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Experience with this Faux Carrera hex tiles?

9 years ago

I am looking for faux carrera like hex tiles for my bathroom floor remodel. I wondered if anyone had experience (good or bad) using either of these:

Opulenza Valencia 2" Hex in Carrera or Statuario (Porcelain Glazed)

or


MS Carrera Matte 2" Hex (Porcelain Glazed)


Thanks!

Comments (10)

  • 9 years ago

    I don't have experience with these, but, like you, am looking for my floor tile. I can't find the Opulenza Valencia hex. Do you have a link?

  • 9 years ago

    43.88 is too steep for me! I looked at the pictures of the MS International and it does not look impressive online. Let me know what you think of the glass Daltile. I am looking for grays and whites, no beige.

  • 9 years ago

    I am super interested in the Daltile Uptown Glass hex. Also looking for grays and white no beige.

  • 9 years ago

    For anyone else wondering. The Daltile Uptown Glass carrara is definitely grey and white, not beige. I like it!


    Marazzi also has a carrara option, although it was way too beige for my taste.

  • 9 years ago

    Looks like someone on Houzz may have installed the Uptown faux carrera a couple of years ago:


    Uptown faux carrera

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    That thread was a Gardenweb That Home Site Bathroom Forum thread. It is labeled Houzz now because Houzz bought it a couple of years ago. It is a great resource for all Houzzers and you can access it through the "Stories and Advice" tab at the top of every Houzz page.

    It turned out that vbnagle did not end up using the Uptown glass faux carrara hex tiles, but they did give us two good photos of their sample of it up against some of the other faux carrara tiles. The photos are about a quarter of the way down the thread.

  • 9 years ago

    We must be on the search for the same thing! I posted a question about the Uptown Glass Carrara yesterday. I'm still deciding, but Daltile did send me a pretty good sample of the tile, so I've seen it in person. The faux veining is very light, so my only concern is that the tile will look dirty, instead of marbled, but the Houzz users who have answered my question have liked it. It also is really textured, which I like because it would give the bathroom a natural appeal (also very slip-resistant). I've attached a picture. I hope this helps!

  • 9 years ago

    I think I am going to use the Uptown on my shower floor. This is more a product of the tile fitting the color scheme I am using and being a good size for a shower floor (1 inch Hex). Things to note: is a thinner looking tile compared to some other faux Hex tiles I have seen. It is grey and white with no beige. The white reads white and not blue or like a mimeographed white. It has a bit of texture to it. i can picture it on a shower floor or wall, but not on a bathroom floor (too small and thin). It does not have a whole lot of veining. Of course, Daltile tends to display it on idea boards with white grout and that tends to emphasize the white. I like the tile, but don't think it mimics real marble. I also think you have to see it in person (maybe this is true of all tile) to make sure it is for you. Despite having seen pictures of it online, when I went to the Daltile store to see it in person, I walked right past it. Didn't recognize it.

  • 9 years ago

    Eahilley, I think we posted at the same time. I agree with everything you said about the tile.

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