Movin on up... With a number of fixtures still to be completed, Amy has done what all New Yorker's do; she's moved in. Camping out in your own apartment is a right of passage, but never sweeter when day by day, new goodies arrive (Still, it would be nice if it were already done).
Now, it may not look like much yet, but it's a hell of a lot better than last week, and still has the pretty parts to come. It's not furnished and curtains and sliding doors are still missing, but SO MUCH has gone into the floors, walls, bathroom, plumbing and LEGAL PAPERWORK with the city, that you can't see. A little more patience... (Photos: Thanks, Jill!) MGR
Amy's TILE Tips:
Hall floor: Mosaic House
Amazing selection of moroccan tile. The only green floor tile I was able to find in the city. (62 W. 22nd St. 212-414-2525)
Bathroom: Subway Tile
The irony of buying subway tile from a place in Madison, Wisconsin was balanced out by how much cheaper it was than any place around town. Other than going on Christman vacation and forgetting to tell me that they hadn't shipped my tile, they were fine to deal with. The tiles have a satin/matte finish, unlike the usual gloss.
Bathroom stripe: Bisazza Mosaico in Maiorca
From the Bisazza showroom on Greene Street. It's worth going in there just to look and touch. It's the same price everywhere, and Bisazza can get you anything they have direct from their warehouse. It only sells in boxes of 11 ft, so if anyone would like to buy the remaining tiles (~7 sq feet) let me know.
Floor tile: Nemo Tile
3/4 round penny tiles in cobalt
I really don't like them (they misquoted prices to me) but they had it in stock at about 60% the price of Anne Sacks (the other place that had it). (Thanks, Amy!)
The whole place is looking great. In particular, I love that ceiling fan! Where did it come from?
I would love to buy those bisazza tiles from you. How much are they?
I was also going to ask about that incredible ceiling fan...
Your tiles are really beautiful. Thanks for posting where you got them... I looked into Bisazza tiles, but I wanted something pretty basic and ended up going with a cheaper alternative that I found at Bella Tile on 1st Ave.
Love the built in fridge, love the use of space on the other side for bathroom storage, love the trimless door frames.
Looks like the doors fit flush on the living room side - very nice.
So, how hard is it for a rank stranger to tile a bathroom floor? I was thinking about ripping up the tile in my bathroom and redoing it. Anyt thoughts?
It doesn't look hard on those home improvement shows on TV, and I have a friend who claims it was no sweat, but I remember my mother hating the whole process. I'm going to have the professionals do my tile in the kitchen and watch carefully. I would find a friend who's done it before and ask them to "mentor" you in exchange for your own labor on their house...
I don't know--I just don't think I'd want a rank stranger tiling my bathroom. I mean, if he's going to be rank, I at least want to know him. You know?
(Ha--I make joke. Um... ha.)
Wow- I can't believe the difference from the 1st week of pictures and the 2nd. It all looks great and I love your taste in colors and styles! Can't wait to see the finished product.
Hi! I was searching for something else and found these inquiries about the ceiling fan. You can get it from G Squared at www.g2art.com.
What do you think about your Conserv fridge?