Product Overview

Daisy Wild Calacatta Gold 12.75" x 13.25" Polished Marble Mosaic Tile transforms genuine Italian Calacatta Gold marble into an intricate field of sculpted daisy motifs. Precisely cut petals surround distinctive square flower centers, creating a continuous floral pattern with a more open, playful character than a conventional geometric mosaic.

Made entirely from Calacatta Gold marble, the mosaic features a creamy-white background with natural gray, amber, and warm golden veining. Because both the petals and centers are produced from the same marble, the finished surface maintains tonal harmony while allowing the stone’s natural movement to pass through each flower.

The polished finish enhances the marble’s depth and reflects light across backsplashes, bathroom floors, shower walls, vanity features, and decorative interiors. Each mesh-mounted 12.75" x 13.25" sheet covers approximately 1.17 square feet. Elysium identifies the product as a polished mosaic made entirely from Italian Calacatta Gold marble.

Technical Specifications

Natural marble varies in color, veining, mineral markings, and crystalline structure. Sheet dimensions, thickness, and coverage are nominal.

Recommended Applications

• Bathroom Floors: Creates a continuous floral surface with the refined color and movement of genuine Calacatta Gold marble.

• Shower Floors: The smaller marble pieces can follow a properly formed drainage slope, while the numerous grout joints provide additional surface texture.

• Shower and Vanity Walls: Introduces botanical detail behind vanities, freestanding tubs, niches, and glass shower enclosures.

• Kitchen Backsplashes: Adds a polished floral focal point behind countertops, ranges, and open shelving.

• Powder Rooms: Makes a strong decorative statement in compact spaces without relying on bold color.

• Fireplace Surrounds: Combines the warmth of Calacatta Gold veining with an intricately cut ornamental pattern.

• Commercial Interiors: Suitable for appropriate boutique hotel bathrooms, salons, restaurants, reception areas, and luxury retail spaces.

Installation and Handling Guidelines

Important: Do Not Mix Different Shade Lots

Elysium advises against combining different shade lots. The mosaic layout may vary slightly between production shades, which can prevent adjoining sheets from aligning correctly. Order the entire project quantity—including overage—from one shade lot whenever possible.

• Inspect Before Installation: Check every sheet for shade, veining, pattern alignment, chipped pieces, and finish consistency before cutting or setting.

• Dry-Lay the Pattern: Assemble several sheets on a clean surface to understand how the flowers interlock and to identify potential sheet lines.

• Blend Within the Same Lot: Mix sheets from multiple boxes belonging to the same shade lot to distribute natural marble variation evenly.

• Use White Mortar: Install with a premium white mortar approved for Calacatta marble and the intended substrate. Gray mortar may affect the appearance of light-colored stone.

• Prepare a Flat Surface: Mosaic installations require a clean, stable, and flat substrate so the individual petals remain level.

• Select the Correct Trowel: Use a notch that provides sufficient coverage without allowing excessive mortar to rise between the mosaic pieces.

• Adjust Sheet Seams: While the mortar remains workable, reposition individual pieces where necessary to keep spacing between sheets consistent with spacing inside each sheet.

• Seal Before Grouting: Apply a penetrating sealer suitable for polished Calacatta Gold marble before grouting.

• Use Marble-Safe Grout: Select unsanded grout or another grout specifically approved for polished natural stone. Test the grout and sealer on spare material first.

• Waterproof Wet Areas: Shower installations require an approved waterproofing system and, for shower floors, a correctly formed slope toward the drain.

• Confirm Slip Requirements: Polished marble may become slippery when wet. Verify the project’s applicable slip-resistance requirements before floor installation.

Care and Maintenance

• Clean with warm water and a neutral-pH cleaner formulated for natural marble.

• Avoid vinegar, lemon, acidic cleaners, bleach, abrasive powders, and harsh scrubbing pads.

• Wipe up cosmetics, oils, coffee, wine, and strongly pigmented spills promptly.

• Use a soft cloth, sponge, or nonabrasive brush to clean around the detailed flower shapes.

• Reseal periodically according to the sealer manufacturer’s recommendations and the level of use or moisture exposure.

Design Profile

• Style: Botanical luxury, modern classic, Parisian, romantic contemporary, coastal luxury, and Art Deco.

• Pattern Character: Repeating marble daisies with curved petals and precisely cut square centers.

• Visual Character: Creamy-white Calacatta marble animated by natural gray, amber, and golden veining.

• Coordinating Fixtures: Unlacquered brass, champagne bronze, polished nickel, chrome, and brushed gold.

• Coordinating Materials: White oak, walnut, warm white cabinetry, Calacatta countertops, glass, and complementary marble trim.

• Recommended Grout: Bostik TruColor White H152 or a comparable marble-safe warm-white grout.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Daisy Wild Calacatta Gold made from?

The mosaic is made entirely from genuine Italian Calacatta Gold marble. Both the petals and square flower centers use the same marble variety.

How much area does one sheet cover?

Each 12.75" x 13.25" sheet covers approximately 1.17 square feet.

What is the difference between Daisy Wild and Daisy Bloom Calacatta?

Daisy Wild uses one marble throughout—Calacatta Gold—and features repeating flowers with defined square centers. Daisy Bloom combines Calacatta Gold with contrasting Thassos White marble and uses varied flower sizes for a layered composition.

Can Daisy Wild Calacatta Gold be installed on a shower floor?

The manufacturer lists it for shower-floor use. Installation requires proper waterproofing, drainage slope, mortar coverage, sealing, and compliance with applicable slip-resistance requirements.

Can it be installed on shower walls?

Yes. It is suitable for shower walls when installed over an approved waterproofing system with materials compatible with natural marble.

Does this mosaic require sealing?

Yes. Seal the marble before grouting and reseal periodically to help reduce staining, grout-pigment absorption, and water penetration.

Why should different shade lots not be mixed?

Elysium notes that different shade lots may have slightly different mosaic layouts. Mixing them can cause adjoining flower patterns to misalign.

Should sanded or unsanded grout be used?

Unsanded grout is generally preferred because conventional sanded grout may scratch polished marble. Another grout may be used if its manufacturer specifically approves it for polished natural stone.

Will every sheet contain the same amount of gold veining?

No. Calacatta Gold is a natural marble, so some sheets may show more gold, gray, or quiet creamy-white areas. This variation is part of the stone’s natural character.

How much extra material should be ordered?

Order approximately 10% extra for standard installations. Projects with numerous cuts, niches, complicated layouts, or selective vein blending may require about 15% overage.