Socal sister, I'm looking at the invoice (the tile sample itself doesn't say much), and it says 8" x 16" Serena Calacatta Wall (also I got the 2" x 8" Bullnoses). The item number says AZ816SERCAL. It was $3.95 a square foot. Like I said it's gorgeous. If you can't find it using my description, feel free to call the tile place I purchased it from, and I'm sure they'll be able to help you. Champion Tile of Bedford Hills (914) 666-2895. Good luck! :)

newkitchen10 - I don't want to hijack storklady's flooring thread, so I'll send you an email with a few more pics and some details. The picture posted here was not a 'finished' picture, but it showed more of the floor. But, yes, we love our banquette! There are some really pretty floors posted here...I especially love allison0704's floor. We had put ours in 5 1/2 years BEFORE we redid the kitchen, and since it went through the entry, breakfast, office area, family room and dining room, we kept it and just filled in where our cabinet footprint changed. Luckily, the tile store where we bought it could still get it. A very nice man from the store drove 2 hours to the distributor and went in and hand-picked tiles that matched one of my extras from 5 years before! AND he did it TWICE, because our contractor changed his mind and thought we might need 2 more boxes! Amazingly helpful.

Well if you've already found it for $700 less from a source, why haven't you ordered from them? You don't consider that source to be reputable? Then maybe it's not such a deal? The thing that I've run in to is that when you are looking for a specific tile, you run into a lot of people who say they have it, but they don't have it from the same dye lot, or enough of it from the same dye lot, or some is in AL and some in CA and some in ME and has to come in from all of those warehouses in dribbles. Also, if you are looking fro a specific name brand tile, it's not really available. But a lesser quality or faux lookalike might be. You might find dozens of imported beige tiles, but not specifically Name1's brand tiles. I've rarely found it to be worth it when you include the hassle factor. BTW, online shipping is usually palletized, and quoted to a dock with a forklift. If you don't have a dock with a forklift, you'll need a liftgate service to your home, and that's another $100 easily. Be sure that's factored into your quote.

Thanks for your comments. acm, I feel like the mosaics I want for the entry space are too busy for the kitchen, which is quite large. I also want to be able to splurge on something really special in the entry and for the kitchen just do a big cheap field tile, since I've seen a bunch that I liked. Sina, if I can't find any way to coordinate I'll probably do hardwood in the entry and plain tile in the kitchen. The layout is not open-plan, though, you can see from one room to another only through a doorway, and you can't see all three areas at once. I'm also very concerned about dirt since I have kids and bad weather. In a previous apartment we had a hardwood foyer and you could easily see the dirt embedded in the grain where people walked frequently (and yes, I washed it regularly!) I would never do hardwood in the kitchen, that is one trend I just do not understand even though it looks beautiful.