Tile choices for shower
I'm going to cross post this from Home Decorating because there's more traffic here. I'm trying to pick shower tile and need to decide very soon. These are the two choices I'm currently working with:
The subway tile is a taupe, the large tile is the floor tile for most of my house. On the left is one choice for shower floor tile, although I'm also considering a penny tile or a hexagon tile. I could just do the entire shower in the subway tile, although someone did suggest doing the floor and a decorative band in the penny tile.
This option would be the subway tile for shower with a four-inch decorative band of the oblong tiles. In the corner is a piece of the penny tile.
Some of the options I'm working with:
I'd appreciate opinions or thoughts. I also have a penny tile with a brownish band around each piece.
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andria564
6 years agoLoretta Seeker
6 years ago
The floor tile is already in so that can't be changed. I will be changing the countertop and the cabinets will either be painted or refaced.
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Comments (21)A good quality manufactured shower base/receptor can be very nice. Kohler make some nice ones from acrylic and some from cast iron, I think the reason people don't usually like them is that they've stood on ones that flex....cast iron won't do that. Then there is stuff like Corian that is sold through dealers. They make the floor installation a lot easier, but you obviously have to like the way they look. But it is far more sensible to use a continuous waterproof tray made in a factory that you just put down rather than assembling layers of plastic, mortar, waterproof membranes and finally tile and grout that is not waterproof. I very nearly used a Kohler base, but they didn't make a large enough one in cast iron and so I would have had to get a custom solid surface one and it was just easier and faster to put down a mud floor and waterproof it and tile. I think your contractor should remove the existing floor as who knows what's going on with the liner or maybe install something like the Kerdi system that you tehn tile over. They have a system that makes a lot of the tricky aspects of shower construction quite simple....See MoreNew shower (wall and pan) tile at a rental - what is the best choice?
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years agoAgree 100 % about not picking a gloss tile for shower floor! I personally don't like penny tiles because they are overwhelmed by the grout. I like the natural stones and river rocks.
This is the tile I chose for my shower floor. It comes in various colors and has no gloss.
Loretta Seeker thanked ravencajun Zone 8b TXLoretta Seeker
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThank you so much for the advice. I'm the worst at making decisions. So this picture shows the choices I have. I've decided to go with the taupe subway tile for the shower; I was thinking of doing the shower floor as well as a decorative trim in the penny tiles, carrying that over the tub and also as a backsplash over the vanity. Now I'm having second thoughts about the penny tile. I do like these other choices for flooring but I don't know if that would make it too busy then to use the penny tile as a boarder?? They don't seem to be glossy (slick). I could also run the subway tile vertically along the first row in the shower and then horizontally above it just to break up row after row of subway tile without any decorative trim?
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI love large subways laid vertically. You could run the elongated hex tiles vertically too. It gives a waterfall effect when a 12" strip of accent tile runs through the shower controls. The taupe hexes would work too but the elongated ones are directional so they lend themselves to that use. It would be more work to cut hex tiles for the edge though.
I'm not sure I'd use the accent in three places. Definitely do the backsplash and either the shower or the tub surround.
I love these cream ones with the greige grout.
Stonington Condo · More InfoLoretta Seeker thanked Userravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI ran my tiles vertically and did my accent tile section vertically in the center of the large wall. I am so happy I did. Really look at a lot of penny tile installed. And be sure it's rated for wet rooms. It just gets lost. Vertically installation.
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