Moravian Pottery and Tile Works located in Doylestown in beautiful Bucks County, Pa. should be on the top of everyone’s list who is interested in searching out unique designs for their kitchen backsplash tile. Here at this living history tile museum, on a summer’s afternoon, you can watch the actual tile designs of Henry Mercer who founded the tileworks in the early 1900’s being re-produced right before your very eyes. And at the end of your tour you can choose from a vast selection of glazed and fired tile designs in the museum’s gift shop and showroom. There too you can also custom order a selection of tiles for your kitchen backsplash tile installation.
If you want to get a sense of how the Mercer tiles look installed you can tour Fonthill, Henry Mercer’s 27 room cast concrete home that is on the same grounds as the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works. Inside Fonthill, along with Henry Mercer’s tiles you will find tiles that he collected from all over the world integrated into the house. If you are a connoisseur of handmade tiles you will find yourself in tile heaven at the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works.
Along with traditional handmade tiles you will be introduced to tile brocades which you can purchase individually allowing you to create a kitchen backsplash tile installation that will truly be one of a kind. Many intriguing tile murals can be ordered as well. Many of them are created from smoked fired quarry tile fresh from the Tilework’s bee hive kilns.
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is a must see for the serious lover of handcrafted tiles. If a truly unique kitchen backsplash tile installation is what you are after, then don’t miss touring and talking to the knowledgeable and friendly folks at Moravian Pottery and Tile Works.
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