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# too late for valentine's day?

 18 February 2013

[this past valentine's week remodelista](http://remodelista.com/posts/5-favorites-the-power-of-pink) reminded me that pink doesn't have to be relinquished to hello kitty, and bubblegum, but in fact, can be most elegant and ethereal. thanks for that!

[![gradient-lamp](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691420-jpeg/blog-files/gradient-lamp.jpeg?width=675&height=960&name=gradient-lamp.jpeg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691420-jpeg/blog-files/gradient-lamp.jpeg)

and as i started to notice a touch of it here and there, these touches quickly developed into a full-on new "pink" pinboard.

[![pink pinboard with lanvin, fiat, givenchy, pumpkins, pinky the pig](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691430-jpg/blog-files/pinky.jpg?width=800&height=600&name=pinky.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691430-jpg/blog-files/pinky.jpg)

which got me thinking about my recent post starring italian porcelain [tilemakers 14 oraitaliana](http://www.tilevera.com/tile_envy/?p=10936) and my curtsy to their pink tile bravado-

[![pinkrothko2-crop](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691440-jpg/blog-files/pinkrothko2-crop.jpg?width=675&height=460&name=pinkrothko2-crop.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691440-jpg/blog-files/pinkrothko2-crop.jpg)

which lead me back to daily tile to see just how many pink tiles our (almost) daily visit to tileland recovers. i was surprised to turn up such a large body count. so today a visit through the pink tiles from daily tile and my new burgeoning pink pinboard. caution: it isn't all elegant and ethereal...

[![pink8](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691450-jpg/blog-files/pink8.jpg?width=675&height=475&name=pink8.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691450-jpg/blog-files/pink8.jpg)

[![pink2](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691460-jpg/blog-files/pink2.jpg?width=675&height=480&name=pink2.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691460-jpg/blog-files/pink2.jpg)

[![pink5](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691470-jpg/blog-files/pink5.jpg?width=675&height=475&name=pink5.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691470-jpg/blog-files/pink5.jpg)

[![pink6](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691480-jpg/blog-files/pink6.jpg?width=675&height=475&name=pink6.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691480-jpg/blog-files/pink6.jpg)

[![pink7](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691490-jpg/blog-files/pink7.jpg?width=675&height=475&name=pink7.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691490-jpg/blog-files/pink7.jpg)

[![pink3](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691500-jpg/blog-files/pink3.jpg?width=675&height=475&name=pink3.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691500-jpg/blog-files/pink3.jpg)

[![pink striped cake](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691510-jpg/blog-files/pink1.jpg?width=675&height=475&name=pink1.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158691510-jpg/blog-files/pink1.jpg)

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