Marble Look Tile on Floor: Anyone Regret This?

4 years ago

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I'm down to the wire on choosing flooring for my master bath. As stated in another thread, I'm trying to choose between marble look porcelain tile or a wood look tile to go with marble look shower walls and counter tops. I'm worried about the maitenance on a floor with a lot of white space even though I will definitely do a light gray grout.

**What i I really need to know before pulling the trigger is: Has anyone installed a marble-look tile and ended up regretting it?

Here is what I'm considering:

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MongoCT

4 years ago

Do a little research on the tile.

You can find out how many "patterns" they have within that tile style. The more, the better.

Then discuss that with your installer. Example, if there are 11 different patterns, you might not want two tiles with the exact same pattern right next to one another, smack dab where your eyes fall when you enter the room.

It shouldn't happen, but sometimes it does. And the more distinctive the pattern, the more apparent it can be.

Conversations and expectations discussed before work begins can eliminate less comfortable conversations afterwards.

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marinaboehm
4 years ago
I really like it. I would get it. It’s porcelain, not marble and you can use various cleaners to keep it clean.
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Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design
4 years ago
I would choose marble look over wood look tile in a bathroom hands down. What tile are you using for the shower floor? Just run that same tile throughout the space.
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enjoythejourney
4 years ago
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K R
4 years ago
Nope, I absolutely love mine.
calidesign
4 years ago
Are you using the same tile on the floors as the shower walls? If so, I think it can work. But if you have a different marble look in the shower and marble look for the countertops, I wouldn't use a third marble look on the floors. It doesn't have to be a wood look - you can also use a more solid gray tile.
suzyq53
4 years ago
My mother had some installed in the kitchen. It looked great, but was very slippery when wet.
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4 years ago
Marble-look porcelain hex tiles on floor; little marble-look porcelain squares on shower floor; and large-format tiles on walls; carrara vanity top (supposedly real marble, but I got it sight unseen off Build.com so who knows -- it's pretty, though). I love my bathroom. No regrets at all.
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4 years ago
Karen Rose - I hope you don’t think I’m stalking you ( You shared a picture of your gorgeous fireplace when I asked a question on the fireplace forum), but I just love your bathroom. Do you remember the name of the tiles and accent you used?
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4 years ago
YES do it!
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4 years ago
KR could you tell me the name/brand of your tiles? Beautiful!
Rebekah Gibbs
4 years ago
Definitely go marble look - we have actual marble tile in our laudry/half bath and while it is beautiful it is really hard to keep looking pristine without being a slave to it with the mop
Jennifer
4 years ago
Ditto to Mongo's comment. We did a porcelain tile, faux stone in our old bathroom. I Loved it. The only regret was an obvious duplicate of the pattern on two adjacent tiles on the back wall.
chispa
4 years ago
I prefer to use a Calacatta Gold or Calacatta Oro marble-look porcelain, because it also has some beige/brown/gold veins, along with the gray ones. It gives you a bit more flexibility to have the room designed with cool or warm colors. If you use just a gray toned marble, you are pretty much tied to that cool look forever, specially as we are nearing the end of the Gray color trend that has been around for the last 10 years.

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