Lets just say I could have bought two wet saws for what I have paid in rentals. Once again I rented wet saw and now I’m lamenting the fact that I didn’t buy a wet sawthree tile projects ago – the saw rental of 4 hours goes by in the blink of an eye and I ended up keeping the saw for 2 days. I opted to just cut my tiles in half for a chunkier herringbone pattern (and less labor!) When I was poking around in the flooring aisle, I couldn’t get over that these 12″ marble tiles are only $3.99 a square foot, substantially less than most other marble tiles, and I remembered this fantastic idea from Elsie at A Beautiful Mess.Įlsie had her tile installer cut 12×12 tiles into thirds (4×12) and the outcome is SO gorgeous. With the mirror in mind I decided a larger scale floor pattern was the way to go (with the bonus of less grouting!). I considered using small or medium hexagons, small subway tile like I used on the surround or the small herringbone mosaics on the hearth, basketweave, or some other pattern – there are so many beautiful marble tiles on the market – but I felt like the small mosaic tiles would be kind of busy with the pattern and texture of the oyster shell mirror. I did tons of research online and in stores looking for a white marble tile that I absolutely LOVED the color of, and played around with all sorts of patterns. If so, I’m excited to pass on this little tip I learned to work pricey marble into the ollllld budget. Ask me again in 10 years, but I really feel like the design of a room could be completely changed up without having to rip out marble tile – it’s neutral and has that timeless, old-school quality. Marble is such a classic material, and also the colors – white, oyster, gray – are perfect for our house. The Big Plan is to replace the kitchen floor with hardwood eventually, but for the bathroom I had my heart set on marble ever since I remodeled the fireplace. When I took on our bathroom for the One Room Challenge, it had 15-20 year old wood-look linoleum on the floor – the same flooring that runs through our kitchen and abuts real hardwoods in the adjacent dining room and family room.
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