I am also doing a bath in the Catarina Coliseum White and ordered several of the trim pieces. We were unpleasantly surprised when the bullnose pieces we ordered ended up being the same matte finish as the large floor tiles. I spent a lot of money on them and can't use them on my shower surround with the shiny wall tiles. No information stating this info could be found by the dealer I purchased from or by myself on the internet. As for the other pieces, the mosaics are 9 tiles x 9 tiles, filling out the same space as a single 12" floor tile. They are the same matte finish as the floor tiles. We're using this in combination with the Etruscan brown to make a "rug" in the bathroom floor. The only really weird thing is that the white mosaics have a straight edge and the brown ones are beveled all the way around. I don't know why tiles in the same line would be set up differently. There is also a quarter-round piece available, though not through Lowes. It is the shiny finish of the 10x13 wall tiles. All in all, the tiles are nice for the price, but the selection of trim pieces is severely limited. We have found that some of the carrara trim pieces out there blend pretty nicely.

Actually there is a lot of bad information on this site... Which is understandable as there are only about 10 billion flooring options on the market. AO and Daltile's subway tile is made at the same mill. I even had to call the mill checking on AO subway tile for a customer once and the person answered the phone "Daltile". Both AO and Daltile are part of the Mohawk name brand and I have been told by my distributor that AO and Daltile subway tile are actually the same exact product. After looking at samples of both, I would have to say they do look the same. Lowes and Home Depot sale SOME of the same tile that you will find at your local dealers. While manufacturers do make some extremely low quality tile for HD and Lowes, HD and Lowes also like to rename things. So sometimes if you find it at Lowes or HD you can find the same product elsewhere at your local tile store under a different name. Buying tile online - the truth. There are companies online that sell flooring products. Depending on the size of your order, and the company with which you are looking at, it may not be cost effective. While there are not many good online companies, there are some out there that will save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars off of your local prices. I buy from only one online dealer and I save a good bit even though I buy direct from the manufacturer. I then sell that material to my customer for profit even though they could have bought online for the same price I did. But then again, if I didn't buy from the online guy I would be out of business. I have never heard of an online company requiring you to have a fork lift before... I've had several dropped off to my customers' curbside no problem. The particular company I buy from online actually has told me they sell tile to HD and Lowes a lot. People go into HD or Lowes, place an order for their tile, HD or Lowes then goes and buys it from this online company, and then resales it to the customer. Kind of funny how that works sometimes, but then if I am getting better pricing from them than my local guy I guess HD and Lowes is in the same boat. The best bet is to CALL the online company and talk to them. Read their reviews... Check their BBB rating. Make sure they are selling first grade material AND that warranties are offered with their products. A LOT of online companies don't get warranties with their products, I know of only ONE which does and that is the one I buy from. If they don't have 3rd party reviews, a good rating with the BBB, or they are not willing to answer your call or return it, then I would suggest not doing business with them. I'm not giving away where I shop as I don't want my customers knowing where I buy my material, but I promise you there are good companies out there.

I'm thinking of using 12 x12 American Olean Catarina (in the white, carrara marble look-alike color). Does anyone who's installed this tile know how many different patterns there are for this tile. I called AO and they were not able to help at all (hard to believe, but true). Thanks.

Here is another pic. I forgot to mention that my tile guy and my GC talked me out out of opening and mixing the boxes and I *deeply* regret listening to them. I just did not know anything about remodeling at that time. The floor looks OK to me anyway but it could have been better. The walls and the doors will be re-painted - please disregard their colors. Also, it is actually darker than on the first picture I have posted, especially the grout, as the flash makes the grout stand out while in reality you cannot see it. The second picture that I am attaching a link to in this message is closer to the true color, I think, but my monitor is NOT to be trusted. The other room you see on this pic is a closet, so pay not attention to it. DH did not think to close the door before taking pix. Here is a link that might be useful: