Best Tile Size/Pattern for Tiny Bathroom?
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
10 years ago
gwlolo
10 years agoTake a look at our bathroom. Believe it or not it is just 5' 7'' wide and floor space after the shower basically fits a 48'' vanity and a toilet on one side. We used a calacutta look alike porcelain tiles on the floor. The small mosaic is in the shower area and the larger ones in the main floor area near vanity etc.
A small shelf with tiles and marble remnants to one side of the door.
48in vanity. The toilet is right next to it. In fact the TP holder is mounted right on the vanity side. The vanity is open underneath as I wanted to keep it feeling airy.
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Comments (8)I was considering mosaic style tile, but the cost is high and lots of grout-- probably not a great idea our budget bath. I like the idea of wood planks, but worry because the rest of our 1957 home has the original orange oak floors and the vanity in the bath will either be Ikea's Godmorgon in brown-black or walnut. I wanted large format (to eliminate grout) but am afraid they would have to cut down every other tile, since the floor area is so small and narrow. Thanks for the ideas!...See MoreTile most of the bathroom or tile the entire bathroom?
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Comments (12)When I suggested running it the long way I was considering the best look for the bathroom beyond too. I like a long edge to run into the room. It will make less cuts by the tub too so the edge is tidier. I don't know how wide the hallway is but to me the layout looks very chopped up since there's only one full tile in each course. With the 1/3 offset that an amateur should probably use it will be even choppier. It will be one large format tile next to a sliver of the other. The pic Bill posted is beautiful, but it looks like the hall pattern follows the pattern that was chosen for a larger space. That's why I like the stacked pattern here, running the length of the hall and then continuing into the bathroom....See Morejoaniepoanie
10 years agofirstlastbuild
10 years agojrueter
10 years agoMarinaGal
10 years agoThere are some really nice large format tiles (12" x 24") that you might want to take a look at. We just used them in my daughters' shared bathroom which is not much bigger (7' x 7'). The ones we picked are really easy maintenance b/c they hide dirt so well - it's hard to see well in the photo but these tile are a light blue and light brown and have a texture to them. They weren't super expensive either - somewhere around $8 per sf I think. They come in darker colors as well.
maypcs19
10 years agoleafy02
10 years ago
auntie_ellen boston
10 years ago
MarinaGal
10 years agoauntie ellen - sure thing! It is hard to photograph b/c we carved the room into two pieces - the vanity wall and then the tub/shower and toilet are behind a pocket door. This is a shared jack and jill bathroom. We also used this tile format in a 10x10 bathroom.
Here is the vanity wall part of the bathroom.
leafy02
10 years agobadgergal
10 years agoI had 12x12 tiles on the diagnol in the samll narrow bathroom of my previous house. I liked the way it made the space look wider so when we remodeled our current bath I didnt hesitate to do the diagnol pattern again. This time we used 18x18 tiles.
auntie_ellen boston
10 years ago
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