Do you have a neglected foyer, a large bathroom, or a sun room in need of some interest?  Try spicing it up with tile in a grand design!  Here are three large floor designs that we just installed in our Somers showroom:

Classic Marble Masterpiece

This floor uses two colors of marble - White Carrara and Bardiglio.  The front rug is a small classic basketweave of the two colors, surrounded by a metal liner.  The main section of the floor is a much exaggerated basketweave, using 8x16 field tiles and 4x4 dots.  To enhance the look of the pattern, we combined two textures, with the honed Carrara and polished Bardiglio.  The beautiful mosaic listello bordering the main section is made with Carrara, Bardiglio and Black Absolute, and is hand crafted here in Westchester County, NY. 

Warm Earthy Retreat

The majority of this floor is Durango limestone, with accents of Dark Emperador marble.  For this floor, we created a large rug in the center.  The field tile within the rug is pillowed, giving the rug texture.  The mosaic Dark Emperador accent dots accentuate the pillowed effect, acting as tufts.  The mosaic listello border separates the pillowed Durango in the rug from the honed Durango field tile on the outside.  This border is made in china and is stocked at Best, making it a much less expensive border option.  Keep in mind that with most tile, less expensive also means lesser quality, as is the case with this border.  The Dark Emperador mosaics around the edge of the floor add a bit of interest to the outside of the floor.

Statement Maker

This floor is a statement maker!  The entire floor is Bianco Onyx which, as you can see, has a tremendous amount of range and variation.  As an accent, we mixed in some solid bronze tiles that will hold up to the traffic in any home.

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andy   |2009-07-24 11:13:22 Just make sure you seal those tiles after installing Reply

Kymberly  - Sealers   |2009-12-15 08:56:08 Hi Andy- I apologize for the EXTREMELY late response. My website wasn't working correctly. Yes, you must ALWAYS seal any natural stone tiles. Natural stone is very porous, meaning there are microscopic holes in the stone that can get filled with dirt, water and stains. When you seal it, the sealer fills those pores, making it resistant to the dirt, stains and water. Reply

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