It's time for tile hunting again! And much like ALL of our hunting, the price tag = a pretty important purchase factor. We are looking for tile to go into our new office/studio (in progress) and the new mud room (also in progress) The two tiles WILL meet each other, so its important that the tile are a pretty significantly different size and color/texture.
So it's off to
Building Materials Outlet (BMO) in Eagan. "The Handyman's Candy Store" We were previously pretty successful when we scored our new kitchen/front entry way tile on the cheap last year (and love it so much, that we used more of the SAME tile in our master bathroom...)
What do you have to offer today BMO?
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| Got Cabinets? Finished, Unfinished - a really good deal on oak cabinets going on... |
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| Got tubs and vanities? I think BMO will be our first stop when it's time to tackle the downstairs bathroom re-do. |
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| Got decorative corbels? What about windows and carpet squares? |
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| Got sinks? This stainless steel single basin tub *might just work out in our mud room when we're ready for it... |
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| Oh yea. This is why we came. Got tile? |
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| Oh la la. We have a winner! These tiles are a lovely color: It's hard to tell in the photo, but there are gold/rust colored flecks on a warm gray. Not too slick, and no deep ridges to collect dirt - at $0.99/sq ft - sign us up! |
Thanks BMO! We found our tile for the mud room, but will need to look elsewhere for our office/studio tile. It will be easy to pick out a smaller size tile (like a 12"sq or so) to contrast with these big 18"sq tiles.
...To be continued next weekend!
Tile hunting and home renovation definitely take time! But I like the fact that you've found the right tiles at a relatively cheap price. Getting something for cheap is something to be thankful for, especially in these financially trying times. Oh well, I hope it didn’t take you long to find the studio/office tiles you wanted. :)
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Alana Geikie