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How to pick the perfect grout
One of the key things that can make or break an installation is the grout color. Grout can blend into the grout lines, enhance the grout lines, make the tile darker or lighter along with a number of other things that can affect the overall look of your tile installation. Rather than simply holding up…
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Porcelain and glass mosaic bathroom shower in Fort Collins
We recently completed a small hall bathroom shower in Fort Collins. The shower was the typical 6×6 builder’s grade ceramic tile, although this one did have a bit of a design to it with a row diagonally and a frame around it. The bathroom has a window in the middle of the shower (which can…
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Porcelain Tile Master Bathroom Remodel in Fort Collins
We have recently completed a full bathroom remodel in Fort Collins. The previous bathroom was a white marble. It was 30 years old and time for an update! Although most natural stone is essentially timeless, there were underlying issues in the shower and deck substrate which demanded an upgrade. Coupled with the fact that the…
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Hall bathroom remodel in Fort Collins
Remodeling small hall bathrooms is a common project at Tile Art. Normally completed in four days or so, we remove all the builder’s grade products such as linoleum, plastic tub surrounds or small ceramic wall tile around the tub, and replace it with custom tile which will transform the bathroom from the mundane to something…
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Porcelain wave bathrooms in Fort Collins
At Tile Art we LOVE to do custom work! Nearly anything you can envision we can bring to life in your custom bathroom. We did these two bathrooms with a ‘wave’ theme, incorporating 12×24 porcelain tiles with a glass, marble and metal mosaic liner. In the upstairs bathroom we ran the wave in the back…
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Limestone mosaic kitchen backsplash in Fort Collins
This is a limestone mosaic backsplash installed in a kitchen we recently completed in Fort Collins, Colorado. The individual limestone tiles are 3/4″ wide varying in lengths from one inch to eight inches. The area behind the stove which goes all the way to the ceiling now has a stainless steel cooking hood in front…
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Porcelain Subway Kitchen Backsplash in Fort Collins
We recently completed a small kitchen backsplash in a condo in Fort Collins. The tile chosen was Florida Tile’s Livingston line in the ‘Leather’ color. The owner wanted a nice, clean look to finish off the clean lines in the kitchen. We went with a 4 x 8 inch subway tile and a matching grout….
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Subway shower with river rock floor
We recently completed a subway shower with river rock on the shower floor and hex tile on the bathroom floor. The shower was waterproofed with Schluter Kerdi-board. Kerdi-board is a waterproof polystyrene tile substrate with the kerdi membrane bonded to it. It is installed in lieu of cement backerboard or other shower substrates. The tile…
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Glass tile shower with a linear drain in Fort Collins
We’ve recently completed a glass tile shower in Fort Collins. The shower itself is fairly small, just 3 x 3 feet, so the decision to use a lighter colored glass mosaic really added quite a bit lighter and more open feel to the small space. This shower was waterproofed with Laticrete Hydroban waterproofing membrane and…
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Porcelain, Green Glass and Marble Mosaics Master Bathroom in Windsor
We recently completed a master bathroom in Windsor, Colorado. the shower has one porcelain tile wall with the remainder covered with a green glass and marble mosaic. The shower floor is 4 x 4 inch tumbled travertine. The tumbled travertine is on the shower floor as well as the deck of the soaking tub. The…