Urban Zebra is a Toronto-based tile importer known for porcelain and ceramic tile from Italy, Spain, and other international mills. Squarefoot Flooring displays the range at both stores, Mississauga (700 Dundas St E, Unit 3-4) and Barrie (112 Saunders Rd, Units 1-4), so you can compare tile in person before you buy.
Urban Zebra is a Toronto-based tile importer that brings in porcelain and ceramic tile from Italy and Spain, the two countries that set the standard for the category, along with select lines from other international mills. The look runs wide: marble-look slabs, wood-look planks, concrete and stone visuals, patterned encaustic looks, brick and subway tiles, glass mosaics, and large-format panels. Squarefoot Flooring carries the range across four groups you can shop directly: porcelain floor and wall tile, ceramic wall tile, mosaic tile, and stone-look pieces.
In simple terms: Urban Zebra is where you go when you want an Italian or Spanish tile look without hunting through a dozen suppliers. Porcelain handles floors, walls, and wet areas. Ceramic covers walls. Mosaics handle the detail work like backsplash tile and shower niches.
Not every imported tile brand is worth stocking. Urban Zebra makes the cut for a few concrete reasons. The porcelain bodies are pressed and fired in Italy and Spain, which is where the best rectified edges, digital print detail, and colour consistency in the industry come from. The catalogue is deep enough that a full home, from the kitchen backsplash tile to the bathroom floor tiles to a feature wall, can be pulled from a single brand and still look intentional together.
Our teams in Mississauga and Barrie work with these tiles constantly, so the advice you get on the floor is based on how Urban Zebra behaves in real Toronto, Mississauga, and Barrie homes, not on a spec sheet.
Decision: If you want a European tile look with the confidence of seeing it in person first, Urban Zebra is a strong shortlist brand. Match it against porcelain vs ceramic before you settle on a body type.
The workhorse of the line. Dense, low water absorption, and rated for floors, walls, and wet zones. This is where the marble-look, concrete-look, and wood-look series live, in sizes from small formats up to large panels for a seamless wall.
Shop porcelain floor and wall tile
Lighter bodies built for vertical surfaces. Glossy, matte, and textured faces in glazed colours and classic shapes, ideal for a bathroom feature wall or a glossy kitchen run.
Hexagons, herringbone, penny rounds, glass, and stone-look chips. This is the group you reach for on a backsplash, a shower niche, or a shower floor tile where grip and small formats matter.
Slim brick shapes, subway tiles, and encaustic-style patterns for kitchens, entryways, and character walls. A quick way to add texture without changing the whole room.
Porcelain is the right body for bathroom tiling because it shrugs off moisture. Use larger porcelain on the floor and walls, then step down to a mosaic on the shower floor so the grout joints give your feet grip. For bathroom floor tiles, a matte or textured finish reads warmer and hides water spotting better than high gloss.
Decision: Porcelain on the big surfaces, mosaic underfoot in the shower. Ask us in the store to confirm the slip rating on any shower floor tile before you buy.
The kitchen backsplash tile is where Urban Zebra gets to show off. Glossy ceramic subway, a zellige-style handmade look, a slim brick, or a patterned mosaic all sit well behind a range. Because the ceramic wall bodies are lighter, they are quick to set on a vertical run.
Wood-look and stone-look porcelain planks and slabs give you the warmth of those materials with the durability of tile, which suits high-traffic Toronto condos and busy family homes in Barrie and Mississauga. Pair the floor with matching mosaics or trims from the same series for a finished result.
Truth: Porcelain that looks like wood will never scratch or cup the way real hardwood can. The trade-off is that tile is harder and cooler underfoot, which is why many owners pair it with heated floors in bathrooms.
Our website is still being updated with the full current Urban Zebra range, and more is being added regularly. In the meantime, the fastest way to see everything on offer is to visit a store or call the store directly. Both locations carry Urban Zebra and can order any series from the current book.
Squarefoot installs what it sells. Tile setting is handled by our own in-house crews, residential and commercial, not subcontractors, so the same team that helps you choose the tile is accountable for how it goes in. See how we approach it on our tile installation page.
If you have been searching for a tile store near me, both stores are open to walk-ins. Compare the range in Mississauga or find tile near you in Barrie, and bring your measurements so we can work out quantities on the spot.
Urban Zebra is one of several tile brands on our floors. If you are weighing options, it is worth seeing it beside Ciot, Daltile, Olympia Tile, and Anatolia. You can also browse by city with our Toronto tile and Mississauga tile pages.
Book a store visit or call ahead and we will pull the series you are interested in so you can see the real size, finish, and colour before you decide.
Call Mississauga: 905-277-2227
Mississauga store: 700 Dundas St E, Unit 3-4 | Barrie store: 112 Saunders Rd, Units 1-4 | Mississauga · Barrie
