Remodelista Reconnaissance: Provençal-Yellow Tiles in a French Hotel

The tiled tabletops and restroom vanities at Hotel Le Moulin have us wishing to include ochre tiles to our own locations. However where to source them? Let’s learn.

The Sighting

Above: Glazed tiles in essential Provençal yellow cover the restroom vanities at Hotel Le Moulin. Picture from Le Moulin: Architect-Designed Accommodations in Provence

With a lot of the hotel’s fittings carrying the Provence spirit– from lime-plaster walls to the books in the visitor spaces– we understood the tiles, too, needed to be made someplace in your area. However where?

The Source

Above: A little digging exposed the source: Terres Cuites de Raujolles in Millau, France, tile makers because 1830. Revealed here is their Ceramic Square Tile in the warm Mandarin colorway from their series of oranges.
Above: The atelier’s tiles can be seen all over from the Hôtel National des Invalides in Paris to the Louvre. The square ceramic tiles are EUR2.03 each and ship from France within two days.

Bookmarking for our next tiling job.

On The Other Hand, for more French sources discovered:

• Remodelista Reconnaissance: Revealing the Paint Colors in an Ever-Changing French Kitchen Area
• Remodelista Reconnaissance: The Suitable Ceramic Coffee Cups, Sans Manage
• Remodelista Reconnaissance: A Woven Pendant Light in a Paris Pied à Terre