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Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 12:17
| A friend is struggling with a planned renovation of her small apartment kitchen. She's not into design and decorating and feels overwhelmed and doesn't seem to have any strong sense of what she wants, except to say "simple, cute, fresh". Generally, her taste runs to the traditional, (more than a little kitsch, and is budget oriented.) She has already ordered a medium stained maple raised panel cabinet, and seems to be leaning toward corian for countertop. But lighting, backsplash, floor and wall color are all still wide open.
The ONE design feature she seems to interest her is finding backsplash tile that reminds her of her love for cats. She has, I think, two or three, and is heavily involved with local cat rescue efforts.
So, anyone seen any not too kitschy cat or cat paw print tiles that could serve as a jumping off point for what to do with the rest of the kitchen? I've offered to help, but can't get her to focus on an overall look instead of picking out individual elements she likes. So, I'm thinking if I can find some cat tiles and do a few mood boards based on them...we might find a winner.
Thanks!
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RE: cat tiles/ cat paw tiles ????
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| If she likes kitsch, maybe you can find a cat wallpaper instead. Better for resale hehe. And the selection would be better (I think!). |
RE: cat tiles/ cat paw tiles ????
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| OMG, I have JUST the tile for you! Tiles With Style: Cat Paw Tiles They do mainly dog work; scroll down for the kitty paws. I've always wanted to see someone trail these across their backsplash. Check out the installation photos of paw tracks across the shower floor, etc. You just cut them in to any other kind of tile, like an accent. |
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| Hahaha CP, those are great! They'd have to be embedded into the countertop to be realistic... |
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| Hmm, the site appears to be down right this moment, so here are some pics to tide you over until it's up again: 
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| Oh my dog! Those are too cute. As a huge dog and cat person, I will need to figure out how to install some of those on my back (concrete, not tile...) patio. Won't do it in the house, too cutesy for me for the house, but on the back patio leading to the back door? Yep. It just has to happen! |
RE: cat tiles/ cat paw tiles ????
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| CP...that might be just the ticket! But I see on her website that she is backed up until Sept. 15 or so (not too bad) but requires a $1000 minimum order. I'm afraid that's going to be too rich for my friend. I was thinking perhaps a dozen or so of those paws across the backsplash would do the trick. Rats. Still, I'll contact her, just in case, I misunderstood the minimum order thing. |
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Haha I didn't realize how in style I was. I have puppy paw
prints on my hardware floor coming from the back door all the way through the house :) |
RE: cat tiles/ cat paw tiles ????
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| I just saw that minimum order thing too. Bummer. She does say minimum $400 for dog paw prints, but... that's a lot of prints. I'll bet someone else makes them. Or, maybe even appliques so that for resale they could be removed? |
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| I just called and the message on her answering machine is worse...minimum is now $1200 and no mention of $400 for dog (and presumably cat) tracks. would love to find something similar... |
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| Try Etsy. I found these for jewelry but she might do others. |
Here is a link that might be useful: paw print tiles
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| Pewabic has kitties that can be used as accents. This one isn't bad. 
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Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.pewabicstore.org/
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| Well rats. Sorry about leading you astray; I've always been very amused by those pawprint tiles. How about a small white glazed accent to put amongst simple white subway tiles, good price at $12? 
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Here is a link that might be useful: Emu Art Tile in Ohio
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| OH...those Emu ones are good too, CP. They may be too subtle for her, but there's a chance. She did also like the Pewabic cat (which frankly surprised me. Any suggestions anyone on affordable field tiles to work with either the Pewabic or the EMU cats? Clearly the easiest one to work with would be the EMU in white, as you suggest CP. Should be able to find a white field tile that would blend. But it is available in some other very nice arts and crafts type glazes. Thanks everyone! |
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| I bet you could find a local ceramicist/potter who would make paw tiles for you. The raised small "medallions" of paws are super cute, or you could do the opposite -- have a standard sized tile (like 4x4) made with little paw indentions like the clay had be walked upon. That way you could purchase cheaper standard field tile in a color you like, and have the ceramicist just make as many as you need in a coordinating or matching color. A friend of mine in Wyoming frequently does this type thing, see the link below. She's done it with children's handprints, Indian woodblocks (for dying fabric), dinosaur bones, botanicals -- all kinds of things. It could be fun to work with a local artist to get just what your friend wants. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Whitewater Ceramics custom tile
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| I thought I had seen a price on these the other night when I saw the Peter Cottontail for L.L. but now there is no price so if you have to ask......... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kitty tiles
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Here is a link that might be useful: cat tiles etsy
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| There are some cute cat paw decals on etsy which might be the best anyway since they could be removed later if new owner wasn't a fan. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cat Paw Decals
RE: cat tiles/ cat paw tiles ????
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| What about using sautillo tiles with animal prints. More authentic and less kitschy. We had several in our last house by accident, but favorite part of floors. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Animal prints in tiles
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