I have seen so many different Batchelder Tiles and of course have developed an appreciation for them.  Arroyo Monthly has an informative article in this month’s issue pertaining to Batchelder tiles, some of the highlights:



* Ernest Batchelder’s tiles were popular in Southern California homes built from 1910 to 1932, regardless of architectural style. 

* His motto was “no two tiles the same.” He was as good as his word, offering his customers a variety of motifs – medieval lions, Viking ships, Art Nouveau peacocks, vines, flowers, birds, trees and geometric abstracts, among them.

*Batchelder's earliest tiles were primarily in gradations of brown, with a matte blue glaze, but by the 1920s, the designer's color palette expanded to include blue, gray, tan, green, rose and even lilac and orange.

Read the full article here