Portugal has a long history of tile art dating back several centuries. This long, proud and magnificent history of painted, ceramic tiles is on glorious display in the National Museum of Azulejo in Lisbon. I was lucky enough to visit this museum a few years ago and see this beautiful art work from near! Below are some examples of the tile art on display in this museum.
In the more modern era Portugal has continued displaying this magnificent art through murals created wholly of tiles on the walls of its subway stations and other buildings. See below examples.
You can create an eye catching design of tiles as a wall covering without breaking the bank. The key is placement of a few choice tiles to create a beautiful and eye catching effect when seen amongst a sea of of other tiles.
Below are two examples of how you can create this effect at home:
