Tile Style

Following our contractor's suggestion, we went to a flooring showroom to check out our choices in carpet, tile and hardwood. The carpet decision was easy (sorry no picture). Hardwood is pretty simple, too--we didn't see what we wanted there but we have a good idea of what we want (wider boards). We like the look of heart pine but the stars may not be aligned to get that. Ah but tile...oh tile...this decision has been much tougher!

We spent the majority of our appointment looking at tile options but left undecided. Our original choice was slate for all of the floor surfaces we were planning to tile (all three bathrooms and laundry room) but we've been told it's a maintenance nightmare. There were several porcelain tiles that had the appearance of slate but we weren't sold on any of them. By the end of our appointment, I could tell the salesperson was getting a tad tired of our indecision (and we were, too). We left knowing we had a lot of work to do on our tile style.


Fast forward two weeks and we're at the Creative Tile showroom in Lexington with both of our boys. Toting along two little ones is always unpredictable but we lucked out and were able to spend a while looking at the choices there. What a better selection! And the salesperson was so helpful without being overbearing or trying to push her opinions on us.

We found a tile that we like...not 100% sure that we'll go with this (we went to Home Depot and Lowes yesterday and saw more options) but I've included a picture just for the sake of having an image on this post. We already know we're using white (or biscuit) subway tile for the kitchen backsplash and the master shower. The Egyptian Glass accent tile will be for the shower.

I think what scares us (scare being too strong of a word here) is tile is SO permanent. Ashley has laid tile in our previous two houses and it's not the easiest material to remove if you want a change. We have to make a decision; however, and we're committed to making it and moving on...more details later!