About tile: Beautiful tile can add an extraordinary element to the design of your kitchen or bath. The use of rich textures, hand carved designs, and fabulous colors offer unlimited options. Our designers are known for creating a dramatic visual impact using color, varying sizes, blending and mixing materials, switching directions, adding a rope detail or border, creating a tile “rug,” tile mural or intricate mosaic. You can tell a story with tile when applied in an artistic way. We use slate, marble, limestone, travertine, granite, ceramic, porcelain, glass, metals and metallics, mosaics, and cork. Your backsplash selection can really make an impact in your design and allow you to add your own personality to the space.

We are happy assist you in your selections and can approach tile selection in three ways. 1) Sometimes our clients pick out what they like and bring it back to show us for our "blessing." We help you decide if it is all going to work together. 2) Sometimes clients prefer we go with them to the tile store to make selections together. 3) Sometimes we will go and pick the tile ourselves and present our recommendations to the client. If the client is working with a decorator, then the decorator takes works with them on options #2 or #3.

Tile can be purchased on your own or through us. The advantage of buying tile through us is that you don't pay anything more for the tile. If we are involved, then we are taking the responsibility for measurements, ordering, coordinating, and delivery.

Installation costs will vary based on the complexity of the backsplash design. Our installers will do the installation. When budgeting for tile, note that more intricate labor-intensive designs might add additional costs. In addition, certain kinds of materials like marble often need to have sealers, so consider the cost of both buying the sealer and the labor involved to seal the tile. You may also need extra time to let the sealer dry before you can go back and grout it.

Below is a sampling of some of the amazing things our designers have done with tile.

Custom tile backsplash murals can offer a great focal point of artwork.

We achieve different effects by using different sizes of tiles for a "tile rug." See story about this kitchen here.

We sometimes use small tiles and a random color pattern to create colorful visual energy. See recent press about this kitchen here.

Sometimes we just have plain old fashioned fun with tile

Bubble glass tile with custom ceramic tile in recycled bottle caps, buttons, beads and broken pieces of china. See recent press about this kitchen here.

Use of metallics and roping add an interesting elegance to this backsplash

Painted tile creates a mediterranean feel

Adding a touch of country charm

see more photos here in our design details gallery