I forget what we bought ....

... but it must have been great. I found them in my "Good stuff made here" folder so it must be just that. And it must have been storage. That's what they make, we have way too much stuff and nowhere to put it all.

Look for these folks in shops like the Container Store and other fine hoarder solutions retailers. Here's the link and a well drawn argument as to why we read the label.

http://www.unitedsolutions-plastics.com/madeinusa.html

For my next kitchen.

If you watch the DIY network you know the design principle of: pick three objects you love then find tones, color and materials that compliment them. When I remodeled my condo I had a selection of handmade Mexican tiles I'd found at a local import store. http://www.ttazteca.com/ 

Each tile was the perfect design to bring the outside in. The owner travels south each year to visit craftspeople in Mexico. He even looked for themes I wanted like kitchen implements, more of the sun and moon imagery, squash and melon image tiles etc.

So just match them, right? It took forever to find Travertine tile to match the size, texture and tone. By the time I found some I was beyond caring about their country of origin. I was just happy to find tile that complimented them.

But had I known about this I may have bought direct from them. 

http://www.trikeenan.com/index.php

Oh well, next kitchen. That's how we learn.