Source for tiles

[ironyak]

Any recommendations for a good selection of tiles with some unique options not found at Home Depot?

[Carey]

Color (other than more neutral & earth-tones) seems to be lacking in most tile stores...I gotta say both here & at the few mainland stores I have visited in Phoenix & Chicago, since I became into cutting tiles....

I have looked for years, as I love to cut tiles & have ordered the ones that are not mostly earth tones from most of the tile shops (with a HEAVY cost), & scavenged up pieces from just about everywhere I can. I have even ordered from Amazon Prime, but I have a higher tolerance for chipped edges than most tile purchasers...

To get an idea of some of the tiles I have found (and the tile cutting):
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/q9upva5xzopui...E3Tfa?dl=0

[Tink]

I have heard that build.com ships orders, and have a very good selection available. Build your order online, then contact a customer service rep via chat for a shipping quote to complete order. Do not know if this company is a "club" type, as information was passed on to me as a source for my building if needed.

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[Peter Epperson]

Nice tile work Carey

[Carey]

Thank you Peter, it was your tile-work, esp the mosaic lizard, that inspired me to try this!
Peters work:
http://punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10427

[rainyjim]

I especially like the puna piggie with coffee lei and the slate seahorse, those are great Carey!

[ironyak]

Very nice tile work Carey! I have nothing as elaborate in mind, but do need various colors for a mosaic. I'll check Lowes and Build.com to see what's out there.

Peter - after several years, how is Mo'o the magnificent holding up? Still resplendent?

[Carey]

Ironyak, if you are looking for small kine amounts of color I do have some that I can share with (most of my vibrant colors are ceramic, but have gotten some porcelain in colors..)

RainyJim, thanks! I am adding some decor trim to Puna piggy, so PP has been on my mind & continues to teach me, & hope to have it back to its owners real soon!

[Lee M-S]

And if you aren't doing a floor or counter, you might consider picassiette mosaic, using broken plates, vases, mirrors, shells, stained glass, and whatever bits and bobs turn up.

https://www.google.com/search?q=picassiette+mosaics&espv=2&biw=1422&bih=998&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Rg0LVZGDGtPkoASv-ICQBw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=0.9 is a google image search to give you an idea.

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[Tink]

Again, beautiful work Carey. Currently I am polishing broken blue, green, and clear glass that I intend to use in a concrete patio as an "exposed aggregate" type finish to hopefully simulate the oceans colors. A test pattern slab will be soon to see if vision is accomplished.

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