Kansas City

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.

The city grew on both banks of the Missouri River where the Kansas River joins it. Kansas City, Missouri (around 510,000) and Kansas City, Kansas (around 156,000) are separate municipalities in separate states.

Slow-smoked barbecue with burnt ends and molasses-dark sauce, the jazz tradition that came out of 18th and Vine in the 1920s and 30s, and a boulevard system anchored by the Country Club Plaza.

The Plaza opened in 1922 as the first U.S. shopping district designed for cars. J.C. Nichols modeled its Spanish-revival architecture on Seville. The Plaza Lights have switched on every Thanksgiving since 1930.

The Mutual Musicians Foundation, a National Historic Landmark, has hosted late-night jam sessions since the 1930s. The neighborhood also holds the American Jazz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum under one roof.

The civic claim, repeated by the city for decades, counts around 200 working public and private fountains. Rome's exact number is uncertain, so the ranking is informal but commonly cited.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art sits on Oak Street about four miles south of downtown, near the Plaza. Admission is free; Claes Oldenburg's four giant shuttlecocks rest on the south lawn.

It carries well for someone with roots in the city. The piece names a place locals associate with the Plaza Lights, jazz at 18th and Vine, and burnt ends on a Saturday afternoon. A Medium or Large reads well framed.

The deep stained-glass palette suits warm Midwestern Eclectic, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and Library Traditional rooms. Brick walls, walnut frames, and brass lamp finishes carry the colour. Avoid stark all-white minimalist walls.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads as the anchor. For a more architectural statement, a four-tile Mural fills the wall. Above a narrow console, a Medium framed in walnut is the usual call.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any installation that meets moisture. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so steam and splash do not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasives, no glass cleaner. The thin glossy finish keeps the surface smooth, so a quick wipe lifts most kitchen residue without effort.

Yes. Reid Wender paints every WenderVista piece in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink language. Nothing is licensed in and nothing is reissued from stock; each place enters the atlas once.

The palette runs deep teal, amber, and umber under a thin glossy surface. That sits inside the current Jewel-tone Maximalist and Warm Library shifts away from cool-grey minimalism, without chasing either fashion.