I love ceramic tiles and the way they add something beautiful to look at while they're being useful! If I had lots of kitchens, I could go crazy choosing which ones to use as accents in the tiled wall areas. Following are some of my favorites, mostly from the Art Nouveau era...

Art Nouveau Pattern #10 at Emporio Moffa Ceramic Tile by emporiomoffa
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Art Nouveau Pattern #10 at Emporio Moffa

Vintage Art Nouveau floral pattern.

Art Nouveau Pattern #3 at Emporio Moffa Ceramic Tiles by emporiomoffa
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Art Nouveau Pattern #3 at Emporio Moffa

Vintage Art Nouveau floral pattern

Art Nouveau Pattern #1 at Emporio Moffa Ceramic Tile by emporiomoffa
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Art Nouveau Pattern #1 at Emporio Moffa

Vintage Art Nouveau floral pattern.

Art Nouveau Pattern #9 at Emporio Moffa Ceramic Tile by emporiomoffa
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Art Nouveau Pattern #9 at Emporio Moffa

Vintage Art Nouveau floral pattern.

Arabic Design #10 at Emporio Moffa Ceramic Tiles by emporiomoffa
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Arabic Design #10 at Emporio Moffa

Vintage Arabic geometric design pattern.

Arabic Design #7 at Emporio Moffa Ceramic Tiles by emporiomoffa
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Arabic Design #7 at Emporio Moffa

Vintage Arabic geometric design pattern.

Arabic Design #3 at Emporio Moffa Tile by emporiomoffa
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Arabic Design #3 at Emporio Moffa

Vintage Arabic geometric design pattern.

Japanese Textile #1 at Emporio Moffa by emporiomoffa
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Japanese Textile #1 at Emporio Moffa

Colorful vintage Japanese textile pattern.

Vintage Art Nouveau Solomon's Seal, M.P. Verneuil Ceramic Tile by vintagetreasurechest
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Vintage Art Nouveau Solomon's Seal, M.P. Verneuil

Vintage French art, c. 1896
Maurice Pillard (called Verneuil), born 29 April 1869 in Saint-Quentin and died 21 September 1942 at Rivaz, was a French decorative artist (posters, furniture, ceramics, batik, embroidery, fabric, wallpaper, photography) and an art critic.

Art Nouveau pattern #1 Tiles by SusieJayne
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Art Nouveau pattern #1

Classic Art Nouveau pattern with flowers

Art Nouveau Design #4 @ VictoriaShaylee Tiles by VictoriaShaylee
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Art Nouveau Design #4 @ VictoriaShaylee

Vintage Art Nouveau floral design pattern.

William Morris ~ "Little Flower" Tiles by MagnoliaVintage
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William Morris ~ "Little Flower"

William Morris ~ Detail from the "Little Flower" floral carpet design.

NOUVEAU BUTTERFLIES - Butterflies Tiles by metroswank
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NOUVEAU BUTTERFLIES - Butterflies

A beautiful vintage art nouveau print with flowers, leaves and butterflies. Special effects create a chic grunge look.

Victorian Arabesque, GLORIOSA Ceramic Tiles by metroswank
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Victorian Arabesque, GLORIOSA

From our highly varied and unusual Victorian Arabesque series, this design is called Gloriosa.

Victorian Arabesque, ALAMEDA Tile by metroswank
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Victorian Arabesque, ALAMEDA

From our highly varied and unusual Victorian Arabesque series, this design is called Alameda.