What color tile floors with carrera marble vanity top?
liptonjl
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carrera marble sink top with undermount
Comments (6)I have a carrara marble top in our kids' bathroom, with an undermount sink. We used the same kind of undermount sinks in our master bath double vanity, which have Durango counters. They are all Kohler Caxton sinks and we they work well for us. Here's a link to the Kohler site; that sink comes in a variety of sizes. I think this is the basic sink that a lot of builders use for undermounted sinks, and at first I thought ours would be too small, but they are not. I like the shape, nice and deep. With internet shopping, just get the name and model number of what you're looking for, plug it into Google, and see what you come up with. There are lots of reputable online sellers, but frankly this is not a real expensive sink so you can buy it almost everywhere too. Here is a link that might be useful: Kohler Caxton sinks...See Moredark vanity, marble top - need tile flooring design help!
Comments (15)In my new master bath, I have an espresso vanity, carrera marble counter and we did our floor and shower in 12x12 tile that looks like porcelain. I have to say - it looks AWESOME! Anyone that I tell that the tile is actually porcelain (including my builder who builds VERY nice homes) is shocked. So, I got the marble look with porcelain upkeep. I'll try to post pictures soon - my mirrors just got mounted yesterday and now they need to put up our vanity lights. Oh yes - I don't have my window treatments, so I have paper over the windows!...See MoreHelp with flooring to go with carrara marble vanity top!!
Comments (12)motherof3: I am building a cedar shake cottage style. It is a little more formal then a typical cottage but we are building in southern Maine on the coast. (We only have a ROW) Can't quite afford frontage. This marble is going in our (kids) or guests bathroom. I still say kids even though they are all married and relocated. We are doing a white vanity with bead-board, the honed carrara marble top with undermount white sink and a 12x12 tile in gray with bluish streaks going thru it. I have seen the carrera marble in capes, colonials, and even farmhouses.(I am a retired real estate broker) Now a days I really believe it is do what you like and anything goes....See MoreCarrera Marble Tile Discoloring
Comments (38)In addition to Creatives great advice, I would guess Its preslope issues under the "Hot Mop"......A timely continuation of this thread as I am installing A similar hex in my current clients shower. The best thing anyone that wants a tiny hex or any marble shower floor can do is Use a thinbed ( surface applied or Topical ) waterproof membrane. This eliminates a mortar bed that can retain water long term in the event the preslope is inadaquate. You live in the land of the hotmop and along with the hotmop comes a handoff issue. Where the hotmop guy comes in after the carpenter and before the tile guy many times .....there really is no great way to preslope with lumber (yes it can be done) but often times it gets skipped.... now whos to blame?? Im sorry to see you have issues, it looks like a nice shower, if you do resolve to tear it out, request a flood tested "Topical" waterproof shower and be present when the water is drained from the flood test. The inspectors never watch for that........and its a new thread on houzz weekly especially with marble.... In this shower you are seeing A skim coated Surface applied membrane, when the marble gets wet it dries out very quickly as there is no Mass of concrete and sand retaining water ( yet it still requires a proper preslope ). Hope that makes sense - best...See Moredianalo
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