All tile is the same right? All handmade tile is the same right?

Not true! Handmade tile in and of itself requires a lot of attention to detail to make it look right. Zellige tile requires EXTRA attention to detail on top of that. This type of tile needs an experienced installer to make it look perfectly imperfect.

This is one of the most beautiful handmade tiles in my opinion, but also one of the most difficult to install properly. Whether you chose me or another installer to do you Zellige job, I BEG you to do research on your installer, and make sure they are experienced with this particular tile. Zellige is not your run of the mill handmade tile.

Something that I have heard from clients who have had a bad Zelliege job, is that their installer has shrugged off the difficulty and told them “its no big deal” or that they have a lot of experience with subway tile, so this shouldn’t be any different. It is very different.

Installing Zelliege is a passion of mine. I love how it is made, I love how it looks when it is done correctly, and I love working with it.

I can not say it enough, please vet your installer when it comes to this style of tile. Below I will share a bad zellige job, along with a few projects I have worked on. You don’t have to hire me, but please please please vet your contractor if you are having this style of tile installed.

oooooofffff the bad!

And the good!