Calacatta Oro marble tiles in bath...
Is this what calacatta oro supposed to look like once installed? We were excited when we ordered, and dazzled when we got the crates in. Once we opened the crates and laid out the 12x12 tiles, I think we realized that the tiles would be more taupe and have more movement than expected. Our tile contractor spent a lot of time rearranging the tiles to align directions and tile tones across the walls and floors. Theres some dust and dirt that masks the polished sheet. Grout and seal not there yet.
I'd love to see pictures of anybody else's calacatta bathrooms? One thing for sure, inspiration photos I found online seem to consist of really white (almost statuary white) marble with limited movement, against perfect lighting. I guess we were hoping for that . ahhhhhhhhhhhh....
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emma823
12 years agoMore pictures of shower after another day and the pending floor tiles and mosaic that will go into shampoo alcove.
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Comments (15)Mrs D-- I know I already answered you by email, but for the benefit of those searching the thread-- I'm not familiar with power grout. Not because it's not a good product (TEC has a terrific reputation), but because there are no distributors up here, unless you have a show room. That said, if your installer says he can do the installation without scratching the stone, I'd take him at his word. As for the sealer, personally, I'd prefer to seal it once-- when everything is done. Whichever way your installer wants to do it, I'd go with his recommendation. Some would rather seal twice, others all at one time....See Moremarble tile to match Calacatta Regina slab
Comments (4)I have seen some variation in calacatta tile depending on the stores I have gone to, and they all call it calacatta or calacatta gold. You may just want to look around and see if you find something you like that pairs well with your slab. The tile will never be a 100% match to your slab anyway. We are in the process of remodeling our master bath and will be installing calacatta on the counter, floors and as an accent tile in our shower niche...rest of the shower will be white subway. We are also planning on putting calacatta in our hall guest/family bath with the calacatta on the tub/shower surround and on the walls chair rail height. Floors are going to be a wood porcelain tile and the countertop will be a quartz. I think it looks good to break up the marble with another stone/texture....as long as it doesn't get too busy....See MoreMy finished DIY calacatta/glass bath. So many thx to the forum!
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Comments (9)Hmm, my recollection is that Calacatta Oro is one of the less expensive ones (with Carrara, generally, being the least). That's one of the reasons I had a bit of a heart attack when I learnt the price of my Calacatta (not Oro, but Extra). I think Statuario is considered to be on the top tier. I think, for everything (marble itself, honing, fabrication and installation) my Calacatta Extra was something like $220 a square foot. But marble is most likely a little higher where I live (in the middle of the continent) than other areas (like on the coasts or near large ports). Someone recently wrote in that she'd purchased 5cm and it was screamingly less than mine. Kinda made me wonder, to tell you the truth .... I have 3cm counters and 2cm (slab) backsplash. And the above figure isn't really true because I had to purchase the entire slab(s) -- I own all the remnants. (and there was a considerable amount of the 3cm left over) Not sure this is too helpful, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE our marble so much and even thought it was hideously over our budget I still delight every single day when I see it. I cannot do it right now but mindimoo wrote about her gorgeous Carrara Calacatta marble (or is it Calacatta Carrara?) and its price -- if you do a search for her hopefully you can find her thread....See Moreblondelle
12 years agoemma823
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12 years agoThe basketweave will go into the shower pan. Heres the latest picture of more progress.
Akdo Basekweave with Lagos dots.
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bill_vincent
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12 years agoI'd go with a light grey. This one is carrara with Laticrete Silver Shadow:
This one is a calacatta gold look alike, again with Silver Shadow:
emma823
12 years agoThanks for sharing your delightful photos! I think we're going with a greyish white grout to match the dominant tile background. Here's a pic of our initial cabinet progress. Theres a vanity "her" table sitting on top of the left cabinet box. That will sit between the his and her vanities at a lower height. I'll take better pictures of the doors tomorrow when installed. Basically, Sollera cabinets with white recessed panel doors trimmed with small ogee inside shaker doors.
birdgardner
12 years agoemma823
12 years agoHere's the updated pictures of the cabinets in as promised. We leaning towards a statuary marble countertop as the caesarstone (concrete and raven) samples didn't seem to work out too well across a 14 ft counter span. Any other recommendations?
We're considering getting two of these for the bathroom countertop, and also the kitchen island.
Emily
12 years agofinocchia
12 years agofinocchia
12 years agoHere's a couple pictures to show you contrasting color:
Honed Calacatta (TEC silverado grout) with a Verde Antique tile:
Honed Imperial Danby marble floor with Verde Antique accents. Floor grout is TEC Dove Gray.
emma823
12 years agoWe ended up with selecting the statuary marble to split between the bath and kitchen. Thanks everyone for their ideas, pictures and help!
bill_vincent
12 years agofinocchia-- that danby marble with the verde antique bathroom looks amazingly similar to a bathroom I did several years ago, with carrara and empress green!
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