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Antique Belgian Bluestone Pavers
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Aged French Solid and Engineered Parquet and Wide Plank Oak Flooring
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Brushstrokes from Japan, a Minimalist Hand Painted Tile Collection
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Dalle de Bourgogne Antique French Limestone Flooring
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Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors + Vecchia Roma 18th Century Italian Limestone Floors
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Reclaimed Egyptian Cement Tile + Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors
Historic Decorative Materials, a division of Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc. is an e-commerce site that supplies reclaimed and aged French, Belgian and Italian tile, brick, stone, wood and terra cotta flooring to the fine home building market. After 20 years in business, co-owner François Micallef born and raised in the South of France, holds court with some of the best reclaimed material suppliers in Europe. From French limestone and Belgian Bluestone Flooring to French oak wide-plank flooring in solid and planks, as well as reclaimed Belgian veneer bricks and French reclaimed terra cotta tiles - architects and designers choose these formidable surfaces for their exceptional building and renovation projects.
Sharing a partnership with it's parent company, Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc., a by-appointment showroom is available where a client will receive our expert Design Service and installation recommendations. Visiting our showroom allows a client to feel and touch our incredible and highly vetted collection of French, Belgian and Italian stone and wood materials while receiving the design service to help marry materials to achieve the client's goals. A Design Service is also available for those who cannot visit the showroom that has proven to be extremely beneficial. With proprietary glazed wall tile collections developed in-house to specifically compliment reclaimed materials, architects and homeowners appreciate the ability to achieve design flow throughout the entire home.
DESIGN SERVICE is now available! The internet can be frustrating for our type of business if making an appointment with us in our showroom cannot be achieved. Samples of natural materials with inherent color variations and textures will never communicate the true product. This is why we have implemented a design service where a client sends images of their goals, materials they may already have, a description of their project - and we, in turn, create design boards that hone in on what they are looking for. This goes beyond samples! If you are interested in our design service, email your request by clicking here.
NEW! Reclaimed Belgian Bluestone Bricks in Large Format - Spectacular Subtle Color Variations in Belgian Blue, Grey, Charcoal and White. Perfect for commercial and residential applications to create an historic pathway or ambiance for the classic Belgian interior. Call François at 413-247-6191 for inquires and purchase.
NEW! Presenting Vecchia Roma 18th Century Italian Reclaimed Limestone Flooring - pairs beautifully with our Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors: Collection Country House in Vintage Grey
Please click on the image below to view the newest in-stock arrivals of our Historic Decorative Materials. At any one time - you may chance upon a French limestone floor or a reclaimed French oak floor with the exact square footage you need ready to ship from our warehouse in Massachusetts.
Brushstrokes from Japan, a Minimalist Hand Painted Tile Collection. Inspired by the Japanese perspective, Shibui, this tile collection is a balance of simplicity and textural complexity, bathed in a soul restorative Japanese color palette that contrasts beautifully to aged stone and wood building materials.
A passion for historic decorative art tiles from France, Amsterdam, Italy and England pushed Emmi Micallef to hand paint a tile collection that ranges from classic Delft Tiles to reproducing Monet's kitchen tiles from his home in Giverny, France. To view a LOOK BOOK of all the collections, click here or on the image below.
The Kings of France 18th Century French Oak Floors are extraordinary. The colors of these aged French oak planks are not created by applying stains or oils. Highly skilled wood craftsmen perform an aging oxidation process onto each plank that works within the tannin of the oak. This changes the composition of the wood fibers where color is created authentically, as if they turned back time. The resulting French oak floors appear as if they have been salvaged from an 18th Century Château or French farmhouse. From videos of each color or viewing a gallery of installations, Historic Decorative Materials wants you to understand just how magnificent these aged French oak floors really are.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A GALLERY OF INSTALLATIONS.
Antique French Limestone, Belgian Bluestone & Italian Limestone Flooring
The Timeless Beauty and Durability of French Limestone Flooring at a Glance from our Pavé Tile, Wood & Stone, Inc. Showroom Installations
There are many stone companies available that offer limestone flooring from all over the world with various textures and finishes. As one can imagine, each limestone color and surface has it's place. However, within our repertoire of limestone flooring - we look to limestone from French quarries, where the limestone blocks are held to the highest goals of recreating for our company, 18th century stone flooring. And just because it's French limestone - this does not mean it makes it into our collection. With an artist's focus - we cull the most beautiful repertoire of French limestone floors for our clients.
Why is One of the Best Showrooms in the Nation for French and Belgian Stone and Wood Flooring in Western Massachusetts?
The definition of the word DESTINATION according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary is, "a place worthy of travel". In these e-commerce times with click-and-buy nearly everything from the comforts of your living room, there are still those items that one has to see and touch for oneself. The world has become smaller - but adventures cannot be forgotten and traveling to a destination that showcases materials only truly found in France and Belgium, no longer seems that far away.
Falling in Love with Antique Belgian Bluestone Pavers
Antique Belgian Bluestone is a formidable stone of choice for architects and designers building out their finest projects. As a durable and historic floor, the satin patina of either the dark black blues or soft matte grey surfaces create the most magnificent ambiance to a room.
Brushstrokes from Japan, a Hand Painted Minimalist Tile Collection
Brushstrokes from Japan is an ethereal and reflective tile collection. The color palette was borrowed from Japan's Mother Nature - where it's hues bring reverie. This tile collection is meant to perform in contrast to noble materials of the Earth - stone, wood, terra cotta. The opaque nature, aged textures and neutral color palettes of reclaimed materials are the only choice to elevate this tile collection into a transcendence of soul restorative beauty.
Is it Trending or just Beautiful?
What is the formula for creating a Belgian Farmhouse Modern aesthetic? Using Historic Decorative Materials reclaimed Belgian red brick is a start. Read our latest design blog that constructs this design aesthetic by incorporating as well our Belgian bluestone pavers and our Kings of France aged French oak wide-plank flooring. Mix in light and metal casings and soon this trend 2017 will be in your home...and will last a lifetime.
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Reclaimed Italian Black and White Marble Flooring Tiles
Images of abandoned fine homes and châteaux ignite stories in my mind, imagining those that walked their halls and porticoes so long ago. The patina left behind from their footprints, the laughter held in the air, the tears that they shed were their lives...perhaps just like mine...just a bit grandeur in their dwelling. This is why reclaimed terra cotta tiles from France are dear to me. Each tile is a story unto itself. And I appreciate this.
