Our work

Photographed on the job, not staged. Some are finished, some are mid-install so you can see the leveling clips and waterproofing that make the difference.

Wood-Look Slat Shower with Marble Floor
Bathroom Remodel

Wood-Look Slat Shower with Marble Floor

Snohomish County

Our client wanted a beautiful wood-grain walled shower with large-format floor tiling. Here's how we got to work.

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Vertical-Stack Shower with a Lit Full-Length Niche
Walk-In Shower

Vertical-Stack Shower with a Lit Full-Length Niche

North Seattle

Cream tile in a straight vertical stack across the whole room, with a full-length niche lit by an LED strip, a ceiling-mount rain head, a tiled half wall, and a wall-hung toilet. Every column lines up floor to ceiling.

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Glossy Square Tile Kitchen and Porcelain Fireplace Wall
Kitchen Backsplash + Fireplace

Glossy Square Tile Kitchen and Porcelain Fireplace Wall

The Eastside

Whole-house tile package. Handmade-look glossy square tile from counter to ceiling in the kitchen, wrapped around the window and behind the hood, plus a floor-to-ceiling marble-look porcelain fireplace wall in the living room. The last photo shows the fireplace wall before paint and floors.

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Marble-Look Slab Backsplash
Kitchen Backsplash

Marble-Look Slab Backsplash

North Seattle

Full-height porcelain slab behind the range and sink, wrapped into the window return with mitered edges so there is no trim anywhere. The in-progress shots show the panels held with leveling clips and the mitered corner before grout.

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Slat Tile Shower in Concrete-Look Porcelain
Walk-In Shower

Slat Tile Shower in Concrete-Look Porcelain

Snohomish County

Wood-look slat tile on the back and side walls, concrete-look large-format on the plumbing wall, floor, and curb, with a tiled window return and a recessed niche. Photographed just before grout.

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Green Square Tile Shower with Pebble Floor
Walk-In Shower

Green Square Tile Shower with Pebble Floor

North Seattle

Glossy green square tile in a straight stack on the shower walls and half wall, with a river-pebble mosaic floor and a recessed niche. The half wall got a solid-surface cap and the pebble floor was pitched to a linear drain.

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Dark Herringbone Tub Surround
Tub Surround

Dark Herringbone Tub Surround

The Eastside

Glossy charcoal subway tile in a herringbone pattern on a tub surround, wrapped around a window. Herringbone means every wall edge is a 45-degree cut, so layout matters more than usual.

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Gray Chevron Powder Room Wall
Powder Room

Gray Chevron Powder Room Wall

Snohomish County

Light gray chevron mosaic on the vanity wall of a powder room, with a floating white oak vanity, black mirror, and black sconces. A small room where a patterned wall does all the work.

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White Tile Tub Bath with Brass
Bathroom Tile

White Tile Tub Bath with Brass

The Eastside

White square tile in a straight stack on the tub surround with a recessed niche, gray plank floor, and brass fixtures throughout. Clean and bright, nothing fussy.

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Green Ogee Backsplash
Kitchen Backsplash

Green Ogee Backsplash

North Seattle

Sage green ogee-pattern tile behind the range and bar with dark green lower cabinets and white uppers. The pattern only reads correctly if every tile is oriented the same way, so this one is slow to set.

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Corner Vanity in Marble-Look Slab
Bathroom Tile

Corner Vanity in Marble-Look Slab

Snohomish County

Porcelain slab countertop and backsplash on an angled corner vanity, with a gray large-format floor. The slab was cut to follow the vanity's angles with mitered joints at each turn.

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Black Fluted Fireplace
Fireplace Surround

Black Fluted Fireplace

North Seattle

Floor-to-ceiling fireplace in black fluted porcelain with a recessed linear firebox and a black mantel ledge. Outside corners are mitered so the flutes wrap the column without trim.

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Fluted Marble-Look Fireplace
Fireplace Surround

Fluted Marble-Look Fireplace

The Eastside

Fireplace column in white fluted porcelain with gold veining, set floor to ceiling around a linear firebox. Photographed before paint and floors went in.

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Charcoal Large-Format Floor
Floor Tile

Charcoal Large-Format Floor

Snohomish County

24×48 charcoal porcelain through a kitchen, entry, and a curved hallway. The curve is the hard part: every tile along that wall is a freehand cut that has to follow the arc.

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Shower with Geometric Floor and Lit Mosaic Niches
Walk-In Shower

Shower with Geometric Floor and Lit Mosaic Niches

North Seattle

Gray wood-look walls, a black and white geometric mosaic floor, two glass-mosaic niches with LED lighting, and a stacked-stone half wall. Four different materials in one room, all needing to line up.

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Stacked Stone Feature Walls
Stone Veneer

Stacked Stone Feature Walls

Snohomish County

Ledgestone veneer on the walls of a sunroom with a dark large-format floor and accent lighting. The in-progress shot shows the outside corner, where each course is interlocked so the stone looks solid.

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Marble-Look Walk-In Shower
Walk-In Shower

Marble-Look Walk-In Shower

The Eastside

Large-format white marble-look porcelain on the walls with a recessed niche and a matching mosaic on the shower floor. Photographed before grout with the valve and drain roughed in.

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Gray Large-Format Floor, In Progress
Floor Tile

Gray Large-Format Floor, In Progress

North Seattle

24×48 gray porcelain through a main living area, photographed after setting and before grout. The close-up shows how tight a joint you can hold when the floor is flat and the tile is set with clips.

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Under the Tile: Prep and Waterproofing
Process

Under the Tile: Prep and Waterproofing

Every job

What the finished photos hide. Uncoupling membrane on floors, waterproofed shower pans and foam board walls, leveling clips on every large-format joint, and a rail cutter for slabs. This is the part that keeps a shower from leaking in year five.

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Marble-Look Tub Surround with Black Niche
Tub Surround

Marble-Look Tub Surround with Black Niche

North Seattle

Large-format marble-look porcelain from tub deck to ceiling, with a full-width niche in matte black subway tile and matte black fixtures. Set with leveling clips so every joint is flush.

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Black Subway Bath
Bathroom Tile

Black Subway Bath

Snohomish County

Glossy black subway tile in a 50% offset on the tub surround and vanity wall, paired with a white oak vanity and brass hardware. Bright grout lines keep the dark tile from closing in the room.

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Walk-In Shower with Triple Niche
Walk-In Shower

Walk-In Shower with Triple Niche

Snohomish County

12×24 stone-look porcelain in a 1/3 offset, three matching niches at shoulder height, and a tiled window return. Waterproofed with a bonded sheet membrane before a single tile went up.

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Black Marble-Look Bath with Brass
Bathroom Tile

Black Marble-Look Bath with Brass

The Eastside

Black marble-look porcelain on the feature wall and tub surround, white floor tile, and a brass mirror and sconces. Bookmatched veining lined up across the wall.

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Large-Format Stone-Look Floor
Floor Tile

Large-Format Stone-Look Floor

Snohomish County

24×48 stone-look porcelain in a 1/3 offset through a kitchen and entry. Floor was ground flat and leveled first, then set with a large-format mortar and clips to keep every edge flush.

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Fireplace Wall in Large-Format Porcelain
Fireplace Surround

Fireplace Wall in Large-Format Porcelain

North Seattle

Floor-to-ceiling fireplace wall in 24×48 gray stone-look porcelain with a clean recessed firebox opening. Mitered outside corners so there is no trim.

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Geometric Hex Backsplash
Kitchen Backsplash

Geometric Hex Backsplash

The Eastside

Three-dimensional white hex tile with a scattered fade into matte black hex behind the range. Every black tile placed by hand to get the gradient right.

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Penny-Round Shower Floor
Shower Floor

Penny-Round Shower Floor

North Seattle

Black penny-round mosaic on the shower floor with a matching black tile curb and a wood-look plank bathroom floor outside it. Pitched to the drain so water never sits.

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Tiled Staircase
Stairs

Tiled Staircase

Snohomish County

Porcelain treads and risers on a full staircase, in progress. Each step is measured and cut individually. A good example of work where the layout matters more than the tile.

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Diagonal Ceramic Floor
Floor Tile

Diagonal Ceramic Floor

Snohomish County

Glossy ceramic floor set on a 45-degree diagonal. Every tile along the walls is a cut, which is why diagonal layouts cost more than a straight grid.

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