Help me chose floor tile with white subway tile

12 years ago

I decided to go with the white subway tile in our shower and surround, however I'm unsure of what color floor tile I should go with. Here are some choices we came up with. Which do you think? Or if you have other suggestions with images.

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Dannygrover
12 years ago
The kitchen is the one room in the house that can have several different types of tiles, in different applications, and they all will enhance your kitchen beautifully. When choosing kitchen tile for your home consider where it is going to go first. Glossy tile that goes on a wall will not be the same as flooring tile. Flooring tile has to be safe to walk on, and a glossy floor kitchen tile could be unsafe under foot. Here are tips for choosing the right application and type of tile for your kitchen.

Thanks a lot.
Danny grover
motherof3
12 years ago
I like the dark floor tile because it matches with the dark glass tile. I think I saw in one of your other posts that your vanity will be a medium wood tone. All the colors would tie in together nicely. The white subway will keep the room looking crisp. Will you have a tub or shower only?

I am also deciding on my bathroom tiles. One of my choices is having the same glass tiles like yours, but with glossy taupe colored subway tiles (matching the other glass tile color). I would like to do white subways like you, but we have a rust problem in our water and I'm not sure if I can maintain white grout/tiles. Do you think taupe subways with your glass mosaics would look ok? Or would the colors blend too much. I really like the white tiles you selected....
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Sometimes I wish there were fewer choices. I'm sure if there were, I'd be complaining that there aren't enough. :) I'm redoing my hall bath and am using white subways in the tub/shower alcove. After dithering over the color, I chose Daltile Arctic White, semi-gloss, which are plenty glossy. I'm just doing the standard offset layout. I'm not using accent tiles, chair rails, etc. but am going to use 1x6 quarter-round along the perimeter. It's understated, but I think a nice way to finish it off.
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BKO-- No need to apologise, that's for SURE!! Everyone has their own tastes, and if that's not something that trips your trigger, you don't owe anyone any apologies! :-) There IS one other floor that I like as a traditional looking floor (even though it really isn't) that went well with a subway tile bathroom I did a couple of years ago. It even has some blue pearl in it! :-) Or here's another variation of the same thing, but instead of honed carrera in the center, it's all polished, and blue pearl dots have been added inside the border stripe:
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I have similar concerns about too much white in my bathroom re-do. Currently, the bathroom is 50s pink n gray tile, so a lack of color will be a relief! I found a ceramic tile at Lowe's that looks like wood parquet. It matches the color of the hardwood in the hall by the bathroom. I am trying to copy an inspiration room on the Restoration Hardware website: white walls, dark stained vanity/mirror/wood floor. If you want to find the picture on the rh website, you have to look under the white bathroom rugs on the website. The tiles we purchased were a special order from Lowes and are about $4/sq. ft. Will keep up and see how your project turns out!
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Bloved -- the floors have held up marvellously. I did have to replace one small bit, but that was from removing a ghastly knee wall someone added in the 1960's that had a leak in its plumbing. We don't have kids, but the bath has withstood 3 young families since the 1920's, being the only bathroom in the whole house. We used Waterlox with Fabulon oil-based poly on top, and this combination seems pretty bulletproof. Water stands on the surface until it evaporates. Your mileage may vary -- if your kids are really sloppy and you don't want the fuss of having to mop up, you might consider a different surface. But we've found the wood warm and comfortable, especially when stepping out of the shower or bath! :-) Thanks Kem! I found vintage fir wood at an architectural salvage place and designed the double chair rails to match the rest of the house trim. (Honestly, I couldn't afford the fancy ogee tile I really lusted after to finish off the top of the wainscotting, so had to improvise.) One great resource for tile -- and floor -- ideas is Jane Powell's Bungalow Bathrooms, if you haven't seen that book yet. Many great color combos and inspiration tile layouts (Amazon.com lets you look inside it for some sample photos). I might go with black for the versatility, but a darker period blue would be great too. A nice vintage effect is a simple black pencil liner with tiny bits of white (cut from white pencil liner) between each one. Someone on gardenweb did this; I'll scour the history to see if I can find that photo for you.
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motherof3
12 years ago
Who is the manufacturer of your mosaic tile? I like how it is made up of different size pieces. Thanks.
rufinorox
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12 years ago
Motherof3 - there has been a change of plans. I went to purchase the tile from one Of our stores and suggested to my husband we look thru all 12 boxes needed, well thank god I did. All boxes but one had damaged tile. So wih that said we were concerned it would not e a good idea for our bathroom project. I really like the look , but the porcelain style were over $10 sq ft, not in our budget. Needless to say I am back at square one - I did find an 8x12 porcelain tile, which I decided to go with - just with a different glass tile. I think the glass tile I have shown would look reHally nice wih te beige. Now I need to find another floor tile to match new tile.
rufinorox
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12 years ago
motherof3 - tile is Jeffrey Court Elegant Trail Pencil

http://www.homedepot.com/buy/jeffrey-court-elegant-trail-pencil-12-in-x-12-in-glass-wall-floor-tile-205398.html

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