Article: Terra-cotta ... the great Western paving. (includes tips on reconditioning Mexican tiles)

For indoors and outdoors, handmade or machine-made, genuine or look-alikes. . . here's how to choose tiles

RESEMBLING CRISP cookies fresh from a giant baking sheet, this array of earth-toned tiles illustrates the variety of terra-cotta and mock terra-cotta flooring choices now available.

The informal appearance of terra-cotta's warm natural tones is especially suitable for the West's casual, outdoor-oriented lifestyle. One expert advises, "If you're looking for something perfect, don't consider it. But over the long haul it can be easier to live with than colored tiles."

A diversity of shapes--typically a foot square or less in ...

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