How can designers get the most out of you as a resource?

Designers can utilize us for expert level of guidance on tile sourcing, usage, calculations and trim specifications. Send us your mood board for your project and we will pull samples & send photos to get the conversation started!

What makes a designer’s sample or quote request easy for you to act on, and what slows it down?

Sample Request:

• Complete Product Info – Size, Color, etc.
• Job Name / Sidemark Reference
• Indication of Budget for Project
• Estimated Construction Time for Project

Quote Request:

• Job Name / Sidemark Reference
• Quantity Needed, or send Plans & Elevations
• Ship to Location so we can obtain freight estimate
• Construction Status – When do you need the tile?

Are there any new lines or launches you are especially excited about?

Quick Ship:

• Altea Porcelain
• Bespoke Studio: new colors of Kilnware
• Sonoma Tile Makers: Ravello Collection

Made To Order:

• Maison Surfaces: recycled glass custom mosaic patterns
• Heron Hollow Waterjet Cut Glass (made in the USA)
• Tile Guild: new prototypes just arrived!

Which of your products are underrated, the one you wish more designers knew about?

• Marzi Sinks: handmade in the USA vanity sinks. The cutest overflow holes you will ever see!
• All of our products! We carry approximately fifty vendors with prices starting at $8/SF!
• Our natural stone offerings: we have twelve vendors with amazing stone options!
• Ceramics: Quemere Designs!

“The biggest misconception is that stone stains. It can, certainly. But, usually the most common is etching of stone.”

Kayron Rosen

What’s the biggest misconception about natural stone, and when would you steer someone toward porcelain instead?

The biggest misconception is that stone stains. It can, certainly. But, usually the most common is etching of stone. If a person doesn’t want to see the patina and ever changing living surface of natural stone, then we talk about the porcelains.

What installation or grout mistakes do you see most often, and how can designers avoid them?

I think the one thing we see on occasion is an installer that is in over their head with handmade products. It is so important to hire a quality and talented installer.

Quick Fire: What tile would you put in your own home

Love this question! Considering I remodeled our 1926 Craftsman five years ago, I have some answers and photos to share! I definitely leaned to natural stone for counters and some of the floors. Wall tiles were primarily handmade.

• Fireplace: Syzygy Tile
• Kitchen Splash: Pratt & Larson
• Powder Room: Quemere Designs with Natural Stone on the floor
• Primary Bath: Tempest Tileworks, Pratt & Larson and natural stone
• Coffee Bar: Tempest Tileworks
• Next Project: Additional kitchen feature will have KJ Patterson encaustic tile