Hardwood and Tile!

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Earlier this spring we worked on a new home at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach, DE.  Soon after installing this combination of black marble and 5" plank hardwood, the builder covered it to keep it from getting scratched.  Today I revisited the job to find that the house was being cleaned and getting ready for delievery to the owner.
 
This particular vignette was formatted to be centered at the front door.  I chose to make it 5 tiles in each direction thus giving the border area against the walls aproximatly 12 inches. This of course was all approved by the designer prior to the actual installation.  

The tiles are a polished marble called St. Lauren by Dal Tile.  Their primary color is black with a subtle white veining. The hardwood is a 5" wide plank by LM Flooring called Hickory Handscraped, color: Tabacco. The hardwood is an actual 3/4" thick giving us the ability to install a 1/4" backerboard under each piece of marble.  With a little extra bedding up of the mortar, our installer Jay Homovich was able to get the tiles exactly up to the top of the finished surface making this entry something to come home to!

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