European Sugar Polished Marble Tiles 2 3/4x5 1/2

A polished marble tile in a small rectangle, two and three quarter inches by five and a half, three eighths deep, from the European Sugar collection in white. A box holds sixty pieces for 6.3 square feet, and variation between them is moderate. Samples ship from the product page if you would rather see one piece first.

Sugar under a polish

Polishing buffs the face to a mirror, which deepens whatever colour and marking the stone carries and sends light back off it. On a white marble that means the grey comes forward rather than sitting flat. Variation is moderate, so the pieces differ visibly without any one of them standing apart from the rest. A small format multiplies the effect, since every piece in the box is another separate reading of the same quarry. Dry lay from several boxes before setting anything, or one box of darker pieces ends up in one corner.

• Moderate variation Visible differences between pieces, spread by dry laying.
• Mirror face Polish deepens the grey and reflects the room.

Broad indoor approval

Interior floors and walls in both homes and commercial work are recorded, along with bath floors and walls, shower walls and floors, backsplash and light residential floors. Bathroom, living room and kitchen appear as rooms. White kitchen floor tiles cut from polished marble need a sealer and quick attention to spills, because acid dulls the shine before it ever touches the stone underneath. Sixty square feet takes eleven boxes. It is not rated frost resistant, so keep the work indoors.

• Eleven boxes What 60 square feet takes at 6.3 per box.
• Etching shows A polished face reports acid sooner than a honed one.

Why we chose it

• Matching family 4x4, 12x12 and 18x18 tiles, plus basket weave and 1x1 mosaics.
• Trims on hand An andorra 2x12 and a pencil liner share the colour.
• See it first A single sample ships before any box does.

Care

Seal after installation and reseal every one to two years. Use a pH neutral stone cleaner and avoid bleach, ammonia and abrasive pads. Wipe lemon, vinegar and wine off promptly.