Designer Spotlight Anita Yokota

Designing with Purpose

After 15 years of working as a licensed therapist, Anita Yokota felt it was time for a change. Today, the designer and author of the book Home Therapy empowers people to think meaningfully about their homes, and understand them as foundations of happy and successful lives.

“My background as a therapist informs all my interior design projects because, after all, these are the homes that we really have to actually live in! My designs emphasize wellness from the inside out, creating thoughtful spaces that empower my clients to live their best lives.”

Anita's Dust Storm Backsplash

Designer and therapist Anita Yokota wanted to transform her kitchen into a California cool gathering space that her family would want to linger in. Vertical 2x8 Tiles in Dust Storm did the trick with a desert palette backsplash that opens up her remodeled kitchen in dramatic fashion.

Anita's Cardamom Bathroom

Our Cardamom glaze takes a dramatic effect in Anita's bathroom. Featured in straight stacked 3x9s, Mosaic 2x2 shower pan tiles, and both Large and Mini Star and Cross, this high variation glaze gives a smoky quartz-like finish to this brightly lit bathroom.

Subtle Summit Backsplash

This big and bright contemporary kitchen called for a backsplash that could stand up to the space while still standing out. Designer and Therapist Anita Yokota chose hand-painted Summit Tiles in a Neutral Motif for a flattering detail that fits right in.

Rosemary Bathroom

Whether you're starting your day or calling it one, feel instantly at ease in this bathroom created by designer and licensed therapist Anita Yokota. Vertical 3x9 Ceramic Tile in organic Rosemary calms the senses as it catches the eye in this stunning at-home sanctuary.

Anita's California Cool Living Room

Anita Yokota customizes our handpainted fireplace tiles in a neutral palette to highlight her eclectic, lived-in style.

White Mountains Brick Kitchen

Featured in Anita Yokota's book Home Therapy, a guide to support mental wellness at home through design and styling, this kitchen answered a family's call for a neat and organized home. A herringbone backsplash of White Mountains brick with noticeable color variation adds visual interest to this intentionally and meticulously planned space.

Serene Great Smoky & Calcite Primary Bathroom

Anita Yokota transformed this primary bathroom into a serene space thanks to a timeless blue and white color combination. Norman Glazed Thin Brick in soothing blue Great Smoky clads the shower walls, wainscoting around the soaking tub, and built-in niches, complemented by classic 6” Hexagon Tile across the floor with matching 3” Hexagons in the shower pan.

Modern Norman Brick Fireplace

Overcast Bathroom Backsplash

Sometimes the simple things done well make the biggest impact in a design. This bathroom backsplash by Anita Yokota is a perfect example with 2x8 Tile in grey Overcast hung in a vertical offset pattern that brings tasteful detail to this bright bathroom.

Signature Samples

Follow Anita's lead with her signature Sample Pack featuring Dust Storm, Cardamom, French Linen, White Wash, Daisy, Gypsum, Rosemary, and Flagstone. One of our many curated Sample Packs for instant inspiration!