These 4″ field tiles — etched atomic starbursts — are stunning. And the selection! They are available in 1-starburst, 2-starburst, 3-starburst and 4-starburst designs — and in 20 gloss colors — 16 matte colors — four crackle colors — and there’s even a “blossom pink” that if not *Mamie* pink, is headin’ in that direction. This stuff will make you swoon.
UPDATE: These tiles are now discontinued, but I will keep this story up for historical purposes.
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Thanks to Amy, who found these tiles and sent me an email so we could also share the tip. They are sold by Ann Sacks, a top-end company, under the Barbara Barry brand. The website says that they are $30/ s.f. — about $3.33 a tile.
Sabrina says
Those are cute, but those vintage atomic tiles beat them hands down!
BungalowBILL says
Love the design, but my favorite contemporary modern tiles are made by Edith Heath. The glazes are luscious.
Scott says
One could paint the starburst and then you would have a incredible tile
Gavin Hastings says
I want those stars in silver and gold!
loumeigs says
My thoughts exactly! I wonder what the thickness of these is though? The old original tiles in our bathroom are about 1/2 the thickness of ones you can buy now so they’d have to be thinner to fit into our current tiles.
Cindy says
Oh, I’d like for my kitchen backsplash, but they’d have to be cantelope color!
pam kueber says
cindy – check the website…. 20 gloss colors!
pam kueber says
Yes, I think you may have to use the entire line to get the matchy matchy goin’. That is, I’m guessing you cannot match these up easily with inexpensive field tiles from the big box stories or even Daltile or AO. That said: If you have the fortitude, you might be able to find a match… you never know.
Gavin Hastings says
I have to agree with Mr. Elvis.
I knew there was something about them- but couldn’t place what it was. I wonder if they would marry well used as an accent with machined tiles? They might look a bit off.
Jane (aka Elvis) says
Gorgeous. They do look a little hand-crafted, that is to say slightly irregular. If you are a precision type, I wonder if they’d drive you crazy? Then again, it might just be the setting. I love them, but Mr. Elvis would probably veto those uneven-looking edges.
Jeanne says
I love them, but all I can visualize is having to clean the grooves.
Kristie says
I love these! I am going to incorporate these in my bathroom re-do! Its pretty pricey, so they will have to be used as accents..
Shane says
Exactly I thought of doing a few here and there to break up the field tile monotony
sablemable says
Great find! I wonder if that Blush color is akin to the Kohler Peachblow?