System and Method for Decorating Posts

In combination:

• a support structure having a pair of opposite corner portions that flank an exposed surface;
• a pair of tile retaining brackets, each tile retaining bracket including:
• an elongated tile saddle having a pair of saddle arms that extend away from one another, outwardly from a saddle base;
• the saddle arms each having a seat surface and an opposite structure engaging surface;
• the tile saddle base having a mounting surface that faces away from the structure engaging surfaces of the saddle arms and is positioned between the seat surfaces of the saddle arms;
• the mounting surface of the saddle base positioned proud of the seat surfaces of the saddle arms;
• a pair of seat sidewalls extending between edge portions of the seat surfaces of the saddle arms and opposite side edges of the mounting surface of the saddle base;
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• an elongated tile retainer having an ornamental face and an opposite mounting face;
• the mounting face being operatively coupled with the mounting surface of the tile saddle base;
• the mounting face of the tile retainer having a width greater than a width of the mounting surface of the tile saddle base, such that edge portions of the tile retainer extend outwardly from side edges of the mounting face of the tile saddle base;
• at least one tile having an ornamental face and an opposite mounting face that extend between opposite side edges;
• the at least one tile being positioned so that its opposite side edges are positioned adjacent the seat sidewalls of the tile saddles of the pair of retaining brackets;
• portions of the tile mounting face positioned against the seat surface of the saddle arms of the pair of retaining brackets;
• portions of the tile retainer mounting face engaging the at least one tile adjacent its opposite side edges and resisting removal of the at least one tile from the pair of tile retaining brackets.

A method of covering an exposed surface of a support structure having a pair of opposite corner portions that flank the exposed surface, the method comprising:

• securing a first elongated tile saddle along a first of the corner portions of the support structure, such that a pair of saddle arms that extend away from one another, outwardly from a saddle base on the first tile saddle, straddle the first corner portion of the support structure and mounting surfaces of the saddle arms operatively engage the support structure;
• securing a second elongated tile saddle along a second of the corner portions of the support structure, such that a pair of saddle arms that extend away from one another, outwardly from a saddle base on the second tile saddle, straddle the first corner portion of the support structure and mounting surfaces of the saddle arms operatively engage the support structure;
• positioning at least one tile, having an ornamental face and an opposite mounting face that extend between opposite side edges, such that portions of the tile mounting face are positioned closely adjacent seat surfaces on the saddle arms of the first and second elongated tile saddles;
• securing a first elongated tile retainer, having an ornamental face and an opposite mounting face, with a mounting face located adjacent the seat surface of the first elongated tile saddle such that edge portions of the first elongated tile retainer extend outwardly from a side edge of the mounting face of the tile saddle base and engage the at least one tile adjacent a first side edge and resisting removal of the at least one tile from the first elongated tile saddle;
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• securing a second elongated tile retainer, having an ornamental face and an opposite mounting face, with a mounting face located adjacent the seat surface of the second elongated tile saddle such that edge portions of the second elongated tile retainer extend outwardly from a side edge of the mounting face of the tile saddle base and engage the at least one tile adjacent a second side edge and resisting removal of the at least one tile from the second elongated tile saddle.