A hot tip from reader Shawn led us to discover Classic Tile Inc. — an all-new source (to us) for mosaic tile flooring options perfect for a retro-vintage style bathroom. The New York based company offers two retro mosaic floor tile designs in 15 colorways, including some very hard-to-find-elsewhere pastels. And, the price is right: We talked to the sales staff — the price for these tiles is $3.50 – $4 per square foot.
8 random mosaic design colorways
If these tiles look familiar to you, it is because they appear to be nearly identical to the Merola University Pink tiles I installed in my retro pink bathroom remodel. The only difference I can tell — without having seen the tile in person — is that instead of having straight edges, each of these tiles has a wavy edge.
There is a price difference too — Merola’s University tile is $9.26 per square foot — with free shipping to your local Home Depot. Classic Tile’s mosaic flooring is $3.50 per square foot — although you will need to pay shipping based on distance and weight.
Like Merola’s University line, Classic Tile Inc. offers this random mosaic pattern in pink …
… blue …
… grey …
… bone …
… white …
and beige … BUT …
… Classic Tile Inc. also has a few more color combinations, such as the gold above…
… and black and white.
8 one-inch mosaic colorways
In addition to their random mosaics, Classic Tile Inc. offers eight colorways of 1-1/8 inch, rounded square mosaics for $4 per square foot. We particularly love the colorways that have several variations of the main color plus white. It appears that the majority of the tiles on these square mosaic designs have a textured surface, with a few random gloss tiles sprinkled in here and there. I really like the pink and would have considered it had I known of its availability when I was constructing my pink bathroom.
This versatile little mosaic tile also is available in blue …
… in gold …
… in beige …
… in white …
… in bone …
… and in black and white.
Classic Tile told us that they will mail samples for the cost of shipping.
And hey, Kate later found this same tile in pistachio and used it in her 1960s bathroom remodel. She found this Merola Chrystalline mosaic floor tile on Home Depot. What a lovely shade of green — it looks great!
Kudos to Shawn for this new discovery! Yay for some more apropriate options for tile flooring — yay for more options for us Retro Renovators!
Link Love:
- Shop Classic Tile Inc.’s selection of mosaic tile floors (tiles appear in their mosaic tile floor section)
- And note: Classic Tile has some 4″ x 4″ tiles … and other mosaic floor tiles of interest, too!
Tonia says
Will they ship an order to California?
pam kueber says
Tonia, you need to contact them to ask this question…
michell says
So, I’m seeing pink, but not seeing the labels. Those are indeed pink color ways available, yes?
pam kueber says
Michell, I don’t understand your question.
michelle says
Nevermind, I saw it! Must have been a blonde moment!
Shambie says
Okay great, now I need to build a new bathroom so I can use these…
Mag says
Love those wavy edges. Shared this link with husband. Think he’ll like them as well. Thank you for the heads up!
Caitlin K. says
Oh, how I do love the random mosaic in black and white- I love how the black tile has little white flecks in it… reminds me of my favorite black linoleum.
Mary Elizabeth says
The nice thing about these tile samples is that when you drool on them you can just wipe them off with a damp rag. 🙂
Robin, NV says
Oh my goodness! I was just girding my loins for two bathroom floor renovations and thought I had the tiles all picked out. Now I’m going to have to order a couple samples of these to see how they work with my bathrooms. GOLD – be still my beating heart! And the price!
Janet in ME says
Oh, how perfect those two blues are for the bathroom in my late fifties ranch with original azure blue formica tile. The newer linoleum floor from the eighties is fine for now but these colors make me want to replace it! I had this tile in the bathroom of my first 1959 ranch and I loved it but found out the hard way NOT to use white grout. It is beautiful for a few months and then turns gray and there is no way to keep it nice and white. It was great except for that.
Andi says
These are great floor options, and the 1-inch mosaics would be perfect for the bottom of a retro shower. SO nice that such options are becoming more and more available!f Like Kristen, wish I had a bathroom that needed a new floor!
Kristen says
No better way to start the day than with pictures of beautiful tile in such retro designs…if only I had a bathroom needing a remodel! I love the pink or blue, either pattern!