Surprisingly? I love this tile. It’s not magic, or made of fairy dust, which is what I really wanted. But for something I can scrub and disinfect and never think about? I love it.
Peronda Museum, 18×18, polished, porcelain, bianca carrara:
It’s not grouted yet—so the lines are darker than they will be.
Update May 9th- With Grout:
I know you’ve been struggling with this choice…. but YOU DID GOOD! I think it looks “magical” indeed. Seriously, I think you’ll probably love it more and more every day. Congrats on your new and almost finished floor. If you already mention this… sorry to ask… but what is it exactly? What type, I mean. Ceramic, marble, etc. It’s classy!
Thank you! I am happy with it. It’s porcelain, 18×18. The sill is marble. Walls will get subway tile about halfway up…
As you know, progress is such a glorious feeling. (Especially since I am not required to do anything during this particular step!!)
Okay, I thought the sill might be but then wasn’t sure about the rest. I adore subway tiles. Look forward to seeing it. Thank goodness you’re making progress.. because I’m not. So I’ll be happy and excited for one of us.
I’m confused. I think my RSS reader fed me your posts in the wrong order. Didn’t I just comment on your post about not knowing what type of tile to us in this bathroom? Oy. Anyway, sorry to be out of step. I think it looks great, by the way. It seems to meet all your functional and aesthetic needs.
Probably your reader… although anyone could be confused, I’ve written way too much about tile.
It does feel functional… at least as far as assuaging my inner grout freak.
Hello, I have to say your bathroom looks fantastic. Quick question about the tile..I have been shopping around for marble look alike and seemed to have found one (porcelanosa carerra) however yours looks awesome as well. Is your tile completely smooth as in mirror smooth? I’ve noticed that a lot of marble look tiles look great until the lights hit them and you can see slight “ripples” …I guess the best description I have is the texture of walls – roller ripples… The porcelanosa tile is completely smooth just like polished marble. How is the peronda? Thanks in advance.
My tile is mirror smooth. I know exactly what you mean about some of them being textured on closer inspection… Mine has no ripples or anything.
I looked at the porcelanosa. I *think* I remember it because I could have gotten it in 22” or 24”?? Which I would have loved… so assuming I’m remembering correctly I really liked it. It was almost exactly what I wanted. Except that it had a creamier, more yellow base tint. Which didn’t work for me.
Again, I might be remembering wrong. I looked at a million tiles…
PLUS, if you’re not using subway tile on the walls, it may not matter to you. I love the true grey of real carrara, and when I laid out my options next to a bright-white subway tile, I noticed shade differences that I might not have otherwise.
THANK YOU!!! That’s exactly what I needed to hear. I’ll have to check this tile out as well before committing… The store you bought it from wouldn’t happened to be “Magic Floors” on Franklin Mills Blvd, would it? I sure hopes cause that is my next and final stop. Thanks again for the reply.
I got it at a small shop in NJ… not too far from the Ben Franklin, so if you don’t have any luck in Franklin Mills, and you have the energy for another trip… let me know and I’ll look up their info. GOOD LUCK!!
Yes please send me the info. I’m actually in nj (and looked in so many stores north and south nj -this pa store was going to be the last one) but rather go to the store where you bought yours from first. Thanks so much.
They were really nice to deal with. When we decided for sure, they were able to order it for us by the next day… I think they have another, larger store somewhere in PA with a warehouse.
Tile Gallery
302 Crescent Boulevard,
Brooklawn, NJ
856-456-4777
I hope you like it! I will feel bad for sending you on a wild goose chase, if you don’t!!!
I absolutely ADORE that someone felt the need to put masking tape on the joiner piece that says “no step”.
LOL… I know, Paul is nothing if not thorough.