Art Tile

I would highly recommend this store! The new owners have really improved all aspects of this store from product offerings to customer service since they took over. They are friendly and helpful and have a great selection.

My wife and I have bought tile here three times for projects in our home in Montclair. Hadn’t been there for a few years and recently went back for a fourth time. I learned that the store had changed hands. But from what I can see, it’s a nice improvement.
We loved the demo areas downstairs, and the selection is as solid as ever. As soon as our contractor gets his act together (not holding my breath) we’re going to be buying there once again. This time to redo a bathroom. Earlier, we found some gorgeous slate tile for our fireplace that gets a lot of great comments from friends. So, no reservations recommending this store to other Unilocalers.

Definitely worth checking-​out as an alternative to Import Tile, Tile Shop, Italica, Sincere Hardware, Granite Expo, and Home Depot. Straightforward about pricing, and no sales pressure. When I was called to tell me that my tile had arrived, I was not told that I had to go to their warehouse. Fortunately, it is just a few blocks away from the store. I have bought from them a few times in the past decade. I’m glad that they are around.

I have been designing for 16 years here in the east Bay, and parts beyond. I know all of the tile shops in the area, and have watched the ups and downs of the different stores, as well as those of Art Tile. I always loved that they were an Oakland local business, but it was never my «go to» shop. It was small and cramped. Good people, but not an easy experience for myself or clients I would send there.
That all changed, when Patrick took over the business, not long ago. The store has blossomed! The footprint is open and comfortable! The displays are wonderful, the selection is fantastic, and Gary and Marta are very helpful people, should you need their ideas. It’s a very comfortable, pleasant place to let your creativity out for a spin! I refer Art Tile to everyone who is looking for tile!

Completed two full bathrooms using the expertise and design feedback from the folks at Art Tile. They were very knowledgeable, especially with Schluter membranes and their proper installation methods.
Have referred many of my GC colleagues, as the folks at Art Tile are honest, detailed and very accommodating. The tile selection is simply fantastic, too. Can’t wait to start another tile project so I have another excuse to visit their (wonderfully-​evolving) showroom.
Doug K.

We shopped around at several other tile stores before concluding that we would work with the folks at Art Tile. They are professional and very helpful. We worked with both Marta and Patrick. The prices are competitive and the service was excellent. Great selection of tile and delivery of our items was extremely fast.

I am an architect and we have used Art Tile recently for at least five projects and will continue to use them as our go to shop. Patrick and the crew have always been very helpful with suggestions, samples, pricing and budgets. Responses to questions are prompt and the follow up communication from them regarding lead times and when the items are ready to be picked up is always helpful and great. They also recently expanded their showroom so there is a lot to see and a wide variety of tile a lot of it from Europe.

I had a great experience working with the team at Art Tile. I found a hexagon tile that I wasn’t able to find anywhere else in the bay area so I was thrilled. They had the tile readily available and provided all the information necessary for their pick up process. My contractor had a hiccup with the pick up date and they were very flexible and accommodating which I greatly appreciate. All in all I would highly recommend stopping in to check out their selection!

I came in looking for a very specific style and they were entirely accommodating. In areas where they didn’t believe they could be competitive, they said so frankly and I appreciate their honesty. They remain the only supplier that I would deal with locally for this kind of material. It helps that they are almost one of a kind locally, of course.
The last time I was there, a whole gang of idiots came in demanding that sales people serve them rather than the people who were there first. After some back and forth, the whole group announced themselves to be «Yelp Elites,» and therefore deserving of special treatment. They seemed somewhat drunk, and very disorderly. I told them as politely as I knew how that I was calling the police, and that they better leave. They did so, but not before they had humiliated themselves completely in front of some of the display bathroom fixtures. What a bunch of completely irredeemable human waste all Unilocal Elites are.

Great experience at this small shop. Great service, thoughtful advice, and very responsive. They know what they’re doing, and are really nice to work with, from design help to follow-​through. I won’t be going to the big box stores anymore. Great people, great tile.

We had high hopes and, initially, good service. We ordered tile, they said it would take about 3 days, delivery to the store was expected that Wednesday. By the following Monday still no tile and no phone call. They did come through but only after we flipped our lids. Won’t be going back. Nice store, nice tile, nice people, but you’ll need to order well in advance and stay in touch.

This tile store is absolutely amazing!!! I’m an interior designer in the Bay Area and this is my go-​to store. It might seem like a small tile shop from the outside but enter and you’ll find they have an amazing selection and things you won’t find at other tile shops. The owner and managers have been in the business for years so they really know their stuff. They are dependable, knowledgeable and so easy to work with. I highly recommend them!!!

The team at Art Tile was exactly who we needed to help guide us through our kitchen backsplash tile. Patrick, Gary and the team were fantastic in helping a novice navigate my needs. Great service, prices and quick turnaround. Highly recommend!

Great tile shop. Glad to see they are growing and providing the newest products and tile selection. Help them become the best tile shop in Oakland!

We recently decided to re-​tile our upstairs bathroom, and made a first pilgrimage to Import Tile to look at the options and figure out what we wanted to do. Import Tile, of course, has a lovely showroom and a lot of tile to show, but they definitely lack on the personal touch. You get a different person every time, and they vary from helpful to horrible.
Our tile guy (Paul Gilbert of Gilbert Tile, who we love) heard our plans and told us that there’s a new tile shop much closer to our house that would carry everything we’re looking for. So the following weekend we popped on over. We met the owner, Patrick, who walked us through our various ideas and thoughts and was incredibly attentive, helpful, and kind. We left, and decided that whatever tile we were going to get, it would be from Art Tile, because the entire experience was so *pleasant*. A few weeks later, we were ready to order, and stopped by and worked with Gary, who was chatty, kind, and helpful. 80% of our tile was in stock at their warehouse a couple of blocks away, the rest arrived three days later. Jason, at the warehouse, was super attentive, helpful, and nice. They loaded up our car, and called & emailed us a few days later when our remaining tile arrived.
It turned out we ordered a little too much of one of the special order tiles. They looked up what the tile maker charged them in restocking fees, and that’s what they charged me to return it. Just what it cost them. Totally fair.
We will definitely return here next time we need tile!

We had purchased tile for our kitchen from Art Tile 6 years ago and went back this year to buy tile for the bathroom remodel. Though they no longer make the tile we were looking for, Gary found us comparable tile. We bought it in three sizes and it looks great installed.
Service is great. Tiles were available almost immediately.
Nancy Overton

I bought all of my kitchen and bath tiles here for a current remodel. The selection was great and the service was outstanding. They carry a large variety of high quality tiles in many materials, colors and patterns. These guys really know their product and understand excellent customer service. The samples and product arrived quickly and exactly as requested. No extra shipping fees as I picked up at their warehouse.

I had a great experience here with Patrick at Art Tile. I was doing a kitchen and bath remodel and needed backsplash tile for both areas. They have an amazing selection in the store and the prices were very reasonable, especially for the great quality of the tile. Ordering all the tile went smoothly and I was especially pleased when Patrick called me earlier than expected to let me know my McIntyre tile was in and ready to be picked up. Overall, couldn’t have had a better experience. Having been to some of the bigger stores in the area, I only imagine going back to Art Tile — great local store with true professionals who care about their product and that you are happy.

Spoke to James about some tiling options and he was so incredibly helpful and knowledgable.
I had some really unusual requirements with the turnaround and style which he helped navigate.
He had some great options for me and was able to put some combos together that I hadn’t considered but really liked.

When we remodeled our bathroom, we checked out a ton of tile stores and despite its relatively smaller size, Art Tile had the best collection of tile that suited our tastes.
Not only that but the service was excellent. It’s been a while now but the dreadlocked dude who helped us gave us a lot of useful advice and helped guide us on how to set up our small bathroom optimally. We told him we had a Streamline Moderne house and wanted something to match that style. Although we pretty much figured out the overall design ourselves it was great to get additional input.
And by coming here you’re supporting a local business so if you’re thinking about remodeling your bathroom definitely consider this place.