Pixel Moondust contains an archive of background tiles as found on the old web: less civilized weapons from a more elegant age. The backgrounds are organized by color and about 80 pixels square ...

Square tiles are perfect if you want to create staple patterns and layouts in your kitchen or bathroom. In particular, the timeless appeal of checkerboard designs and the playful yet totally ...

The process: Every Saturday morning during the summer of 2003, Yacknin and Maier worked in the yard until two squares were done; then their son, Bram, took them off to the pool. Maier built two ...

You can find rolls of fish tank backgrounds at nearly any fish store, but they lack sorely for realism and look like what they are—flat and static photographs. You can make a 3D background that ...

Compare that to ceramic subway tiles, which might only cost $0.15 per square foot. The craft of making zellige tiles is centuries old, but it may be dying as young artisans lose interest in the trade.