Statements Tile Featured in ShowHouse Santa Fe 2016

ShowHouse Santa Fe is just around the corner, and Statements has played a big part this year as a Turquoise Sponsor.  We supplied tile for six baths, two kitchens, a pantry and a laundry, while working with each designer to realize their vision.

This year, The Fiesta Gala Opening Night Preview is Friday, October 7th, at 6PM, and the home tour is the weekends of October 7th-8th and 15th-16th. Tickets can be purchased, and specific times and dates can be found, on the ShowHouse website.

Proceeds from ShowHouse and donations to the Frank Lopez Memorial Fund go to Dollars4Schools, a local nonprofit that helps underprivileged children get the essentials they need as well as gives teachers and schools the funding they lack for educational enrichment. 

Statements is honored to be a part of the ShowHouse and work with the amazing designers involved.

A Tile Lover's View of Santa Barbara

On a recent sojourn to Santa Barbara, I visited some old haunts to remember the lovely tile that is so much a part of the architectural history of Southern California.  

This porcelain mosaic mural of the "Modern Industrial World" once adorned the side of the Safeway grocery.  Luckily it was recently saved by the developer who converted the space into a chic, multi-space eatery and market. 

The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is adorned on many sides with tile murals commemorating historic events and scenes.   All of them are colorful and pop from the stark whitewashed stucco walls of the building.

A very traditional use of tile for exterior applications is to surround a door with decorative patterns.  We love to highlight entryways and add color to exteriors.  Here are two wonderful examples.

Decorative patterned floors are a very important element in Spanish Colonial architecture.  I'm showing two wonderful patterns:  The Basketweave using decorative 2x2 dots and the Picket and Square pattern with alternating decorative and plain inserts.

The exterior fountain in the entry courtyard of the Arlington Movie Theatre on State Street is something to behold!  Pattern on tile pattern and an elaborate shape make this fountain especially memorable.

Faceted and bejeweled, these wrought-iron lanterns are a signature element in many of the Spanish Colonial buildings around Santa Barbara.

Oh what a tiled bench!  If you love the idea of tiling a bench- in your garden or bath- these are two to admire and perhaps emulate.  Fabulous patterns collide and colors abound.

Last, but certainly not least, this wainscot could be a tile display in our showroom!  Many of these patterns are still available today, on tiles that remind us of the amazing heritage of the Moorish tile in the Alhambra of Spain. 

2016 Haciendas - A Parade of Homes Award for Best Design Sponsored by Statements

This has been a busy Haciendas 2016 Parade of Homes here in Santa Fe for Statements. We were the tile suppliers for both of the Woods Design Builders entries this year, as well as for Satzinger Design's Casa Cielo custom home.  Statements provided the custom granite flooring, inside and out, for the Apple Construction home in Tesuque and a state of the art LED recessed lighting package for the contemporary home.

At the Parade Gala, it was an honor to present the Statements In Tile/Lighting/Kitchens/Flooring Award for Best Design to home builders in each of the four price categories.  All the homes were well received this year, with very high attendance over the two weekends of the event.  Congrats to all involved!

 

Best Design Award Winners
sponsored by Statements In Tile/Lighting/Kitchens/Flooring

Category 1: Homewise Inc.

   Mike Loftin & Brian Anderson       

Category 2: Praxis Design Build 

 Gabe Browne, AIA

Category 4: Solterra Design Build

Scott Wong

Category 3: Tierra Concepts Inc.

Stephen Beili & Kurt Faust

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