I'm sure it exists but if you can't find it, but depending on the quality of the slate, maybe you can cut 12 x 12's down to size.

I think that may be the route we'll have to go. I haven't found them pre-cut in the ten million hours I've spent on-line searching, so I assume they don't exist! Thanks :-)

Thanks, Yillimuh! I've toyed with doing a bathroom in slate and am so happy to see your pictures! How is working out for you? Is there any special maintenance?

The only subway-shaped slate I've seen sold is little 2 by 4's and smaller; 1 by 3's, 1 by 2's, etc. All on mesh.

There might be others out there, but I've never really looked, I usually do what everyone else wrote...cut my own.

Slate is easy though, it cuts like buddah.

No special maintenance with the slate tile - it looks great. We sealed it before grouting, but other than that, we haven't done anything special with it.

I meant to say above that a herringbone pattern with slate subway tiles sounds fantastic! I think it will look really wonderful. I love dark grey slate. We are planning to move in a few years, and will probably end up in a house that needs work. If we do, I plan to use more of this slate! I love it so much.

This isn't real slate but no one will ever know. It's by Crossville in the Strong series and the color name is Nero. No issues with sealing, shaling, leveling the tiles, or any other real slate problems. It comes 6 X 12 already cut. It's more gray than the brownish color shown, in person. As you can see, it looks pretty darn good and is extremely strong tile, hence the name. It's shown below in another mudroom.

Here is a link that might be useful:

Forgot to mention the Crossville tile is also textured just like slate.

Thanks, blondelle! This is why I love this site, everyone is so helpful! Now I can show my husband and architect I'm not crazy :)

I've put slate in a standup shower and just love it. It's a Mexican slate with lots of colors and red blips in it; it ranges in color from green to red to grey. I put it on the floors of a laundry and bathroom and then cut large 12x12's to 6x6s for the shower. I also used a strip of expensive slate-and-glass little tiles at eye height and in a square pattern on the floor.

I can't tell you how happy I am with the slate! I was worried it would be rough on the feet, but it's just perfect - a little bit of scrubbly is good, but it's essentially smooth-feeling, so it's delicious and cleaning all at once! There really isn't any special maintenance required.

I sorted the colors and laid them out in a general pattern before they were laid down. It's not necessary of course, but I like the effect, less overall random and more directional. DH says it's like there's a "beach" over back by the shower where it's redder (he's a geologist). The 12x12 floors are on a diagonal, the shower straight-up.

We've been using these rooms 6 or more months now and I'm still thrilled with them. The big floor tiles are definitely not very flat as they weren't installed very well, but it's still OK. I was worried about tripping with laundry baskets and the like, but it has not been a problem.

I highly recommend slate, and getting it rough as opposed to like smooth tile, is fine too!