Thank you. Of all the bathrooms I've done, that one in particular is my favorite, too. It's the only bathroom I've done in the last few years where the owner let me design it. Of course I had to pass all my designs by him for approval, but yeah, if you can't tell, I'm pretty proud of it! :-)

Hi Bill, I have seen mention of this Mapei on other threads and did a google search and came up with a lot of foreign-language links. Who makes it? Or better yet, can you give me a link to a website? (Also, I sent you an email - did you get it? I noticed another tile installation disaster today. Our Master Bath floor has been covered for protection until today when part of it was exposed while the double vanity was installed. The large 16" square honed Calcutta Gold tiles are not centered on any of the walls, so there are really off grout lines at the center of the vanity. It is really obvious and when I think about it I literally want to cry :( . This is our forever house and everywhere I turn, a tile job is done badly. I could really use a good referal!)

Unfortunately ours isn't installed yet (a long, sad story that I may yet post today), but I can show you our prototype: From Kitchen Remodel The field tile was our special find. We found it on close-out from the manufacturer Unique Building Concepts at $2/SF. They had a little more than we needed, and we bought it all. The mosaic strip is cut from a 12x12 sheet also from UBC, and is called Nutmeg Versailles. Some of the tile matches the field tile. We couldn't leave well enough alone, though, and the teal 1x1s are added in, as is a copper 2x2 from Landmark Metalworks that will go in each section. The bronze liners are from Dal-Tile Maniscalco (I think that's the brand). We also have some copper quater rounds from Landmark that aren't in the prototype to be used in exposed outside corners. The switchplate that you can see at the lower right of the prototype was handpainted by an artist who has a company here in Denver called Taken for Granite. His specialty is matching granite patterns, but I think he did a great job matching the glass tile, given the difference in materials. We're going to have him do all of our switchplates/outlets. We thought we'd be done this week, but now it's looking like April at the earliest.

My house is a 1927 tudor revival. We are restoring the original gumwood cabinets that include two large zinc paned glass cupboards. I love the classic white/black kitchen, but my house and kitchen cabinets said "no! I am a tudor revival with vaguely arts & craft leanings, and you will respect that!" And so, I must. This is not a "preservation quality house" but it does have a personality, and if I choose something out of character for the genre or period it's just not going to look right. So, rather than the pretty sort of provence stone floor I thought I would do, I am now leaning toward a more turn-of-the-century A&C kind of thing made up of small square quarries --like, 4x4 and/or 3x3 in three shades of beige, mocha and brown, with may-be a few celtic art tiles thrown in. I admit I got the idea from a beautiful restored tudor (same architect did both that one and mine) that I was a host in at a landmark tour last week. And, this new idea is consistent with tiles in our sun room. But I'm nervous -- I see mostly wood floors, lots of stone, but clearly, this is not the heyday of my kind of house or kitchen. I've got a few pics -- bungalow kitchen, that kind of thing, but I need to see more! If you have any images or have this kind of vibe going in your house, would love to see.