Journal - famosa The Surface Studio

Luxury primary bathroom with a natural stone shower, frameless glass enclosure, and large-format wall tile in an Orange County home.

How to Specify Tile for a Luxury Primary Bathroom: A Designer’s Guide

The primary bathroom is the most personal room in any home. It is the room the homeowner begins and ends every day in. ...

Warm kitchen featuring terracotta tile flooring, natural wood cabinetry, and Mediterranean-inspired design in a California home.

Terracotta Is Back: Why Southern California Designers Are Specifying It Now

There are materials that trend. And there are materials that return. Terracotta is not trending. It is returning — to its rightful ...

Outdoor patio featuring decorative tile flooring and modern seating area designed for Southern California outdoor living.

The Designer’s Guide to Outdoor Tile for Southern California

The outdoor living space has become one of the most requested — and most scrutinized — design areas in Southern California residential projects. For ...

Famosa Tile showroom in Costa Mesa featuring curated tile displays and luxury design inspiration.

What Makes Famosa Tile Different? The 18-Year Story Behind Costa Mesa’s Anti-Tile Store

Most tile stores feel like tile stores. Fluorescent lights. Catalog binders. A salesperson who steers you toward whatever they have too much of in ...

Curated Zellige tile collection displayed at Famosa Tile showroom in Costa Mesa.

Zellige Tile 101: Everything Designers Need to Know

There is a tile that has been made by hand in Morocco for over a thousand years. It is imperfect by design. No two pieces ...

A sleek kitchen with dark cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, a large island with a dark countertop, modern pendant lights, and wooden flooring.

Meet the designer: Andrew Flashman

ANDREW FLASHMAN Andrew has worked in many luxury residences across the USA, including estates from the Hamptons to Southern California, and apartments in Manhattan and ...