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Same tile in bathroom and kitchen?

12 years ago

We have a beautiful tile that we used on the walls for a bathroom renovation last year. This year we've moved on to the kitchen, and have been looking for a backsplash tile. Lo and behold, we have almost enough of the bathroom tile left over to do our backsplash. The color is right, it's a gorgeous tile and it would save us a bunch of money to use it in the kitchen. Would you?

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Adrienne2011

12 years ago

As long as it can get wet and it's suitable for that type of installation, I think it's a great way to tie your home into a sort of cohesive decor scheme.

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debbiesull
12 years ago
I absolutely would. I found a great tile that I loved and used it in all 4 of my bathrooms - with different accent tiles. The buyers of our home loved it too so go for it and save some money for something else!
pricklypearcactus
12 years ago
Absolutely. If you love the tile and it works and you already have it, that's perfect. I also enjoy seeing materials repeated throughout the home (even if the areas aren't connected). I intend to use the same floor tile in my kitchen that I used in my laundry room / powder room and will also use in my entry.
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calimama
12 years ago
Yes!! Wish I had enough left over for that. I would have done it in a heartbeat!
barbcollins
12 years ago
Yes, I did the opposite. Used leftover tiles from a kitchen countertop for a master bathroom shower.
blfenton
12 years ago
Just to be different - I wouldn't. But, I have to admit that it is my own personal icky bias. Our cabinets, counters everything in the bathrooms are different than in the kitchen. Why? Because the thought of doing "bathroom business" in the bathroom and then coming into the kitchen to do "food and cooking business" and seeing the same stuff is, to me (IMHO), just icky.
palimpsest
12 years ago
I would do it, if it worked with everything, sure.
ellaf
12 years ago
I would!
sallysue_2010
12 years ago
I did!
lazydaisynot
12 years ago
Yes, I would. I really like the idea of using left-over materials and would have no qualms about using the same tile in these two applications.
lazy_gardens
12 years ago
I would worry about the ALMOST enough ... can you still get matching tile?
bmka
12 years ago
I would! Anything to save money today is great! The only concern would be having enough. If you need to save tile you could always create a mural over the stove or maybe find an inexpensive listello to run down the middle to help with the square footage.

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