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.

Ha Stinky-Gardener that is my blog! I was going to come post that same picture even though it's not the best. I wish I would have had more daylight to take some better pictures. Like the pp mentioned the AO tile is a cooler color and the Daltile is a warmer color. I preferred the AO tile because I wanted to use a cool blue color for the walls and because the veining looked more real IMO. See if you can have your tile place order in a full size AO Catarina tile or call around and find a different store with a larger sample. What you pair with the tile may be your deciding factor. That's why I included some quartz and granite samples in my picture.

This tile is rectified, so as long as you don't go bigger than 12x12, you can use a 1/16" grout joint. Also, being that you've chosen Laticrete's Silver Shadow, if you go with the Permacolor series, it's a portland cement based grout that uses a much finer sand than conventional portland cement grouts, and therefore can be used in any size grout joint, thin, or standard.

Where can I buy Catarina tile in ny? I also need to buy subway tiles Please reccommend tile stores in ny.