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February 20, 2008
Top Floor Bath - Tile Floor In!
With the floor prepped and ready, we began the ritualistic transfer of G's pattern from the adjacent room to the bathroom floor. It's looking pretty good. Up next, grout and seal it, then patch in the walls with our own mismatching green tiles.
Comments
This looks just fantastic. Bravo Guys!!!!!
Posted by: guest at February 20, 2008 10:56 AM
Looking good. The black tile at the bottom really ties in all in.
Posted by: Mrs. Limestone at February 20, 2008 12:01 PM
not to be critical or anything, but i just wanted to point out that there is a flaw in your pattern that can easily be fixed. hope you haven't poured the grout yet!!! the little flower in the lower left corner of the lower right photo is off by one tile. hope this helps.
Posted by: guest at February 20, 2008 4:52 PM
work of art!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at February 20, 2008 5:43 PM
it's funny, looking at the picture when I posted it, I noticed too that the flower on the left is indeed off by one tile. that is a sharp eye you have. I think we'll just have to live with it, since it's already set!
- Peter
Posted by: guest at February 20, 2008 5:57 PM
Nuff Nice!!!
I hope you love it as much as I do.
Is there a way you can take a wide shot of your turquoise tiles. I'm dying to see what it looks like, because you mentioned its a quilt of a number of different types of tiles.
Posted by: guest at February 21, 2008 3:26 PM
I'll see what I can do. It's a small bathroom, so it's hard to get a good shot. Maybe I can piece together a few photos for the next post.
- Peter
Posted by: guest at February 21, 2008 3:45 PM
Hey. What color grout are you using? I, too, have a (mostly) white tiled bathroom floor, and I used white grout. Two years later, it's icky. What do most people use?
Posted by: guest at February 21, 2008 4:23 PM
We're using a gray grout that is kind of light, but will hopefully be better at hiding dirt than white. We'll see how it stands the test of time.
- Peter
Posted by: guest at February 21, 2008 4:50 PM
Nice work. Can i ask where you got the tile and what size, color, shape, etc. I'm interested in doing something very similar in my foyer. Thanks!
Posted by: guest at February 22, 2008 1:55 PM
Sure, we got these at Nemo Tile in the city. These are standard unglazed hex tiles in black and white - they come in 1'x1' sheets on a mesh backing.
- Peter
Posted by: guest at February 22, 2008 4:58 PM
About the small mistake- It is traditional for native americans to purposely make break the pattern in their beadwork (which looks much like tile!) - a misplaced bead is called a 'spirit bead'.
"Native Americans bring a spiritual philosophy to their beadwork, believing that the time it takes to make items beautiful honors the spirit world. In "A Primer: The Art of Native American Beadwork," author Z. Susanne Aikman, who is of Eastern Cherokee descent, counsels using a "Spirit bead," or a bead that stands apart from the rest of the pattern, when creating beads of one's own: "Each piece should contain an intentional mistake or Spirit bead," she writes. "The reason for this is that we are but human and cannot achieve perfection; if we attempt perfection in a piece it could be bad luck. So always remember your Spirit bead."
I dub the corner flower the 'spirit flower' of your shower!
Posted by: guest at February 23, 2008 9:31 PM
wow, that is a fantastic bit of knowledge right there. thank you for bringing that to light. I think it could apply to a lot of things in our house! I really like that perspective - the spirit flower, I concur!
- Peter
Posted by: guest at February 24, 2008 3:16 PM
I believe Persian rug makers also put in an intentioanl error in pattern. The same humans not attempting perfection thing. It should give us all a little breathing room.
Posted by: guest at February 24, 2008 3:28 PM
I believe persian rug weavers also put in an intentional mistake in pattern. The same human not acheiving perfection thing, it gives us all a little space.
Posted by: lauriec at February 24, 2008 3:30 PM
Glad the spirit flower perspective worked for you! You may also see this type of thing in antique quilts, though experts fight over that one. I was taught to bead at pow wow's when I was little, so I can vouch for the spirit bead being a real living native tradition. Good luck with the rest of your reno!
Liza
Posted by: guest at February 24, 2008 7:13 PM
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