Tile selection

Today we had an appointment at Sketch Tiles in Richmond to select our tiles. I came across this company as they were the importers & distributers of a specific Italian tile I wanted for our kitchen splashback.

Here are the tiles we chose for the bathroom, ensuite and two powder rooms. We also chose a white high gloss tile for the laundry splashback although I don't have a picture of those tiles.

The last photo is a photo (although a very crappy one) of the tiles we are having imported from Italy for our kitchen splashback. I really should have taken a photo at the tile place as this pic really does it no justice.

Wall tile - Entiva Ferrari 01 White 300 x 600 semi polished porcelain tile
Floor tile - Marazzi Solid Ash 600 x 600 Lappato porcelain tile
Mosaic tile - Entiva Evolution Silver Stone/Glass/Metal 15 x 15 mosaic tile

Update: here are two pics of the bathroom wall tile which better show the texture/pattern

Update: see my post on 13th June 2013 for pics of these splashback tiles when we picked them up :-)

My dream splashback

After such a long period of wanting a glass kitchen splashback I came across this tile and fell in love. I couldn't find it anywhere.... Until today! The good news is I found it. The bad news... It's expensive. I found it through a large well known tile supplier for, wait for it, $253.40 PER TILE!!! Ummm.... There is NO WAY I'm paying that much. Using my handy sleuthing skills I have found it through another supplier for MUCH cheaper. They're huge tiles 305mm x 915mm so approx 3 tiles per square metre.

Our builder provides glass splashback as standard so I will get a credit for the splashback which should cover the tiles. Yay!

This picture doesn't do the tile any justice. It is stunning in real life. Gorgeous pearly shimmer to it.

Lesson learnt this week: shop around :)