should i use white subway travetine tile in a herringbone pattern
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cpartist
6 years ago
Milly Rey
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoRelated Discussions
Herringbone floor pattern--varied color tile/ grout size?
Comments (3)Bill, I was hoping that you would respond! Thank you. But I am confused. I don't really have my heart set on any particular size tile. The only reason I am thinking about cutting the pieces smaller is because of the dramatic difference in the color of the tile (which is a limestone). I thought mixing up smaller pieces of tile would work better in making the stone color variation less dramatic. Is that true? So given that my tile can be anything (unless you think it should match my 3 x 6 shower tile), do you think a herringbone pattern works better with tight or wider grout? Also, the "seagrass" (that's what Walker Zanger calls it, although we got a less expensive version somewhere else--may be that's why we got such a mixed lot!), is a limestone, that came in a 12 x 12. Since it is a natural stone, it has very straight cut edges. When my tiler cut it in half (to make the 12 x 6 that I was originally planning to use) I could not tell the difference between the edge he cut and the factory edge. But I am a novice homebuilder. Am I missing something? BTW, the really sharp edges I thought would allow me to make the grout lines tighter. (I just don't know if that looks better for the herringbone pattern.) Thanks!...See MoreWaste % overage for herringbone pattern tile
Comments (5)I've never had an issue going with 10%, because more times than not the cut offs can be used for other cuts. Even with diagonal herring bone....See MoreShould I use bevel or flat subway tile in this space?
Comments (19)I don't know why I didn't do this earlier, I visited a friend with bevel backsplash in her kitchen. Works in her kitchen, but I really think it might be too busy in mine. So, as long as I can stop second guessing myself for the next 24 hours, I am going to order the 3x6 crackle tomorrow morning. twosit- The glass is waterglass. I hope it hides the fingerprints. :-) scrappy25- The island is 28" x 76". Aisles are 40" wide. romy718 and jennifer- Considering bone color tile....See Moresubway tile pattern
Comments (8)oh, thank you! the tile was in stock so it was just about a week to come from their warehouse to the tile store where I picked it up. I had the tiles butted right up to each other so the grout lines are as small as can be, maybe 1/8". I think I used TEC Birch for the grout... was going for a bit of a cream/gray combo to pull in the cream steaks in the counters/tile and gray in the stainless appliances. It is a fairly glossy tile with a crackle finish. I will post some closer up pics below:...See More
barncatz
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI'm not a huge fan of a stone BS with granite, but that's my personal taste. I agree travertine can look very heavy. Having said that, and without your slab photo, I just suggested someone take a look at this marble:
Here's the general marble description (copied from a Houzz photo answer:)
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It is likely The Athens silver Cream is an Incredible product. It essentially a vein cut marble that gives an almost wood look appearance. If you ever visit the new Four Seasons in Orlando it covers it. Additionally the hotels love it because it is low maintenance it is a hard marble and matches easily from Threshold to Mosaic as you can see from our website. It is a very, very consistent Marble.
However as it is new to the market, there is a lot of names for it and with different names comes different prices. Our recommendation as with all products. Order a sample. Order a sample online and compare. Before things ship ask for pictures. Cover yourself.
It can also be called a White Oak Marble Limestone also a silver cloud and a variety of other names in the market place. The confusion of the name allows for some seriously unreasonable price fluctuations considering the price per block. It is very similar in appearance or a few other names by other companies, available for $7.45 a Square Foot in Honed and Polished.
eam44
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoKaren Miller
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karin_mt
6 years agobarncatz
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