Closed this Friday 30th, Saturday 31st, Sunday 1st and reopen Monday 2nd.  As well as closed on Saturday April 7th for a family wedding.  

It seems like every building you walk into nowadays has some sort of marble surface. Businesses may have marble floors, walls, or architectural elements. Homes may have marble décor and kitchen countertops. The appeal of marble is historic, justified and backed by a two-millenniums long love affair with this beautiful material. From the historic...

Meet Rose Staniscia. Rose is the wife of Dominic Staniscia, and together they started City Tile roughly 16 years ago and have never looked back. Although Rose herself didn’t have any experience in the business before, Dominic already had years working in the industry. Together they had been talking for years about starting a business, “just all of...

Discovering trends for the upcoming year is fun and gets the creative juices flowing. Taking into consideration one’s current décor can help narrow down which tile trend to incorporate into the bathroom. Consequently, one doesn’t feel obliged to run out and purchase all new décor once the new bathroom is complete. From patterns, colours, and finishes...

Here are three pro tips straight from the experts at MARBLELIFE themselves, for how to keep your household stone looking stunning. 1 – Try a poultice for stains A poultice is a combination of an absorbent medium and a cleaning agent. The ABSORBENT can be a couple of sheets of white papertowels (no printed color) or diatomaceous earth.  We...

With many styles of tile flooring to choose from, you’re sure to find a selection that’s perfect for your project. Flooring Tile is affordable, durable and looks great throughout the house. ...

Always having an eye for colour, it was an easy decision for her to follow her heart. Setting up her business from nothing didn’t quell her enthusiasm for creating beautiful living spaces. Whether you’re looking for just a colour consultation, or need help designing the interior of a new home from the blueprints, Gretchen values every client’s vision....

Meet Rob D’Onofrio.  Rob has been with City Tile for the past two years as their Warehouse Manager.  Being a friend of the family paid off for Rob when City Tile was looking for a new Warehouse Manager.  Rob brings a whopping 10+ years of managerial experience to City Tile, including three years in the renovation industry where he used to manage...

LA FORESTA DI GRES (THE STONEWARE FOREST)is an imaginary journey through technological innovation, where the beauty and warmth of parquet marry with the practicality and durability of ceramic tiles. A guarantee of the absolute highest quality, but also of eco-sustainable production policies. In LA FORESTA DI GRES  there are no trees to fell, but...

  LA TRADIZIONE NON E’ MAI STATA COSI’ CONTEMPORANEA Manhattan è un prodotto unico, colto, versatile. Il formato tradizionale 10×30, il sapore artigianale e la sofi sticata gamma di colori minerali raccontano uno stile estremamente contemporaneo. TRADITION HAS NEVER BEEN SO CONTEMPORARY Manhattan is a unique, sophisticated and versatile...

What’s the rule of thumb to go by when competing in the construction and design industries? Don’t do what everyone else is doing! Don’t use the same typical flooring options that other builders use just to save money. That is what most builders on a budget are doing. So many builds will look the same—same laminate or carpeted flooring—and even with...

While the advantages of natural stone tile immensely outweigh the cons, one of their prominent cons is that they are chilly on the feet in the winter. However, natural stone is not at all inherently cold and is, in fact, a fantastic heat transference material which retains heat for a long time.  Although stone tiling in a home may call upon the need...

Meet Danielle Staniscia. Danielle has loyally been with City Tile for five and a half years. Danielle is the daughter of the owner, Dominic Staniscia, and has been around the business since she was eight-years-old.  She is the ideal employee since she has had the opportunity to learn from the family and watch the company grow and blossom into what...

Winter does not just bring with it oodles of fluffy white flakes, but once Vancouver Island is well into the thick of winter one can stop trying to prevent the chaos of muddy paw prints and slushy boots. It can also be difficult to accept the wet footprints that are left on the floor and will be until the birds start to chirp again in spring. One...

  There is plenty of misleading, obsolete, or just plain wrong information out there concerning the correct way to clean stained grout. From “experts” who swear by using vinegar and other acidic cleaners to grout-cleaning “breakthroughs” peddled by novices or DIY-remedy enthusiasts. The truth of the matter is that cleaning grout...