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TileVault: Basket Weave Tile

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What: Black and White Basket Weave Tile
Where: Meeting House Restaurant, Amagansett, NY
Why: We really like this classic pattern for kitchens and dining areas in particular. The cool thing about the pattern is the way in which the black and white rectangles create an illusion of a curving basket and takes the edge off a harsh geometric look...

 
 

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Wow, I have this tile in my bathroom! I have always liked it, although it is old (original to the 1936 house).

posted by Susmita on April 8th 2008 at 12:04pm
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It's very cool. Is it in panels?

posted by Nevis on April 8th 2008 at 12:23pm
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That's awesome.

posted by visualingual on April 8th 2008 at 12:28pm
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My apartment building has this tile in the bathroom as well- I've always loved it!

posted by CQ in DC on April 8th 2008 at 12:48pm
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i've got it too....one bathroom in b/w and the other in a yellowish and black

posted by jkgalbny on April 8th 2008 at 1:09pm
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I comes on sheets I saw it at Southampton Brick and tile.. I didn't use it but they have it there..And they are super nice... In case you have to have it, take the Jitney to Southampton, and then bring it back with you!!!

posted by parrishnut on April 8th 2008 at 1:54pm
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Michael S Smith for Ann Sacks is the only version of this tile I have seen and it is pricey. There must be another tile company that manufactures this pattern at a more affordable price point. Does anyone have a resource?

posted by Seaside on April 8th 2008 at 1:56pm
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Think of the person who had to stick that all on the mesh--and cut the pieces out first. THAT's why it's pricey.

posted by kaanswfm on April 8th 2008 at 2:00pm
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I priced this at another store in Manhattan - I think it was $89 a sq. ft. I want it for exactly the reasons Maxwell featured it - but not at that price.

posted by Taureg on April 8th 2008 at 2:16pm
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There is currently a seller on ebay offering lots, including 200 sq feet for USD 1980, with free shipping to the US (seems to be a canadian seller). If believe that works out to $9.90 a sq ft.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MARBLE-Carrera-BASKETWEAVE-TILE-MOSAIC-FREE-SHIPPING_W0QQitemZ120244482883QQihZ002QQcategoryZ42129QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Smaller lots are a bit more expensive, but still reasonable. 50 sq feet is $648 (again, free shipping to US), which is $13 a sq ft. The ebay store is:

http://stores.ebay.com/marbleoutlet

posted by siobhan. on April 8th 2008 at 3:05pm
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I believe build direct only sells to the trade, but they have white on white and the same black on white as pictured for $16.47 sq ft


http://flooring.builddirect.com/Marble-Tile/marble-mosaic-Bianco-Carrara/ProductDisplay_6945_C2_10057608.aspx?utm_id=3&cpao=127&cpag=All Product Lines&CAWELAID=127201243

http://flooring.builddirect.com/Marble-Tile/marble-mosaic-Bianco-Carrara/ProductDisplay_6945_C2_10057609.aspx?utm_id=3&cpao=127&cpag=All Product Lines&CAWELAID=127201244

posted by siobhan. on April 8th 2008 at 3:08pm
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Also, try cool tiles (www.cooltiles.com).

They have couple of options in the $25 per sq ft range.

http://www.cooltiles.com/dtt791.html
(marble, more classic)

http://www.cooltiles.com/emetlgm2424cma.html
(glass, very harsh white)

posted by siobhan. on April 8th 2008 at 3:11pm
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These are all great resources. Thank you to all who provided links.KaanSWFM, I appreciate craftsmanship above price and have no problem paying more for material when it is warrented. However, in the case of the Michael S Smith basket weave tile, the outrageous price is for his name, marketing and GPM, not the labour and time that went into making the tile.

posted by Seaside on April 9th 2008 at 4:36pm
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I hear Maestro Mosiacs has a great selection and good prices despite them not publishing them on the website

http://www.mglasstile.com/BasketWeaveStoneMosaic.html

I was thinking about using this as a kitchen backsplash... is that crazy?

posted by chinju1974 on April 10th 2008 at 6:28am
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I love basketweave mosaic tiles, and found many at discount tile source: www.missionstonetile.com in Nashville, TN.

Also, found an on online source at www.premierstyleflooring.com

posted by boutique bargains on May 31st 2009 at 6:28pm
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