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I do not want art for a few, any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few. ~William Morris
This backsplash is part of an amazing Arts & Crafts cabinet custom built by the homeowner. (click picture to see)
Other colors are available.
This border is made from small backsplashes on either side of the sink with a connecting border. The variation is Tiggy Stardust on cobalt.
Individual tiles are also available.
This is a modern but warm kitchen in Providence Rhode Island. The backsplash is large 36 inches x 36 inches, not counting grout lines. There is ample seating on the other side of the cooktop island. You can see more of the Tulip and Trellis installation photos.
This tile, as shown, was designed by William Morris, but was executed by William De Morgan at Morris and Co. De Morgan later did his own version!
You can compare both versions, as well as see available tile sizes and options William Morris Tulip and Trellis
The keeper of this kitchen did this entire project herself, with no previous experience! I'm very impressed with how it turned out.
This is the 34 inch backsplash. See also Kitchen Tile Borders for an adaptation of using 'The Forest' border tiles as a backsplash in a small kitchen.
These backsplashes are part of a Victorian home renovation in a busy home with several small children. I especially like the way the blues in the backsplash pull the blues in from the adjoining dining room. The background, originally on indigo, is on a black background.
Star maps were popular in the 18th and 19th century and have remained popular even into the 21st century. This kitchen backsplash in Massachusetts shows the Monoceros Constellation. Procyon and Sirius, and their constellations Canis Minor and Canis Major are also prominent in this Jamieson map.
William De Morgan, Father of Arts & Crafts ceramics, made a series of fantastic birds and beasts, some, like the owl, dodo, and kingfisher, taken from nature but others, such as the the jabberwocky, griffin, and hippogryph come from myth and imagination.
Similar backsplashes were placed over the cooktop and the sink, with border tiles along the counter edges.
More Blue and white Birds and Beasts
And Red lustre tiles
If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went. ~Will Rogers
Medieval dogs installed in tower kitchen at Carrowdore Castle, Northern Ireland
Details about each of the dogs: Bestiary Dogs
No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time ~Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
See all De Morgan Birds and Beasts
The Doom Shall End When a King from the North Weds a Queen from the South. ~Children of Lir
*Swoon*. Most romantic kitchen ever. The Riders of the Sidhe backsplash with surrounding tiles, measures 60 inches by 38 inches.
More about Riders of the Sidhe
Jessie M. King Mermaid Backsplash installed in Carlisle, Massachusetts kitchen. The tiles are 4.25 inch ceramic. This panel has a slight size modification to meet the constraints of the space behind the cooktop. An installation of the full 48-tile backsplash is shown here.
A different dragon arrangement in this Vancouver, British Columbia kitchen. So many dragons! There are now three pages of dragons: Ancient and World Dragons, Medieval and Bestiary Dragons, and Post-Victorian, Folklore, and Fai
To see dragon tiles interspersed to form a backsplash, see the Kitchen Border and Accent tiles.
William De Morgan carnations are classic. And happy. These De Morgan carnations are installed in a Bronx, New York, kitchen. The homeowner wanted larger tiles but was limited by height, so we made an eight-inch tile based on De Morgan's design for smaller tiles. The blue color pops more than it shows in this interior lighting. You can see a daylight photo of one of these tiles, and the other colorways available.William De Morgan Carnation tiles
I had originally imagined the two-row Membland border as an undercabinet backsplash, but there is something to be said for thinking outside the box! Although only 18 inches wide, this six-tile border works perfectly as a backsplash in this cozy cooktop alcove.
More kitchens: Kitchen Accents and Borders
coastal california arts & crafts botanicals
de morgan tiles - preraphaelite ceramics
medieval, maps and bestiary tiles
tiles from william morris textile designs
william morris: the soul of arts and crafts overview
morris and arts & crafts articles
pre-raphaelite art tile catalog
victoriana: blue and white tiles
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