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Quick Summary
Ordering tile samples before committing to a full purchase makes it easier to compare colors, textures, and finishes under your home's actual lighting conditions. Bedrosians samples can help homeowners narrow down design choices with more confidence while avoiding costly ordering mistakes.
Ordering tile online saves time, but screen colors can mislead you. The warm beige on your phone may look flat and grey on your bathroom floor under morning light. That is why we make sampling easy. Our Bedrosians tile collection sample program brings the showroom experience to your doorstep so you can test a tile in the exact room where it will live before you commit to a full order.
Why Tile Samples Are Worth the Extra Step
A tile's true color depends heavily on lighting. The same porcelain plank can read warm and honey-toned under incandescent bulbs and shift to a cooler taupe in daylight. Gloss and texture are just as hard to judge from a photo. A matte finish that looks smooth online may have a pronounced grip in person, and a polished surface may reflect far more light than expected.
Samples also let you compare tiles side by side with your paint, cabinets, countertops, and trim. A tile that looks beautiful on its own might clash with your existing finishes once you place them next to each other. Catching that mismatch early saves you from an expensive return or a permanent design regret. Viewing samples at different times of day gives you the full picture of how the tile will actually perform in your space.
How the Tile Mart Sample Program Works
We designed our sample program to be simple and consistent across all the brands we carry. You can browse our full tile collections online, or compare manufacturers on our shop by brand page, and select samples from any line, including Bedrosians. Each sample arrives in a standard format so you can compare different tiles fairly without the packaging influencing your impression.
Once your samples arrive, set them flat in the room where the tile will be installed. Stand them up against the wall if they are meant for a backsplash. Check them in morning light, afternoon light, and artificial evening light. Move them around the room to see how shadows and angles change the look. Keep them out for a few days so you can live with them before deciding.
Bedrosians Collections Worth Sampling
Bedrosians has built a strong name in the tile industry since 1991 for products that balance style, durability, and value. Their catalog covers porcelain, ceramic, glass, natural stone, and decorative mosaics. A few of their collections we recommend starting with:
Their Monet line is real honed marble subway tile in White Carrara, Oriental White, and Nero Marquina, one of their best-known stone collections.
Their Casablanca series brings Moroccan-inspired patterns to a 5x5 matte porcelain format, a strong option if you want texture and pattern over a plain field tile.
Their Cloe collection is a gloss glazed ceramic subway tile that comes in eight colors, from soft Baby Blue to a deep glossy Black, so you can sample a few shades side by side before settling on one for a backsplash or accent wall.
If you'd rather keep things quiet, their Celine collection offers the same subway shape in a matte porcelain finish, in muted tones like Greige, Sage, and Taupe.
For a wood-look option, their Shorewood luxury vinyl plank line comes in tones from pale Canvas to deep Driftwood, giving you the warmth of hardwood without the worry about water damage.
Browse Bedrosians Before You Sample
See the full range across Tile Mart's Bedrosians collection, or compare them to our other manufacturers on the shop by brand page.
What to Do Once Your Samples Arrive
Bring the sample into the room where the tile will actually go and hold it next to your cabinets, countertops, flooring, or paint color to see how it works with what's already there. Check it in daylight and again at night under your regular bulbs, since lighting changes color more than most people expect. Run your hand over the surface to feel the texture and finish. For floor tiles, place the sample on the floor and step on it with a bare foot to get a sense of how it will feel underfoot. For wall tiles, hold it up at eye level and step back to see how the color and pattern read from across the room.
Use the product photos and your sample together. Photos are the quickest way to see the tile's overall look, shape, layout, and design direction, and the sample lets you confirm how the color, texture, and finish actually read in your own lighting and next to your own materials. Tile with veining, shade movement, or pattern variation, like natural stone, marble-look porcelain, or decorative tile, can look noticeably different from piece to piece, so order more than one sample if you want to see that range before you buy. A few minutes with the sample now is what keeps the finished room looking the way you pictured it.
FAQs
How many Bedrosians samples should I order?
Order at least three to five samples from the same color family so you can see the full range of variation. Set them side by side in your room and check them under different lighting conditions before making your final choice.
Can I return samples after ordering?
Sample policies vary by product and brand. Check the product page or reach out to our customer service team for specific return details on the samples you are considering.
How long does sample shipping take?
Most samples ship within a few business days, and delivery time depends on your location. Flat rate shipping keeps costs predictable, so you can order what you need without surprises at checkout.