Category Archives: Jalisco

Talavera Tiles – Charming Hand-Painted Designs

This is just a sampling of all the various designs and patterns of Talavera tiles that our property has throughout the main house, casita, and exterior areas.  They are all hand-painted designs on clay tiles; all the imperfections add to … Continue reading

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Even More Light Fixtures!

I found these lamps and brackets, of which we have 10 scattered around the exterior of the main house, in Patzcuaro.  They came without glass, so I bought some textured glass and cut and installed it in all the lamps. … Continue reading

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More Light Fixtures!

Make sure to click on the pics to get the larger version. This first shot is of a couple sconces on either side of the master bedroom fireplace that I designed and a local iron worker hand-forged.   There are about … Continue reading

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Light Fixtures / Lamparas

There are so many artistic and interesting light fixtures, I have to show them in more than one posting. There are blown glass and iron ones, wrought iron ones with and without blown glass shades, copper ones, and some were … Continue reading

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Beautiful Wood Details

Click on any pic to get the large size and see all the details! We found a wonderful cabinetmaker who also does wood carving, so we had him do all the woodwork in the main house – kitchen cabinets, bathroom cabinetry, … Continue reading

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Cobre / Copper – sinks, tub, etc.

As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing as beautiful as copper that is left to age and patina on its own.  And we’re fortunate in Mexico to have a town that specializes in copper – Santa Clara del Cobre – … Continue reading

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Niches / Nichos – lots of them, too!

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Arches / Arcos – Lots of Them!

There are more, but I thought these photos would be a good representation of them all. Get all the info on the wonderful property for sale at http://www.casamosaica-ajijic.com.

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Some Other Property Details

I thought I’d post photos of some details that got left out of previous posts.  You can click on any of this pics to see all the details in larger shots. This first picture is of the custom-made wrought-iron arched … Continue reading

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Fruit Trees, Coffee, Etc.

Our property produces quite an abundance of fruit – mangoes, key limes, papayas, bananas, pomegranates, oranges, tangerines, palmelos (grapefruit-like fruits), strawberries, and on the street there are plum trees.  We also get a good crop of coffee beans from two … Continue reading

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