really need is the boldness to explore the multicolored world of our handmade ceramic tiles and good decorative ideas. From going full Mexican with ceramics on the walls, counters, kitchen table to introducing some small drops of Southern feel with a subtle, Mexican accent tiles or native style potteries and textile, Mexican pottery offers you a broad spectrum of styles that you can introduce into your interiors. Start by choosing your main colors that will fit your existing décor or your brand new kitchen furniture and appliances. Take into account the material you will be used for floors and counters or shelves and then have a look at our extensive collection of Mexican Talavera wall tiles. You might want to use just a dash of Southern décor, enough amount of authentic, local craft to add interest to your main wall. Consider adding an accent line of a bold pattern that will suit plain color tiles. By that, you do not overwhelm the space with too many designs but still, add fun and energy into your kitchen. Another idea to decorate your walls, and especially a kitchen backsplash, is to install one of our kitchen tile murals. Our murals present Mexican landscapes including nature, countryside and Colonial cities. Many of them are perfect for a kitchen environment because they depict a still nature including delicious food, fruits and beverages. You can find them in many sizes and both, horizontal and vertical. Finding your ideal ceramic tile mural will add an effortless combination of Mexican craft with fine art bringing Spanish and Mexican heritage to your backsplash.

After choosing the main, background color, think about the hues you want for edging. You might choose normal wall tiles. However, high relief tiles with a beautifully crafted two-dimensional pattern could also work in that case. Be bold with your choices. Take inspiration from the work of Mexican artists, artisans and architects. If you have ever been to Mexico, probably you could have observed that they do not fear to combine the hues you would never imagine together and the result looks fabulous. The main colors used for Talavera tiles production are white, cobalt blue, green, terracotta, yellow and sometimes black. Most of our designs are created by mixing those primary colors.

Handmade Authentic Mexican Tiles

Handmade Authentic Mexican Tiles

Apart from stunning beaches, pre-Hispanic pyramids, mouth-watering cuisine, Mexico is also acknowledged for its art and crafts. Handmade authentic Mexican tiles are one of the most popular elements of local architecture and interior designing and they are living their revival all around the globe. Why is that- you could ask. Talavera tiles can become a powerful and surprising decorative tile accent in any part of your home, both in the interiors and outdoors. It is a very affordable way for astonishing makeover for kitchens, bathrooms, dining rooms, and patios.

hand painted mexican tiles decorating interior walls

Whether you want to revamp totally your décor or perhaps make a small rearrangement in your kitchen or bathroom, Mexican tile for walls and counters will make a great fit to add intensity and a lot of life into any area. There is a general trend for very minimalist homes that would include single-color walls, usually white, a large piece of marble for counters, and basically sleek and simple pieces of furnishing. On the other scope of interior design, we find the Southern-style that cherish rustic, “imperfect” elements, mixing earthly materials and adding tons of unique objects. With handmade authentic Mexican tiles, you can achieve more diverse and vibrant settings. It does not mean your décor will feel crowded or overwhelmed, at all. However, embracing the Southern vibe enable you to bring alluring color schemes and textures to your monochromatic layouts. Some can execute that using ethnic textiles; others through art. Us, we recommend our clients to take a different approach to their renovation projects and embrace the beauty and functionality of artisan-made Mexican tiles. The decorative ideas for the Talavera tiles application are endless! They are suitable for wet and damp spaces so you can be rest assured that they will withstand the conditions in bathrooms or balcony and patio.

Our company offers many types of rustic Mexican tiles to make your home transformation even easier. Discover the broad collection of custom tile murals that can embellish kitchen backsplashes, showers, garden or patio walls. Enjoy the uniqueness and incredible character of handmade high-relief tiles, suitable as a bold designing statement in any area from your home’s entry, as a frame for your vintage mirror greeting guests in the hallway, or as an accent tile in the kitchen for instance. Handmade, authentic Mexican tiles are sold in thousands of models that represent Southern ceramic heritage that includes Spanish white and blue Talavera patterns, Moroccan Arabesque, or Mexican abstract art. Despite being an old-century material, Mexican tiles are still surprising homeowners worldwide.

Kitchen Ceramic Tiles

Kitchen Ceramic Tiles

How can you transform a dull kitchen into a state-of-art, artistic space? You can of course invest in lavish and often overpriced kitchen cabinets and appliances. Or, on the other hand, add kitchen ceramic tiles which is a very affordable investment that will change completely the look of your cooking area. Installing Mexican tiles and tile murals are the simplest and quickest ideas to upgrade and spice up any area of your home in both interiors as exteriors.

painted kitchen ceramic tiles for a backsplash

Our Mexican tiles are handcrafted in the state of Guanajuato, famous for the production of unique craft, including traditional tiles. Our kitchen ceramic tiles represent the Mexican style of tile painting. The authentic Mexican style tiles are called often Talavera tiles. Their origin dates back to the 16th century when Mexico was under the colonial rule of Spain. You can, therefore, expect a rich mixture of Spanish, Portugues, Moorish and of course, Mexican cultures. From colorful, Mexican skulls, white and blue flowery patterns straight from Lisbon and harmonious, geometrical designs, our customers will be able to find the perfect tile for any style home. Our online collection of kitchen ceramic tiles have several, interesting categories to help our clients choose the ideal material for their remodelling projects. Firstly, you can choose between solid and patterned ceramic tiles. This saves you a little bit of time in scrolling between thousands of Mexican tiles and high-relief tiles models. Moreover, you have separated category for border tiles which are special patterned tiles used to highlight the wall or counters with a beautiful glazed finish. For constructors and interior designers, we have prepared a great deal that consists of Mexican tiles sold in lots. We prepare larger quantities of our hand-painted tiles from Mexico that match either in color or pattern so you do not have to worry about spending hours in front of the computer picking each tile model.

Why should you choose our kitchen ceramic tiles? Those products are made of ceramic covered with glaze to protect their surface against acidic foods and aggressive cleaning products. Kitchen is normally the area of the house that most suffers from our daily cooking activities. You want to protect the counters, backsplashes, tabletops and cabinets from getting way and stained. Our painted Talavera tiles can be used in "semi-wet" situations like around the kitchen sink or backsplashes. Their maintenance is super easy and you will only need a wet cloth with soap to erase most of the dirt.

Decorating with Kitchen Wall Tiles

Decorating with Kitchen Wall Tiles

You have chosen elegant cabinets and an impressive copper range hood but there is still something missing for you to feel the authentic rustic vibe in your kitchen? Consider decorating with kitchen wall tiles that range from Talavera tiles, relief tiles, wall murals or even broken mosaic tiles for some smaller areas’ projects. Choosing the right ceramic tiles might be the perfect finishing touch your décor.

ceramic tiles decorating kitchen wall backsplash

The first and most obvious choice for placing handmade Mexican tiles in a kitchen is the wall behind the cooking stove, oven and sink area. It is where all the magic happens but for the same reason, the homeowners should take special care and decorates this wall with tiles. First of all, they will protect the wall from getting wet or damp. Secondly, it is much easier to take off the dirt, fat or rest of the food from a glazed tile rather than a paint. Nothing works better against the spills of the morning coffee made in a rush! Most of our kitchen wall tiles can be installed anywhere around the house, even in the exterior, in case you have an exterior kitchenette or barbecue area. The only limitation for our handmade wall tiles would be those outdoors with possible minus temperatures as the material is not frost-resistant. 

Now that you are probably determined to add some beautifully crafted tiles, let’s see all the possibilities you have to create an outstanding, bright décor that without a doubt will brighten and spice up your kitchen. We would recommend you placing Mexican tiles on the walls and counters and a ceramic tile mural on the backsplash area where the mural can visually separate different areas of the kitchen. Our kitchen tile murals collection is ideal for decorating backsplash with one of the designs representing bucolic daily life, fruits, wine, Spanish architecture or Mexican landscapes. All those images will boost a Southern-style and also bring a very relaxing atmosphere while you have to do your daily kitchen duties. The mural can be customized in size to adapt to the backsplash configuration. However, you also need to fill up the rest of the wall spaces in your remodelled kitchen for that you can choose among Mexican, plain tiles or more decorative relief tiles that have part of the designed raised above the surface. We offer literary thousands of models of those ceramic works of art that can help you enhance any style you wish from the most traditional to transitional and modern.

Decorative Kitchen Backsplash Tile Murals

Decorative Kitchen Backsplash Tile Murals

We all love farmhouse style interiors that bring a lot of warmth and comfort but they also can be glamorous and elegant. Our kitchen backsplash murals have all you need to feel amazing while cooking for your family and entertaining guests. They will add the perfect mix and match we all enjoy in rustic interiors.

Painted decorative kitchen backsplash tile murals are available on our website in standard and made-to-order dimensions. You can buy a ready design from the online store or send us an image with which you would like to decorate your backsplash. We are always trying to create the most unique products that will make your backsplash to stand out, being hand-painted production. Additionally, we offer you a choice of buying kitchen ceramics with a hand-painted border or without them.

The ceramic painted backsplash tile murals are a great addition to any kitchen wall decor. With the Mexican tiles “Colonial Town model” that represents a postcard of a colonial village overlooking a lake and mountains, you will add a lighthearted spirit with its blue, yellow and red colors. If you like the living colors of the Mexican Day of the Dead you can choose one of the ceramic kitchen backsplash murals inspired by that tradition so full of mysticism, ancient culture, color, and the warmth of the people. Following this authentic Mexican theme, you can also find kitchen tile murals that illustrate Frida Kahlo or the Virgin of Guadalupe painted with bold and vivid colors. For a classic farmhouse decoration, you can choose among our collection of nature that consists of many beautiful paintings of bottles of wine, buckets of fruits and flowers. This will add a true bucolic vibe to your kitchen. We created a search menu on our page so you can sort your favorite tile murals and copper range hoods by colors or themes such as animal or floral inspired tiles. With our vast image catalog, you are just a single stop from finding the Talavera mural in a perfect palette.

backsplash tile mural in a kitchen

Besides kitchens, we can imagine any of our backsplash tile murals in other areas of your home like verandas, patios, gardens but also bathrooms. As Mexican ceramic murals are glazed, they can also be used in wet areas of bathroom, shower and sauna. Choose some bright scene creating peacefulness and calm to your washroom. It could be a Southern looking village or perhaps a sun or moon picture. Our ceramic murals can be installed in the exteriors as well as long as there are no freezing temperatures. They could decorate marvelously the walls of your patio. Being functional beautiful mosaic tiles, they are easy to care for so you can consider installing them in both interiors and exteriors

Therefore, do not settle for elementary white walls  like everyone else and go for creating a unique rustic ambiance with those hand painted traditional murals of farmhouse daily life, fruits wine, Spanish colonial architecture and country scenery and many more. Apart from protecting your cooking area from splashes and stains, without a doubt, they will make a great statement piece in your kitchen.