Kitchen tiling Design

Interior designer Cindy Kadet helped choose the glass backsplash tiles, paint colors, and furnishings for this Long Island kitchen. (See next slide for tile details).

Moroccan Tile

Moroccan cement tile with a modern look, handmade in Marrakech for walls or floor. Fretwork in Coral, Khaki, and Milk (shown), $22 per square foot. POPHAM DESIGN: 323-906-9556; pophamdesign.com.

Blue Tile

Classic brick tile with depth and character thanks to hand-applied crackle glaze. For walls or floors, indoors or out. Available in 65 colors, including Caribbean Crackle, shown. V20, 4" × 8", $30 per square foot. URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY: 212-431-4646; urbanarchaeology.com.

Centerpiece Tiles

Shannon Bowers designed an entire kitchen in Dallas, Texas, around these old reclaimed tiles from France. "When I saw that tile — the colors, the simplicity, the realness of it — I knew I had to have it for this kitchen, " she said. The tiles were purchased at Chateau Domingue, a store in Houston.

Sweet Stripes

Featured in House Beautiful in March 2008, gorgeous hand-cut striped tiles made from thin strips of colored glass make a jazzy accent against a solid color. Or splurge and do an entire backsplash. Phuze Tiles, $11-$76. WATERWORKS: 800-899-6757; waterworks.com.

Floor Tile

Ah, remember Paris. Remember Casablanca. These pretty tiles combine the durability of concrete with the romance of clicking heels in foreign places. Promenade Fleurette Concrete Tile, $75/sq. ft. WATERWORKS: 800-899-6757; waterworks.com.