Comments on Kitchen and Residential Design: The good, the bad, and the extraordinarily ugly

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2009-12-17T11:43:27.900-05:00

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Hi Susan & Julie, thanks for visiting my post :-) And Susan, I'm so sorry, I just realized I forgot to credit the last photo to you. My apologies for the oversight.

I love the colour and pattern of the tile that you used on the fridge, Susan. Now that I know the mosaic is on a panel, I definitely say it's a good thing :-)

Julie, I just popped over to your web site -- you've created some gorgeous pieces!! And Susan, I visited your web site while I searched for tiles for my post. You're both very talented mosaic artists, and I appreciate that you took the time to read and comment on my post. Thanks!! :-)

Kelly

2009-12-17T11:40:42.938-05:00

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I'll chime in on the tiled refrigerator: as lo...

2009-12-16T09:54:51.904-05:00

I'll chime in on the tiled refrigerator: as long as the panel is removable, I say go for it if it ties in well with the design. As a mosaic artist, I believe in the Thousand Year Plan. The house will eventually fall down, but that mosaic will still be intact; much like the mosaic floor fragments found in Turkey and Italy. So 20 years from now when the fridge gives up the ghost, that mosaic panel will make an excellent coffee table. Hi Susan!

Hi Kelly, Paul and readers: Susan Jablon here. J...

2009-12-15T14:46:53.668-05:00

Hi Kelly, Paul and readers: Susan Jablon here. Just wanted to comment on the refrigerator we created for the GE Monogram Showroom Series. This treatment is a custom Zen Bamboo pattern to compliment the balance of the 1x6 lime green frosted and glossy mosaic work in the showroom sample kitchen. The mosaic is done on a panel that slides onto the door frame, so it's built to last.

If I can help you further, please be in touch.

Susan Jablon

Oooh, Paul, I hope you'll be writing a post ab...

2009-12-14T18:16:45.875-05:00

Oooh, Paul, I hope you'll be writing a post about what you see there!!

I had a lot of laughs looking for "the ugly" -- really makes you wonder what some people are thinking!!

Paul has really opened my eyes to the beauty of mosaic tiles :-)

I agree, tiling the fridge was definitely a leap of faith!! Love the colours they used on it, but like amy said, not sure about the longevity

Kelly

Great post Kelly, thank you. Funny you should ment...

2009-12-14T11:56:39.473-05:00

Great post Kelly, thank you. Funny you should mention New Ravenna; I'm on my way there right now!

The tiled refrigerator looks good right now, but I...

2009-12-14T11:20:51.311-05:00

The tiled refrigerator looks good right now, but I fear it's the sort of thing that would end up on ugly house photos in the future.

The "ugly" redefines ugly, truly! On ...

2009-12-14T10:16:03.606-05:00

The "ugly" redefines ugly, truly!

On to the exquisite tiles, love them all but the Natalie Blake tiles for Ann Sacks and Sara Baldwin tiles for New Ravenna are absolutely divine.

Kelly- Awesome finds on the bad/ugly stuff... I la...

2009-12-14T09:47:33.461-05:00

Kelly- Awesome finds on the bad/ugly stuff... I laughed out loud on a couple and then felt guilt about it. We have to help these people!

Love the tiled fridge at the end... took me a second to decide and it was a HUGE leap of faith for whoever did it. Turned out pretty good, I thought.

-Nick