The Mosaic Tile House at Venice, Los Angeles
As most of you know , we are art lovers and If you are like us, then i am sure you would jump out of your chair when you read where we were this weekend. We’ve been to THE MOSAIC TILE HOUSE.
Hidden gems makes me more excited and while i was searching for hidden gems in Los Angeles , I came across this living colorful house.
Before you proceed I would like to say “Pictures don’t do Justice to this place”
The Mosaic Tile House is a home of a wonderful couple Cheri and Gonzalo. The couple offers tours of their home to visitors and Gonzalo says, It was never their intention of making their home look like what it is now and open it to public. It was made just out of pure love for Art and began with a few tiles but before they knew they had the entire house covered. And after a huge demand they started allowing people to walk in to their house and get inspired.
Every Inch of this place is covered with colorful tiles and it took 25 years for this couple to build this beautiful house.
One thing I loved about this place was, the materials with which they covered their house are the recycled donations. This is a brilliant idea which inspires the younger generation to convert any waste/unused/broken things into a fine piece of Art.
Since 1994, the couple has been transforming their old bland house into a Masterpiece that you see today. Cheri makes & glazes the tiles and Gonzalo know exactly where to place them.
On our tour Gonzalo took us back into their workshop and shared their beautiful love story of how it all started.He also showed us how they work on their ideas before they start making the tiles.
We were so amazed to see the Huge paintings hung on the wall and you will also find 48 portraits of Gonzalo which were all done by Cheri Pann.
At the end of our tour we were feeling awestruck when we saw Angel Wings made in their Mosaic style.
Location :
1116 Palms Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Admission :
- Open to public only on Saturdays from 1pm – 4pm (reservation required) for 20$/Adult
- They also provide private tours on weekdays for 25$/Adult
Parking :
There is free street parking available.
Links :
website: www.mosaictilehouse.com
Final Thoughts :
Hidden places always makes me happy and I am so glad to share this place with you all . I would definitely recommend visiting this place to everyone and see what an amazing work they did with their house and moreover this place has become a hot topic in LA and is also one of the most instagrammable places in Los Angeles.
24 Comments
krish
They have really taken pains do up the place with colourful.tiles…very artistic and impressive… beautiful pics tell it all..
Regards
Devyani Ray
Absolutely love the colors in the pictures!
Kristen
Wow – that is a lot of mosaic. It’s so colorful and cheery.
Amber
Okay, this is the coolest house! I just love all the colors. I must get here one day.
Sarah Bailey
WOW this is an amazing house! I would absolutely love to get to visit and have to look around and explore!
angie
how beautiful. A life long work of art that is now their home
The Coffee Mom (@Jessi_Sullivan)
This has to be one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. I would love to go here and see it in person!
The Teaching Aunt
That mosaic house is just so beautiful. Every corner and every spot is Instagram worthy. 🙂
Anne Yedlin
I am taking a trip out to LA on the 20th and will definitely put this on my list of places to visit. It looks and sounds like an awesome place to go. Thank you for writing about your experience.
lavieenmay
Very cool, I haven’t seen a mosaic tile house before – it is quite beautiful! I can’t believe I didn’t get to see this when I was in LA!
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faithhopelove627
I have been to LA twice and never went there. I have heard about it before because I have family in LA. It looks beautiful and next time I’m there I will have to go.
Monidipa Dutta
Wow, this is such an amazing house. I would love to visit there. Every point and every corner is worth capturing.
kylie cre8tone
the mosaic art is superb.. such a lovely colourful decoration.. nice tile house! Great shoots!
betzycuellar
What a fun place to visit.
Ruth I
Oh, this looks so cool! I would love to see this place. Kids would surely love this because of the colors and arts.
Stephanie | Adcentures in Aussieland
How did I not know this existed in Venice?! It looks absolutely incredible! The mosaics are so detailed and beautiful
Carrie Liu
Such a cool place to visit! Everything looks so beautiful. I would love to go there some time
Bushra's Lifestyle Blog
Wow, that place looks so cool. You did a great job with your pictures.
DrKLeeBanks
Wow, what an amazing labor of love, to create a place like that! How beautiful! I especially like the angel wings and how people can stand in front and make it look like THEY have wings! I wonder if that was the couple’s intention?
eazynazy
Yes , the wings are the new addition to the Mosaic House so that people can walk in and take pictures with it 😊
Vaibhav Mehta
Reminds me of One of Gaudi’s works in Spain..The Park Guell in Barcelona…lovely colourful place!
Olga Zak
Wow..What a colorful and beautiful mosaic tile house. I love the colorful tile wings. I want to go there fast.
Charlotte Louise Bruce
Wow! It looks amazing here, would love to visit
Bhusha
Whoa! That’s a super interesting place. The couple must have been inspired by Antoni Gaudi of Spain. His constructions are completely made like this! It’s rather impressive that they make their own tiles!