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February 6, 2007
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The floor as it is now. Down, but sans grout. G's concept here is that the floor is like a carpet that has been cut in half to fit the room. The border (in black) wraps around three walls (and fills the converted closet shower), and against the fourth wall, the raw cut is seen where the "star" is cut in half. G carefully planned it so that the point of this star is dead center between the two sinks that will be on the opposite wall.
Comments
yo - that is an outstanding tile install.
Posted by: b peru at February 6, 2007 9:18 AM
SO beautiful. I really appreciate your updates.
Posted by: priscilla at February 6, 2007 11:25 AM
this is one of those jobs that you will look back at and say "no professional would have done this quite this well" and you would be right.
Posted by: anon at February 6, 2007 11:28 AM
WOW!!!!!
Will you do my bathroom????!!!
Posted by: Kate at February 6, 2007 11:28 AM
G would be happy to offer her tile pattern planning services - but for installing, you're on your own!
Posted by: P at February 6, 2007 12:02 PM
What a stunning pattern. You can definitely see all the work and thought that went into that floor.
Where did you buy the tiles?
Posted by: Mrs. Limestone at February 6, 2007 2:41 PM
What a beautiful and amazing job! It's hard to imagine the fanciest interior designer or architect coming up with anything nearly as creative.
Question--the hex tiles come in sheets, right? How did you piece this all together?
I'm sure this will be your pride and joy for years to come.
Posted by: tinarina at February 6, 2007 3:11 PM
We bought our hex tiles at Nemo tile in the city (20th and Park). These were simple unglazed sheets of white and black. We got an industry discount (as architects), but as it is, these tiles are some of the more inexpensive you can find. They have a showroom with a ton of tiles on display, and the people are pretty helpful. Matt Karlin is one of the reps there, knowledgeable guy.
Posted by: P at February 6, 2007 3:46 PM
As for laying out the pattern, yes the tiles come in sheets on a mesh backing. But you can cut the mesh and remove tiles as you want. G spent a whole weekend doing just this, cutting the sheets of black and white hex tiles to piece her pattern together like a giant puzzle. See the previous post on tile prep for a few pics of that process.
Posted by: P at February 6, 2007 3:50 PM
OUTSTANDING
Posted by: susandowntheblock at February 6, 2007 6:46 PM
Wow. That's really all I can say with my jaw on the floor. Wow.
Posted by: Amy at February 6, 2007 9:34 PM
I'm with B Peru on this one. Fantastico work on the tile pattern. Even better than you described. Give G my compliments.
Posted by: g_a at February 6, 2007 10:23 PM
One other thing. What are your plans for the walls? Are you going to continue the theme in the shower. I think that would look totally hot.
Posted by: g_a at February 6, 2007 10:25 PM
G is a genius.
Posted by: mc at February 7, 2007 10:45 AM
Very well done. Very cool that with all the hard work you're doing that you took the time and care for this detailed project. I've been thinking of doing something like that in the entrance to my parlor. I was thinking of spelling out WELCOME, but I'm concern about how it will look. Maybe I'll make some time for that this year to figure it out. Thanks.
Posted by: Rick at February 8, 2007 7:18 AM
Spectacular!
Posted by: houseowax at February 8, 2007 10:37 AM
i think the most exciting part is thinking about how the rest of the bathroom is going to fit around that beauty. it looks so good already! and then there's gonna be a tub and sinks and the whole shebang. alllright!
Posted by: eric at February 8, 2007 12:16 PM
Am I a jerk if I say I don't like this? I do like the pattern, but does it really look better with the "cut in half" effect than it would have looked with a similar pattern designed to fit? Most people would probably think it's a mess-up, I think. Just my opinion though.
Posted by: Bob Smalley at February 9, 2007 4:38 PM
Great job you guys!
It looks wonderful! I cant wait to see it in person.
Bob, yes I think this is not a traditional way to approach the space, but it far from a mess up. I think you would have a hard time seeing it as such. It fits the space in a very planned way. I think that is evident from the photos.
Posted by: Jeremy at February 10, 2007 12:29 AM
Wow! I think it's incredibly creative, unexpected, and unique. It almost reminds me of what you would have seen in one of those SROs on the UWS, where a formerly very grand residential building was cut up into "units". I mean this in a good way. It adds an incredible amount of character and interest.
I also think it's the kind of thing that you might have to have spent a lot of time in the city to appreciate ;)
Posted by: kingstreetfarm at February 18, 2007 7:01 PM
Looks absolutely fantastic. And I have seen a lot of tile work living here in Marrakech.
PS I came to you blog via Rachel's
Posted by: Maryam in Marrakech at February 25, 2007 8:52 AM
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