Who makes tile this shape? Elongated lantern
cawaps
9 years ago
A friend is redoing her midcentury kitchen, and is enraptured with the Fireclay Wave tile.
But...it's expensive. Does anyone else make a similar shape/size (the Fireclay tile is 11.5"x2.75") so that we could comparison shop?
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cawaps
9 years ago
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Comments (15)We went back and forth and finally put wood in our powder room. It seemed to us that the toilet was the main issue, and our sons are well past the playing in the toilet age -- not that they ever did the things you see on TV, in commercials, etc. For us it was occasional water drips at the sink (small rug in front of the vanity) or the toilet leaking. We put in a new toilet with a new, upgraded seal and made sure it was seated well. We also made sure we had some extra wood (full box plus what was left of another) just in case. We have the same wood on most of the first floor. We will still be sunk in case of a big flood, but any minor issues should be able to be repaired without any matching concerns. With that gorgeous tile, you would need less extra material to go around the base of the toilet than you would planks. I would put it in a powder room. If you are still hesitant, what about insetting a "rug" of the wood tile into a ceramic or stone tile floor so that the wood is not sitting around the toilet or even right under your sink. Just a thought.......See MoreLantern tiles - unique or tacky?
Comments (11)I would stick with a whitish grout myself, because I'm not as brave as tikatoo, but several folks in the kitchens forum have used those tiles. Beekeeper's wife started it, and her kitchen has been on Nate Berkus and Houzz and all: Here is a link that might be useful: [Bee's kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/white-kitchen-stained-island-with-bianco-antico-granite-cork-floors-contemporary-kitchen-philadelphia-phvw-vp~59395)...See MoreWho Used the Moroccan Shaped White Backsplash Tiles?
Comments (5)I'm not the barkeepers wife...I'm the beekeeperswife! lol The tile is Beveled Arabesque tile from Mission Stone & Tile. Available in white and ivory. They are really great to work with. If you do request a sample, let them you know you saw my kitchen on GW--since I won the tile from them, they like to hear this kind of feedback! If you do decide to order it, I have about 8 pieces of the 1/2 round pieces left (they were still in the package all wrapped up when we were cleaning out the garage months later!), I can surely make you a deal on them! Installation was slower than expected due to the shape of the tile. They were installed on an angle, I can show you a photo of the "during" stage so you can see what I mean. We worked very hard at getting them as tight as possible while keeping the horizontal and vertical lines. Since they are handmade, they do vary a bit. Here is photo, 1/2 grouted, 1/2 not: We used Permacolor for the grout, since I wanted white, and according to Bill V., other "white" grouts have bit of a yellowish tint to them, this one is a true white. Hasn't been a problem at all to clean. If sauce gets on it, I just wipe it with a solution of oxyclean that I keep on hand. Let me know if you have any other questions. Here is a link that might be useful: Mission Stone and Tile's website...See MorePls make suggestions on overall L-shaped/Island K layout 2nd Round
Comments (18)When my remodel is done, my DW will be at the end of a run, next to the wall. It will probably add a minute, maybe two, to the unload time as all but the daily dishes/cutlery/glassware will be a tad farther of a walk to put away. But I don't care as the advantages will totally outweigh the disadvantages. I disagree with your KD. Strongly. I currently have my DW between my sink and range and it is the most hated thing in my kitchen. Everybody hates it, not just me. And when I say everybody, I mean my parents (who owned this house before me), my sister and her entire family, and my entire family. Plus all our kid's spouses. That's 14 people who have all voiced hatred for the DW placement. When my niece's husband, who was a chef before he became an engineer, heard we were remodeling the kitchen actually called me up to remind me to move that damn DW. And he's only cooked in it a few times. I remember he commented that it's poor placement from both a chef's and engineer's perspective (for whatever that's worth, lol). That is the only time he's actually ever called me. At the time, I didn't know where else to put it but the good folks here guided me to the new location. In fact, if the DW placement was good to begin with, I would probably have just redecorated my kitchen instead of remodeling. Of course, I'm getting other good things out of the remodel (like a prep sink) but I'm pretty frugal and would have probably saved the expense of it all if the DW placement hadn't been so annoying. If you use the sink on the window wall for prepping most often because you're facing the fabulous view (and who wouldn't?), the DW will NOT be able to be left open for immediate loading. You will need to keep the door closed most of the time and pop it open to load. If you're prepping and someone is loading/unloading or even just popping it open quickly to pop something in, it often coincides with the moment I need to get some water for my prepping. If you had a much longer counter between sink and cooktop, it might make some sense. But you don't. It will be crowded. And note that I have 54" between sink and range so I have more space to move over when that DW door is open. You have only 39". 36" is the MINIMUM recommended by the NKBA. You really can't afford to lose work space there if you want to use it for prepping. Of course, you will have the option of moving over to the other sink to do that but then that also adds extra unnecessary steps. And if you are prepping and have to move over for someone to do stuff with the DW, you might as well move all your prep work there because it also cuts into the available counter space unless you don't mind leaning instead of standing in front of what you're prepping. I don't understand the view argument. If you use your DW properly, as DW manufacturer's recommend, you'll be spending little time at the sink as you should scrape, not rinse, before loading. Washing fruit and veg doesn't take long. I wish I could remember the statistics exactly but studies have shown that prep time is something like 70% of the time spent in the kitchen with the remainder divided between cooking (like when you're standing at the stove, not counting unattended oven time) and cleaning up. So the majority of your time will be in the prep area, not in front of the sink or at the DW. For that short period of time, you won't miss the view. Ha! Can you tell I feel strongly about this? It's your kitchen. I would never do it in my kitchen. I hope you won't regret your decision....See Moreoldbat2be
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9 years agoCawaps, I know. I really love that shape, but anything I find looks like it will be pretty expensive.
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9 years agoWhoo-hoo! Fun expedition. Field tile (glass, ceramic, or their glazed brick is all $7 per square foot. Decorative tiles were I thin $7 per tile (!!!), although the little 2x2 decos my daughter coveted were $2 each. Of course, the downside of the excellent pricing was the challenge in finding enough matching or coordinating tile to do the job. We found 2 boxes (20 square feet) of the Wave tile in slate, which was a bit darker than what my friend wanted. And a bit less than the 30 square feet she needed, but she could supplement with full-priced tile or use two colors. We also found a box of red, dark blue (almost black), royal blue, cobalt, turquoise, periwinkle, and two other grays. Not more than a box of each, though. My friend was still deciding when we had to leave to get my daughter to a playdate.
They had bins of random glass tiles that they were selling to use for mosaics that they were selling by the box. My daughter begged, so I let her get a box ($10). I told her we could find a table at Goodwill and mosaic the top. I have NO experience tiling, so that should be interesting.
The above pic is of some seriously large, seriously detailed, tile, of which there were many. Probably 40 square feet or more.
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