Chez Monet Ceramic
It’s true what they say – blue and white really is a match made in heaven. This particular version of the storied color combo is like a postcard from France, inspired by the very tiles in Monet’s own kitchen at Giverny. Motifs from the garden recall the gentle silhouettes of leaves, petals, iron gates and latticework.
The subtly wavy surface of the tiles lends a handcrafted feel similar to zellige, and the white ground is flavored with a soothing creamy tone, yet the deep marine blue patterns are perfectly crisp, and the glaze is glossy.
This thoughtful and intentional juxtaposition creates a tile surface that feels clean yet warm, with a hint of the old world and a dash of the new. Chez Monet is a 21st-century update of a documentary Country Floors signature collection, newly refreshed as a versatile solution to bring the charm and panache of blue and white to interiors, classic and modern, city and country, residential and hospitality.
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The History of Delft
In the 17th century, Dutch potters in the city of Delft set out to answer the imported blue-and-white porcelain arriving from China. Working in tin-glazed earthenware, they painted cobalt motifs onto a bright white ground (florals, figures, landscapes, and the small corner ornaments that let tiles join into endless repeating fields across a wall.)
What began as imitation became a tradition of its own, and the hand-painted blue-and-white of Delft spread outward, echoing through Portuguese azulejos, Italian maiolica, and the tiled kitchens and courtyards of the Mediterranean.
Our Delft collection draws on that whole lineage: the brushwork, the corner-motif system, and the idea that a tile can be a small, painted thing made by a person, not a machine.
Why We Love Delft Tile
We keep returning to Delft because it does so much with so little. A single corner motif, repeated, turns a plain wall into a quiet diamond lattice; the same tile used sparingly becomes a discovered detail.
The palette is restrained enough to live with for years yet expressive enough to carry a room, cobalt for the classic note, soft green for something gentler and more unexpected.
Because the motifs sit in the corners, the tiles are built to connect: every piece is part of a system you control. It is decorative without shouting, historic without feeling heavy, and endlessly composable which is exactly why designers reach for it again and again.
Complete the Room: Terracotta Below, Delft Above
There's a reason this pairing keeps appearing in the most quietly beautiful Mediterranean rooms. Warm terracotta underfoot, hand-painted Delft climbing the wall above (earth and brushwork, floor and field, the two oldest gestures in southern European interiors.)
The terracotta tile brings heat and grounding; the Delft brings light and detail. Together they make a room feel as though it was assembled slowly, over years, by someone with an eye.
Start there, then let the rest of the room gather around it.
