Carrara Bianco Basketweave with Bardiglio Gray Dot

March 25, 2015
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Bianco Basketweave Bardiglio Gray Got MosaicItalian Carrara Bianco Basketweave with Bardiglio Gray Dot Honed available online $11.75 a Square Foot and in Polished (currently Free Shipping as well) from The Builder Depot

The pictures are never professional quality, we know that.  We take our pictures with an iPhone inside our warehouse. This is simply me walking around the warehouse lifting a lid of the crate and opening a box and taking a picture. A lot of companies would see this as crazy, I see how beautiful pictures are online and Television millions of dollars goes into ...

Carrara Venato Subway Tile

March 18, 2015
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Carrara Venato TileThese incredible pictures are from Koko Likes Blog post ‘The Kitchen Remodel: Final Reveal‘ the backsplash used our Carrara Venato 3×6″ Subway Marble Tile only $7.00SF (but like anyone that wants an incredible look, over order by 20% then you can discard tiles that do not fit the look you are trying to create)

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Carrara Venato 1×3" Herringbone and 4×8" Subway Tile

March 7, 2015
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Carrara Venato TileA great look.  Use Carrara Venato 1×3″ Herringbone and a 4×8″ subway tile.  This is a great idea, if going with the bigger Herringbone instead of the 1×2″ Herringbone then choose the slightly bigger subway tile the 4×8″ subway tile. Creating a look with less grout lines.

Installing Stainless Steel Metal Mosaics

March 1, 2015
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 METAL MOSAIC INSTALLATION GUIDE:

Before starting sometimes it is nice to see our metal installed buy someone else this is a nice blog to view.

1. Stainless steel penny rounds, brick metal and square metal mosaics are made of a metal capping glued onto a porcelain tile body.

2. Sheffield has a grade 304 stainless steel finish. The different colors of stainless are produced by an anodizing process. Colors are V1 in shading. Brushed and stippled metal will be installed randomly on the sheet from the factory, in reference to the direction of the texture. This will give the appearance of different shades, and adds to the character of the product.

3. The glue used to bond the metal to the porcelain base is German “Henkel” contact adhesive. It is temperature resistant to 158 degrees Fahrenheit, water resistant, and resistant to diluted acids and alkaline.

4. Penny Round copper ...