Friday, December 12, 2008

Bathroom details



















Gator fans line up here


When Remy learned that one of his clients is an avid Gator fan, he whipped together this little something special, a reminder of how much fun it is to work with this skilled artisan.

Corporate Wow!

No project is too difficult. Cutting each piece with perfect precision is all in a day's work.

Backsplash design





Bathroom fit for a king





Mouth-watering Medallions
































































































































Jan's Home in progress


Jan selected a beautiful porcelain-travertine tile for use throughout the house, with Remy-accents everywhere! This large-scale renovation project began with tearing out tiles improperly installed years before. Once the tiles and thin set were chiseled away, and the surface prepared with the appropriate underlay, the creative process commences. The hallway receives a star to surprise visitors as they round the corner.





The guest bedroom is inlaid with a marble accent tile, and the bath tiles are cut in a "honeycomb" pattern.















And now for the pièce de résistance, a fabulous entry mosaic modeled after a design from an historical New Orleans home. Remy has been saving it for just the right house, for just the right place, and here it is gracing the entryway.


























The deep thresholds
between rooms
require special
consideration. After pondering,
Remy designs a herringbone
pattern--it is picture perfect.














Just for fun, Remy offers to adorn the fireplace with some drop-dead gorgeous red onyx tiles he had on hand.


This is a man who deserves to smile. Once again, his customers become friends and everyone is overjoyed at the result of Remy's labors. Satisfaction!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Kiker Home in progress

The Kiker home is a new post-and-beam construction with interior pine tongue and groove. It presents unique decorating challenges which provide creative inspiration for Remy. The same tile is used throughout the whole house, but each room is a new opportunity for fresh design. The options generated by Remy's creative thoughts and skilled craftsmanship are endless. He experiments with special layouts for each space. Pictured above is the kitchen with an accent inset. And the boys' bedroom with a spiral that is fun and happy and gorgeous.



The bathroom begins with the thinker generating a custom design for the job.


With hand-made 4x4 tiles below the chair rail and 3x6 subway tiles above, the look is perfectly suited to the rustic construction. Notice the basket-weave on the front of the tub. Remy will use the same pattern for the floor so that it looks like the tub spills onto the floor like a wave. We love it!
























The screen porch receives special loving care. A compass, oriented to magnetic coordinates graces the center of the room. The tiles for the room are the same 18x18 used throughout the house, but the look of each room is laid out in a new pattern, each tile is individually-cut to enhance the aesthetics of the space.

The legend at work, carefully positioning each piece of porcelain in just the right place, with just the right space, installed to last a lifetime.

Just a hint about working with Remy: if you give him the freedom to create his own design, the full strength of his artistry will be unleashed, and he will work his magic for you. You won't believe your eyes. You will wonder why you deserve such royal treatment. You will wonder why you deserve Remy.


The living room. Remy was contemplating what else one could do with tiles. What would happen if you cut off only one corner of the tile? This is the result. Stunning.


The transition between rooms is subtle and gorgeous with a beautiful threshold.

Permenter Home

The Permenter home uses the same tile throughout the whole house, over 3000 square feet, but the result is far from monotonous. No two rooms are the same, with a pattern and design created to enhance the use and style of each space. Tumbled marble mosaics are used to accent architectural features and to create a threshold transition from one room to another.
















Visitors are welcomed by a basket-weave pattern just inside the front door. Remy cuts all tiles himself. He meticulously keeps an even grout line and designs perfect arcs.









In the hallway, he creates a three-dimensional pattern with the illusion of boxes that shift as you walk down the hall. The result is stunning!
















The kitchen back splash is simple yet ornamental, functional and beautiful.













Every detail is attended to in the master bathroom.




























The indoor-outdoor pool area features Remy's own hand-crafted look created from standard 18x18 tiles, cut in half and then half again to create an irregular stone pattern. The pillars are wrapped with tumbled marble.











And the wall chimney features one of Remy's signature medallions, a mariner's star complete with hand-cut coordinates.