Carrara Flower Mosaics (New products for 2014)

Flower Carrara Mosaic - smallCarrara Flower Black Dot

Flower Carrara Mosaic Gray Dot - smallCarrara Flower Pistachio Dot

Not yet in stock and there is a possibility that it never will be.  At The Builder Depot we are constantly reviewing and creating new Carrara mosaics.  We have the largest collection of Carrara mosaics in North America and plan to keep it that way.  The way we can do that is to keep coming up with new ideas and ...

New Design Carrara Flower Mosaic

Carrara Flower Design with Nero MarquinaFlower Design in Carrara with Nero Marquina Dot maybe a new design for 2014

The Builder Depot is a market leader in Carrara marble mosaics and tiles.  With warehouses and offices in United States and Europe we have the world’s largest choice of Carrara mosaic tiles.  Our R&D team strives to create new designs and this is one of the new designs on the table for 2014.  Please let us know your thoughts (you can add a comment to this ...

How to Spot Turkish White Marble

Turkish MarbleOften sold as Carrara to unsuspecting customers.  We bought this online from one of our competitors.  The glitter effect this is characteristic of Turkish marble.

We are frequently asked “how do we spot Turkish marble?”  It is often marketed as Carrara marble, sold as Carrara marble so how can you tell?  Spotting these tricksters is not easy at first, but if you angle the tile correctly and under a light you get a crystal appearance.  It glitters like a 70s disco globe.  Straight on you cannot see it.  The angle is needed to notice the effect.  This crystal effect is characteristic of marble from Turkey (all marble has some but not to this extent).

We purchased this online it was being called ‘Carrara” but ...