European Grey Multi Finish Theodora Marble Mosaics 12 1/8x14

The same Theodora design cut from European Grey, a marble mosaic sheet at 12 1/8 by 14 with more than one finish across its pieces. Colour is recorded as blue within that grey group, which is closer to a cast than a hue.

Grey with a cool cast

Stone described as blue in a grey family usually means the cool end of grey rather than anything obviously coloured, and that is what turns up here. As multicolor marble mosaics go the variation between pieces is slight, so the cast holds steady rather than swinging. Mixed finishes give the sheet a second layer of interest that only shows as light moves across it. Sheets are 3/8 inch and cover 1.17 square feet each. Sheets also need their joins planned, because a repeating design that steps at a seam draws the eye straight to it.

• Cool rather than coloured The blue reading is a cast in the grey, not a separate colour.
• Finish does the rest Surface treatment varies across the sheet as well as tone.

Showers are what this one is listed for, underfoot rather than on the wall, and the bathroom is the room named against it. Boxes hold 7.02 square feet, so ten will see off an area of 60 once offcuts are counted. Bright bathroom lighting pushes a cool stone cooler still, something worth holding in mind when choosing what sits beside it. Sheets from more than one box should be shuffled together as they go down.

• Ten boxes 7.02 square feet a box against 60 square feet.
• Lighting shifts it Cool stone reads cooler again under bright bathroom lighting.

Why we chose it

• Tone holds Differences between pieces are recorded as slight, so the cast stays put.
• Surface does the work Changing finishes bring interest without introducing a second colour.
• Made for a fall Small pieces track a floor sloping to its drain.

Care

Seal after installation and again every one to two years, more carefully in a shower. Acidic cleaners etch marble, so routine cleaning means a pH neutral stone product.