When it comes to selecting tile for your home, consider talking to a historical expert. “We’ve helped with several significant historical projects across the state,” says Leah Wynn, owner of Inside Out Architecturals.
“We provide materials, advise designers on which tiles to use and how to install them, consult on the proper colors for different eras and even what kinds of tiles were used. For example, most people think 3-by-6-inch subway tiles are vintage. But actually, 4-by-4-inch square tiles were around a long time before the subway tiles and used in arches and wainscoting.”
Inside Out Architecturals provides a variety of materials to create an environment customized for every individual. Leah Wynn and her team can help you update and restore the original tile in your home rather than replacing it. “Exterior details such as crowns, dental moldings, even classic design patterns like egg and dart fascinate me,” she says. “That’s why we’re called Inside Out Architecturals.”
Representing more than 50 unique decorative tile lines, Inside Out Architecturals boasts an intriguing collection of tile options from one-of-a-kind stones and large-format glass to enduring traditional flooring and historical ornamentals. “We carry the handiwork of today’s artisans in metal and ceramic tile, glass, leather and dimensional tile that are best described as art.” That includes Rookwood Pottery tile, one of the first female-owned tile manufacturers in the U.S.
Clients would be shocked to know:
“I have years of experience and expertise in historical tiles. I am on a list of people in Utah who can consult on historical tile, work frequently with a historian from one of the most influential religious organizations in the state to renovate local churches and buildings, and am a member of the Tile Heritage Foundation.”
Leah Wynn, Owner
3410 S. 300 West, SLC | 801-487-3274 | insideoutarchitecturals.com | Instagram @insideoutarchitecturals
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What makes Utah a unique place for your products?
Utah is an interesting place. From the Avenues, East Bench and Sugarhouse up into Weber valley, there are hundreds of homes designed in the Victorian or Arts and Crafts Prairie styles. That means there are a lot of vintage Claycraft and Batchelder art tiles. So, a lot of people want to either replace, restore or preserve them. We’ve replicated approximately 10 of these beautiful tiles.
People come to us for:
Help reinvigorating, repairing or matching historical tiles. Sometimes people need help identifying the tiles, how they were created or painted etc. I’ve worked on well over 100 fireplaces, helping to restore or hand paint the tiles. I know how to work with the material that was used and can make it look like it belongs there and fix the damage.
What influences and inspires your work?
Whenever I travel with my husband—even if it’s just a short local road trip, I stop at homes and museums to look at bathrooms and fireplaces. I am a tile geek and I love historical architecture.
