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!

Sounds lovely! I wish we would have done renovations before baby came. It's crazy with a toddler! haha. Anna from Door 16 (i love that blog!) says she got her marble hex floor tiles at Fuda Tile in NJ. Lots of people love Mondial Tile and Classic Tile and Marble, both in south Brooklyn. Have you looked at yelp for local recommendations? I ended up buying single sheets online, and found a tile I liked at a good price. But if you go that route make sure you get plenty of extras or you may end up running around to local stores trying to match it when your contractors say they need more!

Update: The tiler did replace all the broken tiles without any fuss - it was his helper who did the tiles and we think its either because we were running short of tiles (having already done the powder room) - we had had a conversation about whether to buy a couple of extra cartons, but he said there'd be enough..he may have thought he was being thrifty making do with what there was, that he may be looked as being wasteful or some such thing? we didn't think he'd use broken ones so we didnt even raise that.. the other possibility is that this tiler works full time for a high end company and is not used to working with Lowes tiles ;) anyway about 5-7 tiles were replaced - now we still see one half-tile, but the grouting is already done...and he says the wall might get damaged in the removal?

I guess you'll have to get a stone restoration pro in there for a opinion and quote. If it can be repaired, he should cover the cost. Is the grout in the joints defective? They look awful on my monitor. What is the joint size? Joints over 1/8" I believe it is need sanded grout to hold together well. Of course if he ruined your floor he needs to pay for a new one. Check over on john bridge tile forum. I think you can also find someone local there. This post was edited by snookums2 on Sun, Oct 19, 14 at 12:11