Hey, Hey – Is That Wenge?
Posted: January 13th, 2009 | Filed under: Building Materials, Our Projects | Tags: backsplash, modern, porcelain, porcelanosa, tile, wenge | 2 Comments »
Wenge Tile with Bamboo Tile
Not even close. Porcelain. That beautiful rare Congolese wood is now the inspiration for a new range of tile from Porcelanosa in Spain. Now I know what you’re thinking…”Ew, fake wenge – it must look terrible…” I too have a snobby bias against one material masquerading as another, but this seems to be the exception. The tile is called “stick wenge” and has a matte finish. I’ve attached a photo from their website as well as one where it is used as a backsplash in a kitchen. The company also makes a bamboo series which is shown on the contrasting lighter colored wall of the kitchen. Expo design centers sell it, but if you don’t live in a city that has one, the Porcelanosa site can help you find a distributor. How much? $6.50 sf. Yep, that’s right. Bargain. I’ve posted more photos of the kitchen here.
http://www.porcelanosa-usa.com/
Stick Wenge Tile Used in a Bath from Porcelanosa's Website
[...] I haven’t added up every last Lowe’s receipt, but to put a number to it, we completed this job for $16k. We had hoped to keep it under $15k, so not too bad. We did everything ourselves except the flooring and the tiling on the backsplash – I know – why not? The flooring was a continuation from the adjacent rooms, who were getting an upgrade from green shag, and the tiling was a simple combination of exhaustion and a need for precision with the tiles we chose. We gave in. More info on the tile we chose has been covered in this previous post. [...]
so what are we supposed to do now that Expo is closed?