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What is a bathroom?

What is a bathroom? It really fulfils more functions that you might think. In some homes it doubles as utility room and boot room, or even a coat and shoe store. In others it has as much thought behind its design as any sitting room, and is dressed for maximum visual appeal.

A natural alternative?

Natural materials… what does this mean? Most of us take it to describe organic matter produced by Mother Nature. Sometimes, a cost-effective alternative can provide the same aesthetic feel as truly natural product, but with less worry about maintenance.

Perfecting New Pigments

Devising additions to a paint palette would be a laborious task if you sat down and were to think ‘we need new colours; now where do we start’.

New Shapes and New Shades

Our passion for introducing new ranges is a direct result of our love for designing spaces that feel fresh and decorative.

Dreaming of la dolce vita

2020 got off to a normal start. Flights, hotels, car parks and meetings were booked. A major birthday plan was outlined and had started to be arranged and paid for. Then lockdown.

Step by Step Painting Guide

Many of us are thinking of tackling tasks around the home that we have put off before. One of the most common of these is painting. Before you undertake what at first glance seems a simple operation, we thought we would give you a few handy hints on how to get started, and how to undertake the job. It is simple, there is just some steps to follow to make the whole process easier and more enjoyable.

Psst… picking porcelain?

At Claybrook we have some truly lovely patterns and shapes but none so practical or pretty as those we offer in porcelain; the perfect combination of utility and style.

Paint the town... Coral?

Colour, like art, can be a very subjective business. We are each attracted to shades for myriad reasons. Sometimes a colour can trigger memories from childhood or a lovely vacation, with a corresponding emotional response. Like smell, some hues can take you right back to a moment in time.

Design Stars of the Silver Screen*

Many of us enjoy movies not just for the screenplay but because of the interiors shot as part of the drama. These spaces can form a key part in creating not only the setting but the mood for a film.

Answering the call for natural product

At Claybrook we are big fans of products that have been produced by human hands rather than conveyor belts and computer-controlled arms. Not that machine-made goods are inherently bad or inferior. Far from it...

New Arrivals

Thinking about and developing new ideas for tiles never ends at Claybrook HQ. It’s a joy to see scribbles on a page end with tiles on a wall or floor months later.

Truly Artisanal Production

At Claybrook we love finding smaller firms to work with who can produce great quality handmade tiles over and over again. With generations of experience crafting fine products at their atelier in the south-west of Italy, we were delighted to meet a talented family and even more excited once we started working on tile together.

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