Countertops and Flooring Show Rooms

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The Twin Cities is home to dozens of design show rooms that carry a wide range of items for your home. Knowledgeable sales consultants and on-site designers can help you find the right solutions and give you a head start as you plan your kitchen or bath project. Here’s a list of places to contact and explore. Check out our other show room listing for kitchens and baths. Also, watch for future show room listings for appliances, hardware, lighting, and furniture.

Countertops & Flooring
Fun, bold, related patterns and colors are the newest trend in countertops and flooring regardless of surface material or where in the home the surface is located. And with so many stunning tiles available today, designer Martha O’Hara notes that people are choosing to display more of them in an artful blend.

Here’s What’s In:

• Quartz composite countertops for a softer aesthetic
• Back-painted glass countertops, one-half-inch thick
• Wood floors in kitchens
• Heated porcelain tiled floors
• Concrete countertops for an industrial, modern look in lofts
• Laminate countertops with bold patterns, like polka dots
• Stainless steel countertops and wood serving areas
• Glass tiled floors in the bath

The Show Rooms
Amsum & Ash
Show Room Insider: 30 52nd Way NE, Mpls., 763-571-8400
Open M–Sa
Great Finds: 100,000-square-foot natural stone selection center in the Twin Cities with more than 4,000 slabs in almost 350 colors of granite, marble, sandstone, limestone, travertine, quartzite, soapstone, and onyx.
Extras: Consumers are welcome to browse but must buy through an installer. Company offers referrals to installers and free deliveries.

Cambria Natural Quartz Surfaces Concept Studio
Show Room Insider: International Market Square, 275 Market St., Ste. 167, Mpls., 612-604-0034,  Concept center only.
Open M–F Appointments preferred.
Great Finds: Cambria natural quartz surfaces for the kitchen and bath, home office, and more. Features latest in Cambria colors, options, and innovations. Introduced twelve new Cambria colors earlier this year, including some from the Desert Collection.
Extras: Twelve vignettes reflect different styles and the latest products. Professional referrals to design service companies that specialize in cabinetry, flooring, and more.
*Does not sell to the public or trade.

Ceramic Tileworks
Show Room Insider: 11225 86th Ave. N., Maple Grove, 763-493-5238; International Market Square, 275 Market St., Ste. 130, Mpls., 612-333-7100
Open M–Sa in Maple Grove, M–F in Minneapolis
Great Finds: Ceramic and natural stone tile selection center, featuring a wide array of tiles, from ultra-modern contemporary to tried-and-true rustic natural stone collections. Maple Grove center has twelve vignettes and thousands of concept boards. IMS location is more designer-oriented, with loose selections. Carries Mirage glass tiles and glass and stone mosaics and high-end porcelain tiles from top Italian factories, including Monocibec, Provenza, Alfa, Sichenia.
Extras: Free in-house tile design consultations and referrals to qualified tile contractors.
*Sells directly to the public.

Photo courtesy of Cold Spring Granite Company

See for Yourself: From the Cold Spring Granite Company quarries, mesabi black remains a top seller year after year.

Cold Spring Granite
Show Room Insider: 9775 85th Ave. N., Ste. 300, Maple Grove, 763-425-2876; 915 Blue Gentian Rd., Ste. 12, Eagan, 651-686-9192; Open to the public, M–Sa
Great Finds: Hundreds of natural stone slabs from around the world are available in many color variations of granite, marble, limestone, slate, and other natural stones. Top sellers include Lakota Crossings granite, Mesabi Black granite, and Kasota Valley limestone—all natural stones from the Cold Spring Granite Company quarries. Other popular granites are Venetian Gold, Tropic Brown, and Opalescent.
Extras: Heated indoor stone gallery with vibrant lighting showcases the natural variations of each stone. Kitchen and bath vignettes and cabinet door samples for project ideas. Slabs may be held for thirty days at no charge.

Creative Floor Gallery
Show Room Insider: 4385 Fountain Hills Dr., Ste. 401, Prior Lake, 952-233-5240, Open M–Sa
Great Finds: 8,000-square-foot show room offers a wide selection of flooring, including thousands of carpet selections as well as area rugs, hardwoods, vinyl, linoleum, and ceramic tile. Also features granite slab countertops.
Extras: Four in-house designers and on-staff installers.
*Sells directly to the public.

Floor Design
Show Room Insider: International Market Square, 275 Market St., Ste. 419, Mpls., 612-288-9373 Open M–F
Great Finds: Specializes in high-end wool carpets and rugs. Carries Karastan, Ralph Lauren as well as other brands of carpets, rugs, and hardwoods. Also features Cambria and laminate countertops.
Extras: Three on-site designers. Offers installation and free in-home measuring.
*Sells directly to the public.

Ichor Creative Stone
Show Room Insider: 9850 Hemingway Ave. S., Cottage Grove, 651-454-3468
Open M–F, half day on Sa
Great Finds: Specializes in imported granites, and other natural stones, including marble, slate, soap, and travertine. Full-slab granite displays as well as full kitchen, bar, and bath vignettes. Also features concrete countertops.
Extras: Measurements, installation, and fabrication by Ichor staff.
*Sells directly to the public.

Nature’s Stone and Kitchen Cabinet LLC
Show Room Insider: 680 E. Travelers Trail, Burnsville, 952-890-9118; 13005 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka, 952-545-0188; 11521 Eagle St. NW, Ste. 10, Coon Rapids, 763-862-0888
Open M–Sa
Great Finds: Specializes in granite countertops and tiles. Offers roughly 300 colors from China, India, and Brazil. Also features kitchen and bath fixtures as well as a variety of products, including granite and marble fountains.
Extras: Offers wholesale granite fabrication and installation to everyone from commercial interests to individual homeowners starting at $28 per square foot including installation.
*Sells directly to the public.

RBC Tile & Stone
Show Room Insider: 1820 Berkshire Ln. N., Plymouth, 763-559-5531; W550 W. Cty. Rd. D, Roseville, 651-635-0515 Open M–Sa Appointments not required but recommended for personalized assistance.
Great Finds: Distributor of ceramic, glass, metal, porcelain, and natural stone tile. Exclusive Twin Cities dealer of Casa Dolce Casa, CaesarStone, Rex, and Walker Zanger.
Extras: In-store vignettes of tile installations, and design consultations available.
*Sells to the trade only.