Hi Palimpsest thanks for giving me the names of which Daltile lines to look at-most helpful! The Dal website is not very user friendly and I was able to search by the specific lines you mentioned and get quickly to some options that might work. Thanks! I wonder why companies make it so confusing by having different lines- why not a page that shows you all the field/trim pieces that are avail in a certain color? Frustrating.I didn't know that I could get a cove mold profile in the Dal 100 color-I would have used that for tiling the kids bath (which we just finished-doh!) Before I understood that there were so many different lines of Daltile, I actually went to both the Daltile store and another store that carried Dal but neither had the acanthus tile to look at. I wish I would have at least thought to ask to see anything in the "snowdrift" color, to see what other Dal white color that it might go with. Back I go again. After a visit to another tile showroom today, I'm seriously considering pairing an (in stock) handmade 3x6 field & decorative relief tile from another line I found with the cheaper Daltile 100 chair and base tiles. (Then, I'd get the nice irregularity of handmades but keep cost downs by using the cheaper trims.) I must admit the idea to combine the two was a happy accident: I set a piece of Dal chair rail I was carrying just to compare the scale/proportion and was shocked that the glazes were close enough to go. Incidentally, it only worked with one line of handmade tile that had a white clay body, all the ones with the beige clay had too much contrast. I will check out the Ann Sacks you mentioned, too, thanks. I had the same thought, though, that unless I go with the Daltile trims, most of the pieces in these other tile lines are going to almost add up to the $28 cap/listello Waterworks tile in my inspiration photo! ouch.

We have an 1887 house. Two baths will be subway and hex. Powder room will have deep colors and victorian encaustic floor (see link below). In the master we are trying for a look that transcends dating. 12 x 12 marble walls (prob. emperador dark), same for floor or slate if traction is an issue, and black granite vanity tops. Vanities will be IKEA adel medium brown, dressing area will be IKEA hopen wardrobes. Hardware, faucets will be very period though. Here is a link that might be useful: Example of victorian encaustic tile

Love that photo! I'm old enough to remember when *everyone* was told to rip out their wall-hung sinks by their hapless Realtors when selling their house so their property wouldn't look "dated". So out went the priceless rustic porcelain basins (and the cross-hatch faucets attached to them) and in went the flat cultured-marble top over an oak or white vanity cabinet (1980s), an unconvincing imitation of a vintage pedestal sink ('90s) or a vessel sink precariously balanced atop freestanding furniture ('00s). And the elegant pre-WWII sinks and tubs were unceremoniously tossed in the scrapheap left out with the trash to be collected. Ironically, the sinks that most resemble what you're looking for I've usually seen in inner-city slums that escaped the housing-bubble flippers of the last decade. I wish I had taken more pictures - I rarely think to photograph the bathrooms I use at my (impoverished) friends rowhouses. All of my wealthier friends seem to live out in the 'burbs with the attendant boring bathrooms, or older homes like yours that have had all their charm renovated out of them. If I come across any exceptions, I'll let you know. Meanwhile, with all the old-timey styles the p1umbing manufacturers emulate, it's unfortunate that they rarely capture the elegance of their own designs from bygone eras.

Oh ! MY then you would love to have my kitchen , I started retroing it the minute the landlord told me to go for it ,and then when she told me the age of the house , I loved it even more , it's a 1920's Sears Craftsman home ,I love the the huge cabnets not, alot of space but I like it , it's still has the sink comeing out of the wall and of course the same windows with the weight in side, so far I stubled on a 1945 Gafflers and Staller stove , pressure wash it and got all the grills and stuff cleaned and the only thing I haven't gotten to yet is finding a clock for it , i've been all over the antique store's lucky me I live in Orange County and the orange circle is just brimming with retro items, on the mirowave I simply bought a red one from Target like 60 bucks and a red coffee pot, if you have any good wills in your area hit them up , cause alot of estate things go there , I've painted my kitchen red and yellow , took the rather large drawers and took some paint remover , and some elbow grease and a paint gun which just melts the paint off , painted them red and found some little rooster decals that I put on , went to the 99 store and food some checkered red and white contact paper and put them in the drawer some plactic deviders to . Because I'm into both the retro, feista and the older pyrex , you know the different colored one with the little lids, i found scores of them in the goodwill nd also the different color pyrex bowl set , for a grand total of five bucks ,it's got a door to that leads to the laundry room , so i took out the old glass and put some screen wear the glass was and painted the door red and then found some red and white checked curtains and it looks super , even still has those old looks with the knob to open the door , I'm still trying to find the perfect frigerator , I saw one on one ad and fell in love it's a kelvanator foodarama (SP). Know i have the Idea to pull up the linolim (SP) and see what he wood looks like, maybe sand it and do the red and white checker board my self or be lazy and find the red and white checker board myself , as for the kitchen counters I hate them the tile , but i want to go for the old soda pop look , red linolem , so far. as for the arctiure of the the house it's soild and and i love the wood detailing so i'm just going to get out my magic eraser and clean , the walls do need paint has a few cracks bit i figure to paint the walls a camel color so the cracks will give off a shadow , if you go to the 99 cent store you with find alot of red if that's your color and the good will you would be amazed , I found and old ceder wood cabnits that hold plates and glasses and I store my pyrex and feista wear in there , also at the good will I found not one but 9 chrome toaster with the cloth cord for 99 cents apiece still in the box to took them home shined up a little ,put them up on ebay for 50;00 a piece and all sold except the one I kept and still use , I don't know if alot of folks go to the good will but you can find lots of stuff , I'm fixin to paint my 1945 stove red , like i said i live in what i call antique town , I just got the universal knobs to the stove , because it has the stove on one side and the broiler on the other and has the griddle in the middle , I guess the floors are pretty stonge cause that thing took 4 good sized men to get in my kitchen oh and of course , i found some old cambells soup and vegatable ad that came out of the time life magazines painted some black frames and put them on the wall above the stove , I will have to take a picture although not all toghether yet I still love my kithen even if it is in the works. Take care