Faux Carrara Marble Porcelain Tile
I’m sharing today sources on where you can buy porcelain tile that looks like Carrarra marble like what we have in our master ensuite bathroom.
I get questions it seems almost every day about where to purchase the porcelain tile that looks like Carrara marble that we have in our master ensuite. I am SO happy with this tile. It looks amazing, cleans so well and has that beautiful Carrara marble look without the price tag, upkeep or water stains that you usually get with natural marble.
It’s difficult to take photos in bathrooms, the room is small, angles narrow and hardly any natural light! But you can tell from these two photos (right above and right below) the way it looks when shot in different times of the day.
Tile Sizes and Patterns
This is the type of tile we have but is no longer found online – Tierra Sol Gani Collection.
Floor tile: 24 x 24 tiles laid in staggered brick pattern.
Shower walls, and behind toilet: 12 x 24 tiles laid in block pattern.
I love how the tile goes from the shower, to behind the toilet and becomes a backsplash for the sink as well.
Most Important Tip
I searched the online for hours to find you the the same/similar type of tile that you can buy online. The most important tip that I will make the tile look like Carrara marble is making sure it is polished. I’ve seen other bathrooms with similar marble porcelain tile installed but in matte and it doesn’t look good. You can tell right away it’s fake.
At least when it’s polished (shiny) it gives you an illusion that it’s polished marble.
Faux Carrara Marble Sources
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Here are the four best polished porcelain tile with a marble look that you can buy online. I personally haven’t purchased these so I would still recommend that you buy a sample first but reviewing the details of my tile details to these ones online, they are very similar.
Daltile marble attache – Build.com
MSI Greecian polished – Home Depot
MSI Carrara polished – Home Depot
MSI Pietra Carrara polished – Wayfair
Shower Floor
The shower floor has penny tile and this is matte to avoid slipping.
Penny tile matte – The Home Depot
More Bathroom Sources:
- Vanity – Restoration Hardware, Empire Rosette
- Medicine cabinet/mirror – Restoration Hardware, Astoria small
- Bathroom faucet – Delta faucet Cassidy in polished nickel
- Shower head – Delta faucet Cassidy in polished nickel
- Light fixture – Pottery Barn Mercer
- Countertop – Vicostone quartz BQ8220 Carrara polished
- Towel hooks, toilet paper holder & towel ring – Delta Cassidy in polished nickel
- Toilet – American Standard VorMax Estate, elongated
- Wall paint – Simply White, Benjamin Moore
Shower size:
- Bench: 31 3/4″ L x 17″ H x 12″ D
- Rest of the shower: 46″ from bench to wall with faucet
- Total length of shower: 58″
I hope this helps you answer that burning question of where to buy faux Carrara marble porcelain tile!
Please let me know if you find any other online sources of similar tile and if you purchase these tiles for yourself!
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Just got the same shower just about. I love it too. I’m in Ohio and used local hardware but our Lowe’s has it too. Fantastic no more grout!
So awesome, Dee!
Hugs, Jamie
I also have a small bathroom and what great ideas I got from you. I really appreciate it. Love that you put resources in your topic. Can’t wait to see what else you have in store. Thanks again.
I’m so glad this is helpful, Betty!
Hugs, Jamie
Beautiful bathroom! My friend Katy and I just started a new link up. We’d love it if you would share your posts!. You can find the link here if you are interested. https://handmadeweekly.com/handmade-otherwise-link-party-week-1
Thanks Hannah!
Hugs,
Jamie
I’ve never seen faux marble porcelain tile and it looks amazing! Pinned.
Thanks so much, Erlene. I really love it!
Hugs, Jamie
what color grout, light grey or white???
The grout is white!
Love the look.
Just did our great room….
Looks even greater now!
I bought enough to do a small bathroom with a tub. No windows. I can’t decide what to use on walls surrounding the tub. I am worried that it will be overkill if I use the carrara there as well. My indecision is holding up the project.
Any ideas?
Thank you!
sorry, it looks great. Didn’t mean to post my question, without saying anything about how good it looks.
No problem, Sanibri! I appreciate that!
Hugs, Jamie
Your remodel is beautiful. I found you on pinterest. My husband and I are in the midst of deciding tile for our master bathroom remodel …..marble, a marble look alike, or a combination of marble mixed with marble look alike (makes me nervous for fear the non marble will look fake.) Also, agree the polished finish is the way to go. It appears you have the polished tile on the bathroom floor. How slick is that when wet? Thanks for your time and inspiration!
I loooove the look of marble and felt scared to go this route too but I would do it again in a heartbeat! As long as it’s shiny (not matte) it looks really good! I do have the same tile on the floor and I haven’t had any problem. We have a bath mat down and also in floor heating. It gets dirty like any other tile and I feel that makes it become not ‘slick’ if that makes sense. Basically it’s slick the day I clean it and then after that it’s not 😉
Good luck!
Hugs, Jamie
What color and brand for grout did you use? Which white? I’m remodeling my bathroom and they are going to do the grout tomorrow!! Same tile as yours, so beautiful!! Thanks!
Hi Belle,
I’m so sorry I don’t have any name brands. My contractor just showed me some grouts and I picked the white that looked like the same as the tile! I don’t think you can go wrong with white. I just wouldn’t pick a yellow-y white. Light grey also looks really good too.
Hugs, Jamie
What size is the showers door handle? 6 or 8 inches? Thank you!
Hi Julie,
The handles are 6 1/2 inches.
Hugs, Jamie
Did you use silver schluter strips for all the tile edges? Are they matte or shiny? Your bathroom is beautiful!
Hi Jill,
The schluter is silver shiny. Thank you!
Jamie
Question: Hello Jamie, Why did the contracter use diffent size tile 12×24 in the shower & walls behind the commode & vanity and 24×24 on the floor? I’m in the process of redoing my master bathroom and the marble look is what I have decided to go with. I have looked at the matte & polished porcelain tiles and was wondering the same about it being slippery when wet? I also came across the word “glazed” finish & wondered about what the differences are. I think I also read to stay away form the glazed finish. You AD could not have come at a better time for me! Last wee, we literally gutted the bathroom, now shopping around for the vanity, commode, tiel, etc. Our bathroom is on the small side, our vanity was a double basin, 89″ inches wide which difficult to find one in stock in that size. I hope you can reply soon. LOL. Thank you for sharing your bathroom make over experience with us all. I appreciate the description details, photos & the list of sources as well as the updates when something is no longer available, then you go the extra mile and provide other possible choices.
Hi there! I picked smaller tiles for the shower as it’s a smaller space. I just liked bigger tiles for the floor but you could definitely go with the smaller tiles 12×24 for the floor tile. I just liked a little bit of difference as all the look was the same. The tiles look like they would be slippery but they are not. We do have penny tile on the floor of the shower though. A glazed finish is more for handmade tiles, I believe. I’m not sure you would see that with porcelain but I could be wrong. I’m so happy with the polished faux marble in my bathroom. I’ve seen others use matte and to me it looks more fake and not good. Good luck with your renovation! I was camping for the last week, sorry I couldn’t respond sooner!
Hugs, Jamie
Thank you for sharing your photos and resources! I am about to redo our bathroom and really love yours. What grout color do you use for the penny tiles. On the photo, the grout looks darker/greyer than the white penny tiles. Thanks so much again for the inspo!
Thanks so much! The grout is all white, on the penny tile floor and the walls.
Good luck!
Hugs, Jamie
I love this tile and look. We are redoing our master bath. Did you use polished tile on the floor? Has it been slippery?
Hi Laura,
I had this same concern but oddly it is NOT slippery and thank goodness. It’s shiny looking but not slippery at all.
Hugs, Jamie
Hi,
I really loved your bathroom and I’m using it as an inspiration for my bathroom renovation. What size is the tile baseboard ?
Hi Lily,
The tile baseboard is 5.5 inches including the schluter.
Hugs, Jamie
Hi Jamie,
I love the bathroom! Can you tell me how to find the mirrored medicine cabinet and the distressed (?) faucet? Thanks!
Gia
Hi Gia,
Both are from Restoration Hardware.
Jamie
And the faucet is from Delta.
Curious as to the cost of this Reno. Looks like what I’m looking for! Beautiful!
Hi there ! I LOVE your bathroom and I’m trying to mimic it but I’m worried I’m totally missing the mark, haha! Are your schluters nickel or chrome? I got polished nickel schluters but I’m finding they are more noticeable than yours look in the photo. Also, how did your contractor do your niche. I like how it is all white and doesn’t stand out too much. But how did you get away with not using schluters? It’s hard to tell from the photo what materials make up the niche. Thanks in advance!
Hi Corinne,
Thank you! The schluter is actually brushed chrome so I think it doesn’t look that bright because it’s brushed.
The niche is just made with the same tile. It looks like he’s made a shelf out of the tile but it’s all the same tile that was used and no schluter. I had a good tiler!
Good luck!
Jamie
Beautiful bathroom! I found the Tierra Sol tile. Is your color “Calacatta”?
Yes that’s correct!
Jamie,
It looks fantastic! We are redoing our bathroom with porcelain marble look tile much like yours. What shower door did you use? Thanks,
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
Thank you! We had it made by a glass company to fit the exact size of our space.
Hugs, Jamie
Love Love Love your bathroom and the clever use of different sizes of the same tile to mix it up! What size grout line did you use?
Much appreciate you sharing your beautiful design!
Suzanne
Thanks so much, Suzanne,
I have no idea what size grout was used! If you are still needing that info, reply again and I’ll go measure it.
Hugs, Jamie
Yes please! Thank you!
Did you use the same tile on the seat of the shower? There must be a seem since the tile is not the length of the seat you posted. Where is it in the middle? Love the bathroom and the tile. So glad you posted about picking polished. My husband and I had that debate.
Hi what color paint did you use on your walls. Looks great!
Hi! Your bathroom looks beautiful! I am doing a similar project (searched replacing tub with shower) and so happy to find your post! Also thinking of using faux marble in shower and the whole wall behind toilet and sink. What are your room dimensions? Thanks!