More Stair Tile

This stoop has an interesting use of tiles. I didn't get a great shot but there are three different kinds - the black and blue and yellow under the door:


Is this an abstract shape? I always see a person on a horse. It would be neat to see four together, forming the center flower.


And then there are some of these basic tiles seen on stairways throughout the Sunset:

This stairway has some styles I hadn't seen before. Perhaps they are newer?


And finally, sad, painted-over stair tiles:

Stair Tiles

The red stairways with decorative tiles really add to the Mediterranean look of the homes out here. Most of them are red like this:

And this:

Poking around I found these. The colored tiles are pink Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts looking. I wonder if they are original.


Then I saw these solid pink tiles and thought for sure they weren't original, and don't think they look good with the primary-colored decorative tiles.


However, there is a whole block with a large concentration of tile stairways, including these green ones. They look good when the house is painted the right color.


But these tiles at the end of the stairs are my favorite.