Crossville Reigns in Two Clearwater Beach Condominium Remodels

Crossville Reigns in Two Clearwater Beach Condominium Remodels White Lion Design Tampa. Tile was provided by Crossville Studios in Tampa. Sales Representative on this job was Sandra he owners of this beautiful beachfront Prendes. condominium on Clearwater Beach According to Ms. Alexander, “I met the wanted an updated kitchen, which family in the elevator. We struck up a included a new floor and countertop, all conversation and they told me they were provided by Crossville Studios in Tampa, purchasing a condo in the building. I gave Florida. them my card and was asked to do the deInterior design for this project was provided sign. I also worked on another unit on the 15th floor in this building.

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11th Floor Remodel

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Alice Alexander, Allied ASID

“The family wanted a remodel with minimal demolition and in minimum time. This is their winter home and they wanted their time in the condo during the project to have minimal disruption. And, they wanted the tile to be placed over existing tile aready on the kitchen floor.

“Laminam by Crossvile is a line of synthetic stone surfaces creating innovative materials of increased proportions and archetypal designs in huge quantities, extra large sizes (where needed), along with various thicknesses. In this revolutionary sphere of interior design & renovation, the Laminam surface has emerged as a distinct product with unique characteristics befitting to any lifestyle.

Sandra Prendes, Crossville Sales “The tile used on the kitchen floor was I Naturali 5.6 Statuario Venato Matte. The tile was produced in approximately 3’x 9’ sheets then cut to be placed on the floor in a pattern.”

The owners of this unit spend winters in Clearwater and reside in Ohio the remainder of the year. “We were not aware of Crossville prior to meeting with the designer. We actually met Alice on an elevator in our building after we purchased the condo.

“One of our concerns was time since we didn’t want to have a lengthy demo, so the tile was put down over the existing flooring. The original cuts on the tile were not done well but it was recut to give us smaller grout lines and it all worked out well.

The tile contractor did an outstanding job and we are extremely pleased with the final outcome.

“We understand that Crossville is very active in recycling and reclamation and we appreciate that very much. It is a beautiful tile. We have had friends and family visit.

We think it is stunning. It has changed the entire look of our winter home.”

CROL86431m3m/ Collection 5.6 Nero Assoluto was installed in the powder room.

Tile contractor for the 11th floor remodel was John Rosica with Alpha Granite & Marble. “We were recommended by the designer Alice Alexander and were pleased to be able to install Crossville products.”

kitchen and both bathrooms. All products used there came from the Crossville Studios location in Tampa.” For additional information, click on the link below to view the products included in this project.

“For the 11th floor remodel, we installed Naturali 5.6 Statuario Venato Matte over an existing stone floor in the kitchen area.

We were able to do this because there was adequate room under the doors, which did not necessitate a tearout.

Products from Crossvile Studios: •Kitchen Backsplash by Dura Tile •Highland Park Black Mosaic Glass/Marble •Field tile is Folia Glass Eringyum • Kitchen Countertop is Annica by Cambria

“The tile was delivered in precut rectangular planks and went in beautifully. We also installed the Crossville Black Tie porcelain slabs as the countertop, which replaced dated granite.” Their website address is www.granitebyalpha.com.

15th Floor Remodel

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he owners of this beautiful corner condo facing Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico are year-round residents and decided to upgrade their condo with Crossville Studio products.

“When we met with the designer, we were not brand conscious but were aware of the Crossville Studios location in Tampa. After looking at samples, we were pleased to see that their store had everything we needed to complete our remodeling project.

“Our designer recommended Ramos Tile & Granite to do the installation for us and we were very pleased with their work on our home It was a complete renovation of our

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