San Francisco Designer Remodels with Hakatai

Hakatai recently provided Stacy Burket and Trixie Martelino of TAGR Design with the glass mosaic tile colors and tools they needed to complete a private home bathroom remodel of a loft space in San Francisco’s trendy South of Market district.

TAGR Design put the nearly limitless color and design possibilities offered by Hakatai to good use, creating an eye-friendly blend with five colors from two different series for a full glass mosaic tile shower wall and bathroom floor. Utilizing Hakatai’s innovative custom blend tool on the web, Burket was able to perfectly meet his customer’s desire for a subtle, brown color scheme, but mix and match the percentages of colors and tiles in the blend to satisfy his own design goals.

With the color brown in mind, Burket visited Hakatai's custom blend tool and selected four colors from the Aventurine collection of nature-inspired ¾” x ¾” mosaics, added a small percentage from the iridescent Luster series in the same size, and then adjusted the amount of each color until he found the mix and look he wanted. The four colors from Aventurine: Honey, Rosewood, Henna and White Alder, touched off by the iridescent Luster color Snow, created an entirely new and fresh look for this trendy loft remodel.

“We found out about Hakatai about six or seven years ago at a trade show in Florida,” said Burket. “(Hakatai) seems to be a little more into design and presentation than other suppliers out there. They don’t just throw the product at you. They present it well and that makes it appealing. We liked the price. They get it to you fast, and with Hakatai you can do custom blends right online. Hakatai has great colors, but they also have a great depth of colors and textures.”

Hakatai in the News

A Hakatai custom gradient is being used in a unique project by beTM interior design and project management. Brenda Be, a LEED Green Associate, is creating a healthy bath for clients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Read more about the project at Kitchen & Bath Business online.

Create your own custom gradient with Hakatai's online gradient tool.

Ashland-e Repeating Patterns!

We're happy to announce that we now have uncut repeating patterns featuring Ashland-e tile!
Hakatai offers a beautiful selection of repeating patterns using uncut glass mosaic tile. Each repeating pattern is custom-created according to your color selections and hand-assembled. Ideal for residential as well as commercial applications, glass mosaic repeating patterns bring dimension and modern flare to any space.

All tile in the Ashland-e series is comprised of between 30 and 70 percent glass from bottles and/or other waste glass that would otherwise have entered the solid waste stream. This waste glass is a mix of approximately 90 percent post-consumer and approximately 10 percent pre-consumer material.

Custom Blend and Gradient Sale!

We're offering 30% off custom blends and gradients through September 30, 2009. Create and order your own blend or gradient with our online custom design tools!

Check out our photo gallery to see more examples of the unique blends and gradients that our customers have created.

And, custom blends of ¾” tile are now available in an offset pattern!

Colorful Design with Hakatai Glass Mosaic Tile

Hakatai glass mosaic tile has played an important role in several Mather Architectural Design projects over the years. Wendy Mather, M.A., has found Hakatai tile to be an affordable surfacing option, adding color and depth to her projects in a variety of different ways. Hakatai offers hundreds of colors and styles for Mather to reach her design goals. Her most recent residential project highlights the versatility of Hakatai glass mosaic tile, which can be quickly and easily ordered online.

In the Montclair neighborhood on the east side of Denver, Colorado, Mather was chosen to lead the interior design efforts for the new home of a brain surgeon and a commercial photographer. The modern, two-story house now boasts over 350 square feet of Hakatai glass mosaics. Mather takes particular joy from the work done in the bathroom for the homeowner’s twin boys. With 12” x 12” beige porcelain field tiles throughout, Mather wanted to add a splash of color. Mather ordered “Mixed Bags” of loose ¾” x ¾” glass mosaics from Hakatai, containing the complete spectrum of colors from the extensive Classic series. This colorful assortment was used to replace the large field tiles at random intervals. Mather used this process both in the shower and on the bathroom floor, pulling the entire room together by using the Mixed Bag glass mosaics for the double-sink countertop and backsplash. The result is a vibrant, colorful room befitting a pair of young boys.

“The twins’ bathroom looks great,” said Mather (http://www.matherarch.com/). “Hakatai provides a high-quality, but affordable way to add color and detail to designs. The colors come random and mixed, it really added a lot to the twins’ bathroom. We even tiled the soap dish in the shower. It’s just a really great space now, perfect for two little boys.”

In the master bath, Mather and the homeowners took a different approach, using Hakatai’s online Custom Blend Tool to create a unique blend of blue, green, grey and white tiles. Mather surfaced the two-sink countertop and backsplash with this blend, and also used the same blend for a curving shower bench. Mather then added what she describes as a “cool fade,” using Hakatai’s online Custom Gradient Tool to create a custom gradient wall to complement both the glass tile blend and the light tan ceramic shower floor tiles.

Hakatai Tile Transforms Yogurt Shop

Hakatai recently played a major role in the transformation of an old bank in the Mission Hills neighborhood of San Diego, California, into the Yogurt Cup, an ice cream and frozen yogurt shop. Moe Oram, owner of the Yogurt Cup, used the custom design tools at www.hakatai.com to make his own custom blend and custom gradient with Luster and Classic series tile from Hakatai. The Yogurt Cup now features a yellow to blue glass mosaic gradient on a 50 square-foot accent wall, as well as a colorful mosaic blend in the front of the store. Oram selected a retro color scheme to create a fun and funky, “Austin Powers-type” vibe for his new restaurant.

“It’s very simple to create your own custom blend or custom gradient with Hakatai,” said Oram. “It’s almost common sense to just go to the site and create a blend. It turned out very nice. I was looking for that mosaic look. I’m a builder by trade and had used Hakatai before. I designed the actual colors in there and it’s beautiful. The customers love it. It’s a fun place to be.”