1.   Go off to Provence and you just might stumble on some Adirondack chairs or handmade Mexican tiles.

2.   Handmade ceramic tile is still a cottage industry here.

3.   Handmade Moroccan tiles, also from Country Floors, form a border on the counter.

4.   Returning to my senses, I settled on handmade ceramic tiles in sea-foam blue and a yellow-green.

5.   The architect Peter Marino is drawn to ceramic handmade American tiles inspired by turn-of-the-century Arts and Crafts designs.

6.   The Fuenti is in Vietri Sul Mare, a lovely seaside town famous for its handmade ceramic tiles and pottery.

7.   Neighboring older homes of stone fared less well, though Oxley said their roofs of handmade tiles on bamboo slats were ideal for an earthquake zone.