Like blue and white china, blue and white tiles can be mixed and matched to dazzling visual effect. Combine geometric patterns with plain white tiles outlined in blue, or mix variations on a theme ...

Everyone loves the antique blue and white tiles that mark the street corners in the older sections of New Orleans. But did you ever wonder how the unique horizontal street sign system came about?

The bathroom’s walls were covered in horizontal white tiles, arranged as any subway or brick-laid facade might be. The kicker? Hand-painted blue-and-white scenes of flora and fauna appeared in ...

Placed on street corners to guide walkers and carriages more than 100 years ago, New Orleans’ blue on white street tiles keep the city physically tied to its past. The street tiles, generally ...