Kitchen backsplash with glass subway tiles

3x6 glass subway tile

This kitchen backsplash was done in 3×6″ glass subway tiles.  The tiles were not staggered onto a mat, so they had to be individually set. The white paint on the back of each glass tile was not infused by heat onto the glass, so a brand new glass blade needed to be used.  The tiles…

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Shower installation

Shower accent tile

This was a new tile installation with 6×8″ field tiles set staggered joint vertically with 3×3″ accent tiles set in dark vertical stripes.  The homeowner had a unique home design and wanted the shower layout to be in keeping with the eccentric feel of the rest of the house. At my suggestion we used a…

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Staggered Mosaic Kitchen Backsplash

Staggered mosaic kitchen backsplash

This kitchen backsplash has been set with travertine and Emperador dark and light marble staggered mosaic.  It is trimmed at the edges by using two rows of tiles set in the opposite direction.e.

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Creating my own 2 x 2 mosiac designs

Commercial Bathroom Finished

The customer wanted a mosaic pattern for a commercial bathroom floor.  We created quite a few mock-ups with 2×2″ tiles for them to choose from.  The patterns and colors were chosen to compliment the 1920’s architecture. The finished product:

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Outdoor Paver Tile Walkway

Outdoor Pavers

Pavers from America, made in Lincoln California First step was to dig out the garden soil to the correct depth.  It is important to leave undisturbed soil at the bottom of the dug out area.   We dug out about 4 inches of dirt and framed it in with wood boards on the outside edge making…

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Cladding over existing brick fireplace with tile

Tile fireplace

The homeowner wanted to update this old fireplace.  They were getting it ready for sale so they only wanted to tile the face of the fireplace and not the hearth.  In this case, the brick is nicely set all in one plane, no protruding bricks.  So because it was laid smoothly, we could actually tile directly to…

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Glass accent in tub surround

Round glass accent on tub surround

The homeowners wanted a large band of glass penny round accent tiles at the top of their shower.  They choose this unusual layout so that when they installed the glass doors the accent would show above the doors. The homeowners wanted a large band of glass penny round accent tiles at the top of their shower.  They choose…

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Tub surround tiles with glass and slate accent

marble and glass accent

This is a tub surround with 8 by 10 inch tiles and a marble and glass accent.  They wanted two shampoo trays in the corners.  The tile company also offers custom colored shampoo trays for a little more cost. And the second picture shows a close up of the marble and glass accent.  These were half inch…

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Kitchen glass backsplash

Glass mosaic backsplash

This is a new glass kitchen backsplash I recently installed.  The old granite backsplash was only 6″ high.  We removed it and installed the new backsplash all the way up to the bottom of the upper cabinets.

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