Tesoros - Furnishings & Home Accents

Tesoros features lush accents for all the rooms in your home: Beautifully hand-blown glass works, stylish pewter goods, wonderful wrought-iron goods, and an assortment of unique accents that will delight you and your guests.

Mr. Salvador Lomeli has been ‘working glass' since 1939. After decades of working and apprenticing for others, he finally opened his own business in 1985. Salvador uses recycled glass that is melted at temperatures between 1,800 and 1,900 degrees centigrade. With tools made of cane, he blows the glass giving them their artful shape during the ‘workable thermal interval'. They are then moved to another oven called “the Arc” for 24 hours. While he and his staff design their pieces, they like to listen to both current and traditional Mexican romantic music. They find it inspirational.

Salvador 's youngest child now works with his father creating all of their beautiful glassware. Due to his hard work and guidance, all of Salvador 's 7 children have completed college.

Tesoros Co-Owner Steve Sonnen with
Salvador Lomeli in Guadalajara , Mexico.

Tesoros features hand-hammered copper work that has been crafted in the town of Santa Clara del Cobre , Mexico , since before Cortez. Tesoros carries works with simple timeless designs of a functional nature, crafted to the level of fine art. The pieces begin with recycled copper sheets, which are heated in a bellows-blown wood fire, then beaten into form. This heat and hammer sequence is repeated, first with large hammers, then progressively finer hammers until the desired level is attained. This traditional process also creates the unique coloring of each piece. Whether it be a bistro table, tray, or a pitcher, every one is truly a work of art.

Tesoros features beautiful Talavera Pottery from the Puebla region of Mexico . Talavera was first introduced in Mexico at the end of the 16th century by the Spanish. Legend has it that Spanish monks from the Santo Domingo monastery in Puebla sent for craftsmen from Talavera de la Reina , Spain , to teach the indigenous people to create pottery similar to what was made in Spain . The monks wanted to decorate their monastery and church with this type of pottery.

Talavera pottery is made by hand. The first step is mixing and preparing the clay. The piece is then molded and set to dry for weeks. Then, the piece is fired, hand-painted and fired again. This second firing produces the bright color and luster of the pottery.

Tesoros is particularly proud of their ‘Antiqued Talavera', which cannot be found anywhere else in Colorado . This type of Talavera goes through numerous additional steps to give it a weathered, antique finish.

Tesoros carries some of the highest quality pewter goods available. Our designers produce unique pieces that blend classical designs with modern lines. All of our pewter is lead-free and suitable for serving food. Sandcast pewter is made by a process of packing sand around a model, removing the model, and pouring molten metal into the sand mold. When the metal cools, the sand is broken and the new piece is individually polished until it has a beautiful shine.

Unlike silver, pewter will not turn black with exposure to the elements. Cleaning high quality pewter with a dry cloth will produce fantastic results.

The “ocoshal” or pine needle baskets featured by Tesoros are each unique works of art. Individually hand-woven from long pine needles using the traditional basket-weaving technique of “coiling,” each basket is truly a one-of-a-kind piece.

The trim and handle accents on each basket are constructed of polished nickel, hammered and buffed by hand. This hardware resists tarnishing and is very low-maintenance. To retain its natural luster simply wipe with a soft cloth using non-abrasive cleansers or mild soap and water.

Another distinctive feature of the ocoshal basket is its naturally fresh aroma. This pleasant pine smell will last long after your purchase!

These beautiful pots have been hand-picked specifically to blend beautifully with a Colorado home. Collected from the Turkish countryside, these beautiful vessels were used to store grains, olives, oils, and prepared foods. Often buried to preserve their contents at cooler temperatures, they could be found in small Aegean and Mediterranean villages. From the smallest pitcher to the largest oil jars, each is unique in shape, color, and texture. A simple utilitarian object that could today be appreciated as both an antique as well as folk-art. charm.

Tesoros is proud to carry a number of ‘Milagros' folk art pieces handcrafted in central Mexico . In Spanish, milagro literally means ‘miracle' or ‘surprise'. Milagro also refers to an ancient aspect of Hispanic folk culture: small silver or gold votive offerings in the shape of arms, legs, eyes and other body parts; as well as animals, fruits, vegetables, etc. Milagros are offered to a favorite saint as a reminder of the petitioner's particular need, or they are offered to the saint in thanks for a prayer answered. In many traditional Hispanic churches, these milagros are literally pinned to the statues of saints or to the walls of their local churches.

The use of Milagros is an ancient custom in the Hispanic world, traced back to a time before Christ. Tiny bronze Milagros, nearly identical to contemporary ones, can be seen in Spain 's archaeological museums.