Fly I just called the company and asked them for name of tile and that is the name "white Crystal" so while I had the gal on the phone I told her about you and your need for white tile and asked them if they would ship it and she said they would. So for lack of any other way I could think of, even looking into some of the stores that I know have it that might have a location in your area, that produced no results. I will give you the name of company. Maximum Tile & Marble, 305-477-0199 maybe ya'll can work something out. Maybe if they have have a good relationship with a shipper it won't be too crazy. (I'm a dreamer)

Ours does darken a bit when wet. It's more noticeable with the sanded grout, but that could be because the "voids" or gtouted areas are larger (mesh mounted White Thassos circles), and therefore more noticeable. The unsanded grout gets darker too, but it's less noticeable because those grout joints are pretty tight. Either way, when both are dry (doesn't take long), they return to their normal (lighter) color. We used regular TEC grout on our guest bathroom shower walls (in Bright White) almost two years ago. Normally that shower would only see a couple of weeks of use a year, but DH and I used it daily while reno'ing our other bathrooms (end of March through last week). We had a tiny crack in the grout next to the niche that the tile guy re-grouted while here working on one of the other bathrooms last month. You can see that the new section of grout (about an inch or so long) is whiter than the rest of the grout, so I'd assume the original grout did discolor somewhat over time, but not terribly so. Overall it still looks white. FWIW, the XT is supposed to be more stain resistant and I think I read or was told that it retains its color better (?).

Hi, quite often you would see the vestibules tiled up to mid-wall height, with subway tile and chair rail and base moldings also in ceramic. The floor would be small unglazed mosaic. There could be a border like a greek key or other pattern, and there could be an actual mosaic "rug" in the center. It was popular to have the family monogram or last name inlaid, or even just the house number. People often went overboard when decorating these spaces, as it was among the first things that a caller would see, and they were acutely attuned to making the first impression an overwhelmingly strong statement about their wealth/class. Casey

Romy -- LOVE Danby but it's out of my price range. Although I prefer the Imperial, my husband doesn't like the warm tones and wants to do the Olympian White, which is even more $$$ (at least in my area). I am going to do Carrara marble. Thinking that Thassos would coordinate with almost any marble? Thanks for the link to the Thassos kitchen...I love the backsplash : )! What did you use to seal your Danby? Amy -- any worries about the stain potential with your backsplash? Which sealer are you going to use? Eam44 -- stainless would be very practical, but would look disjointed in my kitchen.