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Pinwheel tile floor/border question

16 years ago

I am very fortunate in that I have been given the left-overs from another bathroom remodel and they are beautiful travertine pinwheel tiles that work beautifully with the polished travertine I chose for the shower wall above the tub (this is an update only - we are keeping the original tub). I also received the coordinating vanilla-colored travertine border pieces (6x12). My question has to do with placement of the pinwheel "rug" in the center of the plain border tiles. I wish I was technically savvy enough to post a drawing but I'm not - sorry. The floor is a long rectangle, 95" long by 42" wide. All along one long side is the vanity and all along the other side is the tub/shower and the linen closet. The toilet is at the end of the room, opposite as you walk in. My question is, do I lay the pinwheel center area as if the toilet is not there, meaning do a true 6" wide border around the whole room (causing the toilet to sit on part of the pinwheel rug) or do I do 2 feet of border tiles at the end of the room so there is plain tile all under the toilet and the pinwheel rug is essentially only on the front 2/3 of the room? I'm thinking that it makes more sense to pretend the toilet is not there when I do the floor and just do a simple border and let the rest of the fixtures, etc., fall where they may. Any thoughts would be most appreciated!

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sheltieche
16 years ago
I am visual person and usually do dry layout tile several times before I can figure out what goes where. Do the dry layout and see which way it looks best for you. Tiles that go on the wall gets laid out on the appropriate size of plastic or sheet to see if I am going to run in any problems.
weedyacres
16 years ago
I agree: exclude the toilet from the calculation of the room size. Think of the center area as a rug in the room, which you wouldn't put underneath the toilet.
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