Best of Home 2007
Honorable Mention
Southwest Tile & Marble
Oklahoma City
Private Residence, Nichols Hills, Okla.
Stone: 2cm Botticino marble with 4cm edge of 2cm ogee laminated to 2cm bullnose (vanity); 16” X 16” Navona travertine with 6” X 6” accents of Honey Onyx mosaic (floor); Honey Onyx mosaic with 2cm Botticino marble firebox frame (fireplace); 2cm Botticino marble (tub columns and deck, shower seat); 12” X 12” Navona travertine (shower walls/ceiling); Honey Onyx mosaic (tub riser/backsplash and canopy, shower floor and niche).
Stone supplier: Southwest Tile & Marble
General contractor: Bailey Contracting LLC, Oklahoma City
Installer: Young Brothers Inc., Oklahoma City
Installed area: 935 ft² total
Installation materials: MAPEI thinsets, Dow Corning silicone and TEC grouts/caulking.
Installing mosaic on the arched ceiling proved to be a challenge for the installers. A traditional method of lath-and-plaster created an arch with a perfect radius to match the 1 1/4” Bottocino marble trim around the window. For reinforcement, the stone was slotted and rodded with stainless-steel support before fabrication.
(Photos by M. Sean McClintock Photography/courtesy Southwest Tile & Marble)