About Skye Tiles

We started our decorative ceramic tile business on the Isle of Skye in 2007 by supplying some of our local castles with specially designed ceramic picture tiles featuring castle views. This very quickly expanded to include designs featuring many of the very photogenic wildlife to be found in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

We found that this was a totally unique product with a very wide appeal to both visitors and locals alike. There is nothing similar available on a ceramic tile, at a price and quality that makes it instantly attractive. Our design range is constantly expanding with many kitchen and bathroom feature tiles now included, giving us in excess of 190 designs, most of them unique to Skye Tiles.

We have stockists throughout the Highlands, including a large number of very well known and popular castles and visitor centres, and we now use our website to reach out to a much larger customer base.

Our tiles are made exclusively for us and we work closely with our supplier to ensure that our picture tiles are of a consistently high standard, and offer superb value for money.

How They Are Made

Each tile is created by first applying the raised relief for the design. This is known as tube-lining and is a very labour intensive and highly skilled procedure. A tool similar to a piping bag for icing, with a very fine opening, is used to apply lines of very fine clay to the surface of a tile to create the design. It is then hand painted, glazed and finally fired at over 1000 deg C for 24 hours. This ensures that the vibrant colours used in the painting will never fade, and that the tile maintains its quality for a lifetime. A black felt cloth covered board is then applied as a backing to the tile and a hanging hook is provided to enable the tile to be hung as a wall picture.

Alternatively, our ceramic tiles can be fixed to any kitchen or bathroom wall with standard tile adhesive, perhaps as a feature within a larger tiled area. The tiles are a standard thickness of 6-7mm so will match most plain tiles of any size. The tile backing can be easily removed by soaking in hot water for 20 minutes to soften the glue.

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