Lough Tay

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

Lough Tay is a small glacial lake in the Wicklow Mountains of County Wicklow, Ireland, about 50 km south of Dublin. It sits below Luggala mountain and is reached by the R759 road that crosses to the Sally Gap.

The lake's dark peat-stained water and the pale sandy crescent at one end give it the appearance of a pint of stout, head and all. The surrounding Luggala estate was owned by the Guinness family from 1937 until 2019, which made the nickname stick.

Lough Tay is fed by streams running off blanket bog. Peat releases humic acids that stain the water a deep brown, the same chemistry that colours peat-fed trout streams across Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland. The colour reads almost black against the pale shore.

Yes. The History Channel series Vikings built the Norse settlement of Kattegat on the southern shore of Lough Tay, with the dark water and steep valley walls standing in for a Scandinavian fjord. The set was dismantled after the series ended.

The shore of the lake is private. The public view is from a layby on the R759 road above the valley, with no fee and limited parking. Walking trails from the layby head south down the Cloghoge valley toward Lough Dan.

The colour of the water reads strongest from late spring through early autumn under clear or broken light. Winter brings heavy wind across the saddle, occasional snow, and short days. The R759 can close briefly during snow events.

Lough Tay sits in a glacial trough scoured during the last ice age by a glacier moving down the valley between Luggala and the Djouce ridge. The same glacier also formed Lough Dan, the larger lake to the south.

It's been a meaningful gift for our customers with Wicklow or Dublin ties, and for anyone who has driven the Sally Gap road. The tile carries the colour the lake gave its nickname for, without the airline-cliché green of most Irish souvenirs. A Small in a light oak stand reads well on a shelf.

The dark peat browns and pale sand crescent sit well in coastal-modern, alpine-modern, and warm minimalist rooms. The Voynich stained-glass treatment also holds its own in a maximalist room with vintage Celtic textile or a richly framed gallery wall.

The piece reads as a landscape in distinct natural pigments rather than a photograph, which suits biophilic interiors looking for nature without commercial postcard imagery. It pairs with raw oak, undyed linen, and pale stoneware.

A single Large above a console or a narrow sofa. A 4-tile Mural for a longer wall, a 9-tile Mural for a feature wall behind a sofa where the lake's horizontal shape can carry the space.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any space with steam, splashes, or routine cleaning. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the surface tolerates a damp environment without fading.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough for routine dusting. For a kitchen or bathroom install, a damp cloth with a mild non-abrasive cleaner. Avoid abrasive pads and bleach, both of which can dull the thin glossy finish over time.

Yes. Every WenderVista painting is original to Wender Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license third-party imagery and we do not print stock photographs. The Lough Tay tile exists only in our atlas of places.