Flooring, surfacing & tiles

Caesarstone

Low-maintenance quartz surfacing is everywhere – but have you touched large Caesarstone slabs while consulting a pro about its many uses? Here you can do just that. A long wall showcases all 60 varieties – including the latest additions, Cloudburst Concrete, Frozen Terra and Intense White – with helpful graphics explaining how edges may be trimmed to your desired effect. Caesarstone furnishings by top designers (including Tom Dixon’s stools and Jaime Hayón’s Stone Age Folk cabinet) dot the intimate space. 350 CALDARI RD, CONCORD 416 479 8400 CAESARSTONE.CA

Cambria Gallery

Cambria’s Corktown outpost showcases natural quartz surfaces in over 145 designs – from pale neutrals to rich jewel tones – with a staff happy to direct visitors to local dealers that carry its stone slabs sourced from Canadian mines. All the brand’s lines are on display in kitchen and bath vignettes, including the new Carrick collection in modish concrete grey, as well as five calming additions to the Brittanicca Warm and Brittanicca Gold ranges, featuring large, resplendent veining. 91 PARLIAMENT ST 416 363 8801 CAMBRIACANADA.COM

Centura Tile

This venerable specialist supplies upscale North American and European flooring from Mirage, Atlas Concorde and Italgraniti. Its sun-filled showroom displays a selection of porcelain, ceramic and natural stone to elevate your living spaces. For a polished look, try wall tiles inspired by fine fabric. For contrast, turn to recent innovations in ceramic that mimic the gritty look of weathered brick, graffiti or even the windows of industrial workshops. 950 LAWRENCE AVE W 416 785 5165 CENTURA.CA

Céragrès

Designers head to this modern space to peruse its wide selection of on-trend wall and floor tiles, countertops and exterior cladding. New porcelain collections feature minuscule chevrons, wood-plank effects in navy and red, and retro patterns in chocolate, hazelnut and vanilla. Mosaic tiles of brushed aluminum or lozenge-shaped enamelled glass pair elegantly with chrome faucets. Create a rug effect with a tiled inlay, or move beyond traditional patterns with the unorthodox, grid-breaking geometries of the Timeless series. 170 TYCOS DR 416 286 3553 CERAGRES.CA

Ciot

While Ciot is known for custom mosaics, its ceramic, porcelain and stone tiles are also on the menu. Dress up your backsplash, vanity or mantel with glistening slabs of granite, onyx or quartz. Use lightweight concrete tiles for a refined industrial look – or opt for vibrantly coloured concrete in herringbone patterns. Create dynamic mosaic wallcoverings of hexagonal surface-relief tiles, or let Ciot’s experienced team custom-design your idea. 1020 LAWRENCE AVE W 416 785 8080 ( ALSO: 8899 JANE ST 416 739 8000; 3050 VEGA BLVD, UNIT #1B, MISSISSAUGA 905 606 2468) CIOT.COM

Cosentino

No stranger to surfacing, 40- year-old Spanish company Cosentino is an innovator in sleek and durable engineered-stone countertops. Among its resilient creations is Dekton: a stain-, heat- and scratch-proof surface material for countertops, flooring and exterior applications. An alternative to traditional high-gloss stone, Silestone quartz comes in a matte suede-leather finish that softly reflects light and hides fingerprints. Senguard treatments for granite slabs penetrate and bond to stone, providing sealed-drum stain resistance. 665 CALEDONIA RD 416 247 9090 COSENTINO.COM

Creekside Tile

Enrique Garcia’s internationally sourced decorative tiles are impressive in scope, given his showroom’s intimacy. Its wares include glazed brick, marble mosaics, custom glass in lustrous hues, hand-glazed British ceramics and encaustic cement tiles from Morocco, Vietnam and Mexico. Colourful hand-cast concrete floor tiles seamlessly knit indoors to out, while Indonesian cladding tiles with bamboo or stone textures are perfect for feature walls. 66 CLARKSON AVE 416 256 3800 CREEKSIDETILE.COM

Crystal Tile & Marble

The natural and exotic stone slabs at CT&M’S showroom sparkle like art-gallery treasures, but stroll behind the scenes into the adjacent distribution centre and you’ll see where the magic starts: with three-metre slabs of glistening marble, onyx, granite, quartzite, travertine and semiprecious stone. CT&M

can craft your countertop or mantel to the finest detail with a wide range of edge profile options. 23 APEX RD 416 781 5671 CRYSTALTILEMARBLE.COM

Deco-tile

From its Design District digs, D-T dazzles with an array of glass, ceramic, porcelain and natural stone from Italy, Spain, Brazil and beyond. The intricate motifs of Aguayo’s decorative cement tiles, customizable in over 60 colours, are a great way to show off your style. For a more classic look, try marble mosaics in Carrara basketweave, brick or classic penny-round patterns. Or, for a bolder statement, use mini recycled-glass tiles from Trend Group to wrap columns or create murals. 143 TYCOS DR 416 413 7985 DECOTILE.COM

European Flooring

EF’S samples of luxurious hardwood plank flooring are set in oversized sliding panels, giving clients the benefit of a large-scale display. Verona Floors’ precision-engineered planks – up to more than 25 centimetres wide – have no bevelling along their edges for a seamless finish; even flush-mounted vents, grilles, registers and transition strips are made from matching wood. Find custom-fit finishes and patterns in Atelier Collection planks, which come from PEFC- or FSC- certified forests. 1310 CASTLEFIELD AVE 416 967 9200 EUROPEANFLOORING.CA

Fiber & Cloth Showroom

F&CS specializes in European flooring and wallcoverings not available elsewhere. The Intarsia portfolio features engineered oak floors inlaid with metal, stone or brick in standard or custom configurations, while the Jamie Beckwith Collection of tiled wall treatments combines several wood species to dramatic effect. Henzel Studio’s Swedish carpet collection is truly inspired; its cloth floor coverings are modern masterpieces, with painterly renditions by the likes of Andy Warhol, Helmut Lang and Tom of Finland. 491 CHAMPAGNE DR 416 799 0888 BY APPT ONLY FIBERANDCLOTH.COM

Hanstone Quartz

What business do a pool table, a roaring fireplace and a harvest table have in a quartz showroom? Hanstone is committed to its pristine slabs – manufactured in London, Ontario – and its clients’ enjoyment while browsing them. Four collections occupy the showroom; lit like an art gallery, it’s ideal for inspecting the material’s nearly impermeable nature, the purity of its whites and the depth of its veining. Portofino’s crisp seaside grey with waves of creamy veining riffs on the famous Italian Riviera coastal town, while St. Laurent’s dramatic black backdrop is contrasted with bold white veining throughout. 150 CALDARI RD, VAUGHAN 905 660 3770 HANSTONE.CA

Interface

Long a source for striking and sustainable modular carpet tiles for the A&D community, Interface serves the public with an open-to-you showroom – a bright, airy space complete with a great view of the city. The textile squares and planks in the glue-free replacement Tactiles can be added without disrupting a layout. We especially love the various texture combinations in the Near & Far collection, as well as the World Woven line’s mix-and-match Skinny Planks and coordinating squares. 134 PETER ST, STE #1602 800 667 0819 INTERFACE.COM

Lovewood by Zoltech

The focus here is on long-lasting, healthy flooring, with a broad range of domestic and European hardwoods so beautiful staffers frame samples as artwork. LBZ is the exclusive Canadian distributor of custom and engineered flooring from Mafi and Schotten & Hansen, both of which emphasize sustainable practices and all-natural materials. See Austria’s Mafi engineered larch flooring, which is similar in colour to Douglas fir but has the patterning of pine, and boasts high-end durability and low- VOC oil finishes. 483 DUPONT ST, UNIT #102 416 936 8113 LOVEWOOD.CA

M2 Tile & Stone

M2 carefully curates glass, porcelain and stone tile from Asia, Brazil and Europe. Its big, bright and unpretentious showroom is like a gallery, complete with a sample area and coffee kiosk. All its lines are on hand, including extensive porcelain tiling that replicates concrete, marble and wood planks. The new Spanish Opal series brings high-gloss hues and subtle patterning to classic subway tile. This one-stop shop also offers installation materials and advice. 26 DUFFLAW RD 416 850 1045 M2TILESTONE.COM

Marble Trend

MT’S view of Highway 400 is apropos for a company that’s been supplying quality stone products from one end of the GTA to the other since 1984. Inside its high-vaulted showroom are beautiful displays of large-format porcelain, including Flaviker’s self-levelling tiles, which use a cork substrate to adjust to any irregularities in the floor, as well as compact slabs by Neolith that look great on fireplace surrounds. Check out the warehouse for globally sourced slabs waiting to be transformed. 310 OAKDALE RD 416 783 9911 MARBLETREND.COM

Mettro Source

Myriam Velasquez and Sean O’neail hand-pick exquisite Italian and Spanish ceramic, porcelain and mosaic tiles for their boutique. Every surface provides a canvas for creative combinations, like tiles resembling faded Belgian carpets paired with others mimicking reclaimed wood, or patchworks of metallic, raw and hand-drawn decor. Among the favourites are terrazzo redesigned with small or enlarged grains, ceramics portraying ’ 60s Italian comic character Valentina, and Moorish-inspired freestyle geometric prints. 14 RAITHERM RD 416 913 1722 METTRO.CA

Moncer Specialty Flooring

A repurposed 1930s flour mill is a gorgeous backdrop for this boutique’s well-appointed, sustainably harvested European wood flooring. Stock from Austria, Germany and Belgium includes eco-friendly planks by Artel, and extra-wide lines by Admonter in a range of styles. European oak, cut in a bold chevron pattern, is available in custom angles and sizes, while Douglas fir planks from Germany’s Black Forest – handwashed and finished with lye and soap – are stunners. 287 MACPHERSON AVE 905 562 0100 BY APPT ONLY ( ALSO: 3836 MAIN ST, STE # 2B, JORDAN VILLAGE 905 562 0100) MONCER.COM

Moscone Tile & Marble

Find everything from 25- million-year-old fossilinfused rocks to recycled glass mosaics at this family-owned tile, marble and stone slab warehouse. If you can pull your eyes away from the natural stone tiles with timeworn, leather-like surfaces and porcelain planks that evoke wooden boards, take a walk through the huge warehouse: it’s filled with blocks just waiting to be cut on site into sinks, islands, vanities, tabletops, fireplace surrounds, baseboards and even staircases. 8830 JANE ST, CONCORD 905 761 5722 MOSCONETILE.COM

Olympia Tile + Stone

The multi-building flagship of this go-to source for mid- to high-end tiles and stone slabs comprises a massive gallery, clearance centre and slab division. Scour hundreds of three-metre hulks of globally sourced marble, granite, slate and gemstone. Ceramic, glass and porcelain tiles of virtually every effect are also available, simulating raw limestone, vein-cut marble or natural grasses – even artfully mimicking oxidized metal. Glass and mother-of-pearl mosaics are also notable. 1000 LAWRENCE AVE W 416 785 6666 OLYMPIATILE.COM

Porcelanosa

Typically, people think that Porcelanosa is only a tile store – but because the 40- year-old surfacing manufacturer and distributor also offers kitchen and bath systems and furniture, hardwood flooring and custom countertops, their 465- square-metre showroom is a one-stop shop for all renovation needs. Twenty-five lifestyle vignettes showcase the very latest products, including the new Seedwood collection of wood-look tiles, large-format XTONE porcelain slabs available in nine colours and working models of the Emotions kitchen line. 735 CALEDONIA RD ( ALSO: 170 STEELWELL RD, UNIT #102, BRAMPTON) 905 454 1053 PORCELANOSA.CA

Quartex Surfaces Inc.

This global heavyweight mounts samples of its engineered quartz surfacing like art in its sunlit, double-height HQ. The benefits of quartz are demonstrated here in endless applications, including flooring and cascading staircases, as well as multiple islands where contractors, renovators and designers consult with in-house surfacing professionals. Choose between products from the classic (and beautifully convincing) 4100 Calacatta Vogue to the otherworldly Cielo Macaubas, whose waves of azure and topaz are especially impressive when backlit. 31B PENNSYLVANIA AVE, CONCORD 905 482 7082 QUARTEX.COM

Relative Space

RS is devoted to sustainable, meticulously engineered wood flooring by Foglie d’oro, Parchettificio Toscana and Parador, which merges timeless aesthetics and clean lines. RS’S premium wide-plank Sumo collection is made in Germany and offers the matte look of oil-finished flooring without the maintenance. Herringbone by Fuse Wood Flooring combines Parisian chic with the ease of a floating floor while Parador’s Open Framework collection allows for patterned compositions, such as white oak planks with alternating grey and white link pieces. 330 KING ST E 416 961 6891 RELATIVESPACE.COM

Saltillo Imports

Every surface in this compact shop displays natural stone, porcelain, ceramic and terracotta tile; even the floor reveals a patchwork of options. Pull samples off the walls to compare side by side as you mix and match wood-, metal- and limestone-effect porcelain. Choose from dozens of hand-cast encaustic tiles to create stunning entryways or mosaics that infuse