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mosaic marble bathroom floor tile - honed or polished?

12 years ago

I love the carrara marble hexagon tiles (see link below) for our master bathroom and possibly the kid's bath floors. But I'm not sure whether to go polished or honed. Any opinions either way or is it merely an aesthetic thing? Our home is coastal craftsman with white cabinets and trimwork throughout. Our shower tiles will be glass. Don't know what counters yet.

Thank you!

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Avanti Tile & Stone / Stonetech
12 years ago
I prefer the honed. Seems like a bit easier maintenance to moi.
graceshan
Original Author
12 years ago
Yeah, I didn't think about maintenance... good call! I'm leaning toward honed too.
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Emily
12 years ago
I used a honed marble hex on the floor in my powder room. It doesn't show etching and scratches as easily as polished.
mjtx2
12 years ago
I used polished carrara on my last bathroom remodel and it does, indeed, etch pretty badly. There's a polish powder you can buy online but I never used it. At any rate ... HONED ;)

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