Delft tiles have been catching my eye when I have been antiquing this summer.  They never did before, but this is why.After receiving this pair of blue and white club chairs from my parents,with our lake house build looming I thought they would be a good fit for that home.  And because they are this bright cornflower blueit has steered my decorating path in that direction as well.  Our current home has become the test ground for the lake house!Delft tiles are still made in Holland but I have been collecting some of the older tiles I find in  antique shops.  As a child my parents took us to Amsterdam and we boarded a tour bus to visit a factory in Rotterdam.  This factory and others existed from the 17th century!My parents bought a few souvenirs from the visit, which I have now and they are over 50 years old. The little clog is one of their souvenirs, while the Heineken mug and the pitcher are two of my finds while antiquing.  I love finding the older pieces and tiles are at the top of my list. It is fun to be collecting again, with a new perspective on blue and white.This is a pretty castle scene, much like Cinderella's home!  You can see the age of the tile, literally, on the back of the signed tile.The little holes at the top are for wall hanging.Delft Pottery, also known as Delft Blue, is a general term now used for Dutch tin-glazed earthenware. The city of Delft was the major pr...