The Tile Shop

This past weekend we took a break from unpacking and went for our first visit to The Tile Shop in Rockville.  I learned about them through Young House Love, a great blog about home renovation.  Since The Tile Shop is pretty close to our new home, and they are having a Labor Day Sale, we decided to check it out.  We decided to focus on one project only, otherwise we might get carried away.  First tile project for our new house:  basement bathroom tile.

Why are we starting our flooring adventure in the basement bathroom?  Because we had to rip up the entire basement floor to remove the asbestos tile that covered it.  We removed the toilet and vanity in the basement bathroom, and we want to cover the toilet hole with a new toilet we got at Home Depot.  But we do NOT want to put the toilet in just to have to take it out again when we choose a floor for the room.  So it's time for a new bathroom floor!


The staff at The Tile Shop were very helpful, and they have a lot of tiles on sale right now.  We chose a teak grey 13" tile, since it was inexpensive and a light color.  For a basement bathroom that (1) is small and (2) does not have any windows, a light floor will help the space feel brighter and bigger.  A darker floor is better to hide dirt, but we don't think this bathroom will be used very often, so we choose to brighten up the space. You can't see it well in the picture, but it's a grey base with streaks of a cream/sand color throughout the tile.  Each tile will be different, which is a look we like.

Overall, we were happy with the store.  The Tile Shop has locations in 28 states, so I recommend checking them out.  If you have extra materials after you finish your job, you can return them to The Tile Shop for a full refund, whenever you want -- there is no deadline for returns!  More to come in another post down the line, when we put the tile floor down.