Friday, July 25, 2008

...bath decorating de-"tiles"


[I've had these 6" x 6" art tiles for years...
and am considering having them put in the shower...
as accent pieces...
any thoughts from anyone ? ...
I'm having trouble making up my mind...]

I've been EVERYWHERE online...
and to all the local mega stores...
looking for "celedon green"...

that ubiquitous "pale green"...
that was SO prevalent during the "Deco" period...

I finally found it at Bedrosian's...
I went there last because I knew they would have it...
but that it would "cost me"...

a few years ago... this color was "everywhere"...
now... everything is "olive"...
or a "sea foam"...which is too blueish for me...

I want to keep the traditional tile pattern style...
[craftsman/bungalow/deco...
similar to this pattern...]



I planned to use white field tile [6" x 6"]...
6' high on the walls in the shower...
4' high on the other walls...
which is just about 6" shorter than the current walls...


[my current bathroom...]

notice that all these tiles...
trim and field ...
are 4" x 4"...
there is some "cap" tile on the window ledge & threshold...
and some quarter round around the tub...
but there will be NO tub...
and I really am SO tired of this blue...

my plan ... was to use black & celedon green as accent colors...
then I could have a lot of color options for accessories...
but it all hinged on finding the coveted "celedon green"...
if I couldn't find it...I would go with black accents on white...
[period "correct"... but a bit stark... & boring...]

so, armed with my black trim and white field tiles from HD...
I went looking...
I found a lot of blue-green... sea foam green...
mint green... and "pale green"....

I found ONE example of celedon green in tile trim pieces...
[shown here with my black & white samples...]



the larger ledge cap on the left is too big...
as well as too light in color...
the small 1" x 1" sheet tiles would be too busy as trim...
and are, to my taste too light in color as well...

the darker "pencil half round" to the top right...
IS PERFECT !
the right shape... size and color !
just what I was looking for... !

it is 1/2" x 8"... a half round that will be set ...
between two black 1/2" tile flat trim strips...
at the top of the white wall tiles...
capped by a 4" high white strip tile ...
and then a 2" black cap...
[a bullnose or maybe a cap...]



here you can see the pattern blocked out...

the only problem...?

the same old problem...

I have expensive taste...

the celedon green trim tiles are 8 " long...
I need 28 of them... at $15.00 each...
that's $420.00... for trim tile....

*sigh*

2 comments:

us300 said...

Greetings CS,

There is a place on the east side, next door to the ACE Hardware on Fremont St. called "The Re-Store" that is operated by Habitat for Humanity. As I recall, they have all kinds of outdated odds and ends that are from that period and prior. Good luck with your project, I sure wish I could be ther to see all the wonderful progress that you have made.

LOTS OF LOVE!

catsinger said...

hi J... not looking for more old crap... got LOTS of that already... I'll be using "recreations" of period stuff...
bathrooms aren't like the rest of the house where old stuff can be used... the 2 "art" tiles are similar to period tiles AND the right colors...not to mention that they were paid for...years ago...