I always get a feeling of calm and happiness when passing this house number in Hermanus with a surround of handmade ceramic tiles hand painted with a variety of realistic birds from penguins, cormorants, pelicans, guinea fowl, seagulls and the seriously endangered black toby.

This wall would have been an austere entrance and not welcoming at all was it not for this sensitive paintings by Hele Oosthuizen.

Most of our tiles can be used to create your own unique little panel welcoming quests. Our e-commerce site will launch in the next few months making this an easy DIY project!