...more "de-tiles"

regular readers may remember these pictures...
taken at Bedrosian's Tile Showroom in Mudville...



having found my celedon green half round pencil trim there...
I came home... measured... let things "steep" a bit...
and returned today to order the green trim...
and explore all my other options...

so after ordering 30 trim pieces...[$$$]...
being the full service store that they are...
they referred me to a competitor's store...
because it was that brand that I had samples of... from HD...
and wanted "other" sizes, styles, etc...
and they didn't carry it...



so after getting quite lost on the "east side"...
[I DID teach there for over 20 years... and got lost then too... ]
I stumbled onto it in an industrial park area on my way home...
["you can't miss it... right next to 99..."
not the worst directions I've been given...but close...]

a very nice sales rep. looked at my samples...
showed me everything else that was available in black & white...
told me what had to be ordered and what was in stock...

she found me a 2" x 6" full bullnose cap in black...
[not available at HD...]
and a 3" x 6" subway style tile in black ...
to use around the base of the wall...
[ HD availability also zero...]

then she found me hexagonal floor tiles...
both 1" and 2"...with "dots"...which I don't like...
and without...which is traditional...
and I have always wanted...

the 1" ones are a bit "busy" for my taste...
[though, they are the most traditional...]
but, I really liked the white [no dot] 2" ones...
which come in 12" x 12" sheets...

[these on the right...in all white...
are like what I chose...]

so she called to find out details...
and found that they have been "discontinued"...

the sales rep told a very disappointed me...
that they had only 33 sq ft left at the warehouse...
and I had been figuring about 48 sq ft...

then I realized that I could do the shower floor in the 1" tile, if I had to...
there are "built-ins" taking up floor space ...
and... I could always do a border on the floor...
I did have to buy more of the 3" x 6" black than I needed...
so I would have plenty for a floor border...

this kind of math problem ALWAYS gives me a headache...

but having the option of extending borders...
is like a "get out of jail free" card...

so I'm thinking "positive" thoughts...
and am grateful that I pursued this stuff today...

so I had her call back the warehouse ...
and tell them that I wanted the 33 sheets that were left !
while she was at it...I ordered the black caps...
and the black & white 3" x 6" subway tiles I couldn't get at HD...
as well as the flat 1/2" x 6" black trim sticks...

after all... it's only $$$...

so what if I've now spent almost $ 1000...
and haven't bought the field tile yet ?
that will probably be the cheapest part...

the contractor will be surprised...
he wanted 6" x 6" tile on the floor...
but I LIKE this 2" hexagon...
and they come in 12" x 12" sheets...

as an example of my non-math brain...
she was telling me that there were 33 sheets...
she had already told me the sheets were 12" x 12"...
so then I ask her, " how many square feet that is..."

doh....

in my defense... I realized how stupid that was...
as soon as I said it...
she probably looked at my grey hair ...
and considered it, "normal"...