Tile Rug

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Adding a tile rug to any room can add an accent or help frame a transition of tile design. You can run a tile “rug” down a beautiful bathroom or add hexagons near an entrance to create a focal point to a home.

Using shapes and designs such as a hexagon to create a rug can be used next to any material. Whether you put your hexagon next to your existing hardwood floor or with a field tile to compliment it it can be an easy and fun way to create an interesting eye catching piece. These are seen in even some of the most modern homes in Rancho Santa Fe or along the coast of La Jolla.

Creating a runner type “rug” with tile can be done when trying to use a herringbone or chevron along the center of a long room. This can be framed using schluter or another mosaic to break up the field tile and design. This allows an otherwise busy look to be toned down with a field tile without taking away from the beauty of it.

Regular rectangle rugs are also created with deco tiles to add a point of interest in front of an entry or under a free standing tub. This look can be timeless but also add a new, fun, modern edge to a space.

Euphoria

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Crackle tile is known for it’s undeniable beauty and character. Not one crackle tile is the same as another because of it’s firing process. One line of crackle tile we carry is called Euphoria. Some crackle tile carriers will dip their tile in coffee or even shoe polish to achieve a crackle glaze. Sonoma creates a beautiful crackle glaze by firing the tiles and throwing saw dust and copper on the tiles as they heat. This creates a defined crackle with a unique pattern every time. These tiles are then hand polished with steel wool and glazed ten times. This is opposed to the normal one or two glaze covers that regular tile will get. Euphoria is one of the most elegant, high end porcelain tiles that can be used for pools to kitchen backsplash. It compliments any beautiful home in San Diego.

Hexagon Tile

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From the classic, vintage homes lining Mission Hills to the beach oasis on the coast of Del Mar hexagon tile fits any style of house. It’s unique size and shape can blend into any design. Hexagon’s come in many colors, materials, and sizes. 1″ hexagons can be used to line a shower pan while larger format 9″ hexagons look beautiful going from wall to floor in any room. Porcelain, glass, and natural stone hexagons are readily used all over San Diego.

Porcelain hexagons are the most popular because of their versatile nature. They can be used on a bathroom floor, shower floor, kitchen backsplash, and even outdoors. Porcelain is a great material for an active house hold that wants little to no maintenance and a long lasting tile. They make porcelain that looks like marble so you can get your carrara or calacatta hex looking like a natural stone without the maintenance that a stone would involve. Porcelain hexagons can range in size from 1″ up to 9″. They come in a variety of colors and textures to fit any style home. A sleek black hexagon to line the floor of a contemporary home in La Jolla or a marble look hexagon to accent an elegant bathroom in Rancho Santa Fe; it can fit any home.

Glass hexagons are another beautiful option when choosing a tile to create an accent. These are most commonly used in niches or as a waterfall line in a shower. But can carry over into a kitchen backsplash to make a fun point of interest. Glass has a unique look that comes in a variety of colors to give a beachy look on the coast of Cardiff but also classy enough to bring character to a home in Sabre Springs.

Natural stone is another option when choosing a hexagon. The variety of stone that hexagons are made can give any style the unique shape and interest that a hex offers. Carrara, thassos, and calacatta marble is some of the most popular material when making a hexagon. For it’s obvious beauty and timeless look; home owners love using marble in elegant, high end homes. Hexagons are also beautifully made in limestone for a splash of beige to a rustic home in Rancho Santa Fe.

Encinitas Showroom Remodel

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Out With The Old, In With The New…

San Diego Marble Tile’s north county location, located in Encinitas, underwent a full remodel. All different kinds of tile was installed into our showroom to display some of our most beautiful products. When servicing communities such as Oceanside, Solana Beach, Carlsbad, Del Mar, La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, and Encinitas San Diego Marble Tile has met the tile needs of these beach communities for years. Styles have changed and this Encinitas store has been ahead of the curve on trends while still maintaining the classic, timeless looks everyone loves.

 

When entering the showroom you see a decorative tile that acts as a picture frame. This tile is #84-Caprice Chatelet 8×8 framed in black schluter. Decorative tile can add elegance to the high end homes in Rancho Santa Fe or charm to a cozy beach rental in Del Mar. The options are endless for these eye catching tiles.

The showroom from entrance to the back is laid in a large format tile made to look like concrete. The large format tiles are a modern and sleek look when designing a contemporary home. The tile is #8-UNO7888 Unicom Overall Cashmere 24×48. The large format tiles helps a large space look clean with less grout as featured in Torrey Pines and Carlsbad. The concrete look featured in a porcelain tile gives you the look without the maintenance. This is a great option for anyone with dogs, kids, or maintaining day to day life.

Leading up a step we have a stair riser known as #50-FAS001 Studio White Matte with Black Line 8×8. This fun design gives an artistic draw to an otherwise boring step. This stair rises blends into a porcelain wood look tile known as #3-Kora Black 5×40 & 10×40. The mix of large and small widths helps brighten up a dark tile and draws your eyes to an interesting look. This looks of size mixtures has been used in kitchens in Del Mar. We carry a wood look porcelain into another room here. This is known as  #37-PAGHCE/848 Pamesa Greenwich Cenere (Light Taupe) 8×48. This is a lighter color porcelain that is larger. This porcelain wood look varies in faces making it look like real hardwood floor. It holds up to the wear and tear of a beachfront house without the maintenance or fading of hardwood floors.

 

We are also featuring a larger 9” hexagon pattern on our floor. This Hexagon is in an ivory color that gives a natural but contemporary feeling to a space. This is known as the #37-MCTEIY/9HX Marca Carona Ivory 9” Hex.  

The remodel is still in progress but should be completed within the next three weeks. All of these tiles feature just a small portion of the styles we offer. Anything a person could want in their home they can find here.

The Contemporary Hacienda

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While certain styles stay true to certain communities throughout San Diego, there is one style that is shown in all areas. Spanish style houses have been immersed in the history of southern California since the very first settlers came here. The historical museums, architecture, and history shared in San Diego has a Spanish essence to each building and experience. Beachfront “haciendas” are given that Spanish flare. Featured in neighborhoods such as Solana Beach, Del Mar, and La Jolla this style is prevalent among some of the most beautiful houses.  A house designed by HOME + Atelier, Michael Ranson, an interior designer, in La Jolla gives the Spanish flare in a tropical location.

This arabesque floor tiling has a rustic and irregular edges. This brings character and the Spanish influence into a contemporary home featured in La Jolla. This floor is carried out through the home with some variation at the entrance of the house.

Mixing shapes, sizes, and shades make for a really eye catching, rustic feel. This house along La Jolla’s coast does not lack the Spanish colors or flowers. The stair risers carry bright flowers and hand painted designs to capture the true Spanish hacienda vibe. This brings out the true bright colors seen along San Diego’s coast in beautiful beach towns such as Carlsbad and Leucadia.

This timeless style evolves but stays true to the true Spanish style that San Diego is known for. The beautiful shades of brown and bright hand crafted tiles make every home one of a kind and can make the coastal homes shown in areas from from Del Mar to Mount Soledad unique in color but classic in style.

The Guide to Subway Tile

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Dating back to 1904, Subway Tile has been a booming trend in design. Originally in New York’s subway stations, the typical 3×6 tile has a historical background that has been used throughout time. Subway tile is readily used in houses and commercial buildings all over the world and is booming once again. It has a wide range of styles, sizes, and materials causing it to be a timeless, fun product to enhance your home. It fits many styles from elegance to eclectic living. While it may be trending it is still unique. With the variation of color, material, and sizes you can choose from not one project will ever look the same.

There are sizes that vary from the timeless 3×6 rectangle to a 2×8 to create a fun pattern. Mixing and matching sizes can make a simple area pop with an eye catching design. There are also sizes as big as a 6×12 to cover wall space for bigger rooms. This gives a modern feel to a space. Due to the variety of sizes you can use subway tile on any wall and room.
Creating patterns with the variety of sizes adds to the appeal of subway tile. Using a 2×8 can create a beautiful herringbone pattern. Also, switching the tile from horizontal to vertical when installing can create an interesting design for a focal wall.

Subway tile comes in many materials whether it be natural stone, porcelain, or glass it can fit any style of house. Natural stone is beneficial in accenting an elegant home. Gold tinted Calacatta Dorado offers subway tiles in many sizes to add a high-end pop to an already beautiful space. Porcelain subway tile is a smart choice as well. Porcelain has no maintenance and will last a very long time. Glass is a, new, popular choice when it comes to subway tile. Some use it as an accent strip because of the fun designs and colors glass tile can offer. While it can be used a sophisticated look throughout an area of a home.

A bevel subway tile can add sophistication and elegance to an otherwise bleak space. The dimensional look of a bevel tile adds an interesting focal point that can fit many styles.
Subway tile comes in many colors such as green to ocean blue creating an artistic center piece for any house.The wide range of blues have been mixed in kitchen backspashes to create fun, beach looks. Purple subway tile can be used in an exciting bathroom to accent the shower. The options are wide when choosing how to decorate with subway tile. It comes in dark colors such as brown and black that can enhance a simple room. Modern houses can use a metallic finish subway tile for a clean and sleek look. That will accent their appliances and add a minimalist feel to a room.
Home owners are choosing fun colors with contrasting grouts to create eye popping features. Sticking with the timeless white rectangle may suite your house but just adding black grout to that will make one of a kind style. While on the contrary sticking with a white subway tile and white grout has a very clean, timeless look. Using dark color subway tile with a white grout causes the tile to pop and draw attention to an interesting area.

Subway tile has more than meets the eye. The wide range of selection leaves a design for every style of home or building.