Which zellige tiles are handmade?
The handmade zellige here comes mostly in 4x4 squares. Oukaimeden is a glossy gray, Blu Zellige a glossy blue, Andalus a glossy brown, the Zellige Handmade Moroccan tile a glossy white, Green Glossy Zellige a green and Urban Ebony a glossy black. Bare Canvas is a beige zellige in a 2x6 subway size, described as handcrafted in Fez, and the white tile is described as cut and glazed by hand in Morocco. The descriptions note chips, pits, uneven edges and color that shifts within a box: Andalus mentions a color that swings with the glaze, Green Glossy a glaze that pools differently on each piece, and the white tile says no two pieces are alike.
What is a zellige look tile?
A zellige look tile is a ceramic or porcelain tile glazed to copy that varied face. Blanche is a glossy white, Alfiz a glossy beige and Riad a matte gray, all ceramic in 4x4. Fusion is a polished porcelain zellige look in 2 1/2x10 slim pieces, in Grigio, Antracite and Nero, all three listed in the gray color group. Each title says either zellige or zellige look.
Which zellige tiles are listed for a kitchen backsplash?
Blanche, Alfiz and Riad are listed for backsplashes, interior walls and shower walls, and the handmade Andalus is listed for backsplashes. Fusion is listed for interior and outdoor floors and walls. Urban Ebony and Bare Canvas are listed for interior walls and the white handmade zellige for light floors, while Oukaimeden, Blu and Green Glossy carry a shower floor tag. Every tile on this page has a kitchen listing; the handmade pieces are listed for kitchens only, and the zellige look tiles for kitchens, bathrooms and living rooms.
What colors are there?
White comes in the handmade Moroccan tile and Blanche, beige in Bare Canvas and Alfiz, gray in Oukaimeden, Riad and the Fusion porcelain, and black in Urban Ebony. For color, Blu Zellige is a glossy blue, Green Glossy Zellige a green and Andalus a brown. Zellige for the bath is in zellige bathroom tiles, and every zellige is in zellige tiles.
How thick is each piece?
The handmade 4x4 squares are 1/2 inch in Oukaimeden, Blu, Urban Ebony and the white Moroccan tile, and 3/8 inch in Andalus and Green Glossy. Bare Canvas is 5/8 inch. The zellige look ceramic and Fusion porcelain are 3/8 inch. Urban Ebony's description notes that its 1/2 inch body is thicker than a machine made tile of the same size would be.
Glossy or matte?
Most zellige here is glossy, and on the handmade pieces the glaze pools a little differently on each tile. Riad is the matte option, a zellige look ceramic in gray, and Fusion is polished.
A slim plank: Fusion porcelain
Fusion is the one zellige look tile here in a long, narrow shape: 2 1/2x10 polished porcelain in Grigio, Antracite and Nero. It is listed for interior floors and walls and for outdoor floors and walls, which no handmade piece here is. Bare Canvas, the handmade 2x6 subway, is the other elongated zellige, at 5/8 inch.
How are the zellige look pieces described?
The supplier descriptions for the zellige look tiles point back to traditional Moroccan zellige. The supplier describes Blanche as a handmade look with a glossy finish, Alfiz as a handcrafted look in beige, and Riad as a rustic, handcrafted look in a matte ceramic. Fusion is described as bringing the essence of Moroccan zellige to a polished porcelain plank. Each of these is titled zellige look, so the handmade label belongs only to the tiles titled zellige.
Which pieces come as 4x4 squares?
Most zellige for a kitchen here is a 4x4 square. Handmade 4x4 squares come in Oukaimeden, Blu Zellige, Andalus, Green Glossy, Urban Ebony and the white Moroccan tile, and zellige look 4x4 squares in Blanche, Alfiz and Riad. The two other shapes are the Bare Canvas 2x6 subway and the Fusion 2 1/2x10 plank.
