Found a great tile source: www.hakatai.com
You can create your own custom blend from the stock tile colors and view a generated image of the final blend. Pretty slick… and it won’t break the bank. Here’s the blend we will order for the bathroom!
I think we have scrapped the bathtub all together, and have opted to create a walk in shower. It’s the second bath and the kids don’t use a bathtub… besides the master has a tub if we need it. The tiled shower will work great. Now, we have to dispose of the tub. (sigh.)
Nice blend! That will look fabulous. Smart idea about making a nice shower. Yeah, it’s hard to give up that original tub feel, but a new shower will be such a pleasure.
Sorry to interfere – but can I convince you NOT to use glass tile? I really truly think they will be “out” as fast as they were “in”. How about the same idea – but in porcelain ceramic tile?
Do not worry, Pam…
The tiles we are using are not the über trendy glass tiles you are thinking of. I scoured the universe looking for ceramic mosaic with little success. EVERYTHING is “tumbled trabertine-esque” (YUCK!) or the wrong size… or limited colors… or cost more than our house. The tiles we selected are glass, but according to the sample packet states it:
“uses a special formula that produces a more opaque variety of glass mosaics to maximize the colour definition, contrast as well as balance within a blend of different colours. With the most enduring non-fade and crackle-resistant properties that have served the industry for over 30 years.”
The samples are very opaque and will give the look/feel of the original tiles used in the roman showers of the 60s.
Thanks for noticing… and don’t worry, you’re certainly not interfering. Cheers! -Haley
PS- if you have a great resource for porcelain ceramic tiles, I’d love to check it out… our master bath is still on the project list!
The company locally that I found is S. J. Masters out of Connecticut. They had the real vintage style romanesque tile that you speak of – in true retro colors. You can see some of them on my site, http://retrorenovation.com – Search S.J. Masters. All that said, though, it sounds like you have found a great new alternative! I think I will contact them and see if they will send me some samples to view for a potential blog post. Good luck.