Tile choices- bathroom, will they work.
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The photo is an idea board of a possible bathroom option . Forgive my amateur skills. I found an online design program last night and am not yet up to speed. Far from it.
I just went to know if these choices could work together. More photos in comments.
I already have and love the vanity ( couldnt get much of that to show in 2nd photo but the top is a travertine which does work with everything else)
its whether the tile works together that I'm focusing on. I love each one...so I hope so.
I'll have a frameless shower door. The shower is large.
My preliminary plan :
1. Use the basket weave tile for a back accent wall in the shower. The dark insets are actually brown and match the dark inserts in the baslet weave and I think it ( hope) it should work with the vanity, which is a darker brown than the photo shown.
2. Use the same tile ( the almost solid light tile) on the floor and 3 walls of the shower. The floor tile blends with the basket weave ( hope that shows)
3. Use the darkest tile on the floor if he shower.
( practical, easy clean won't show dirt)
These choices will be a base for accents such as sconce lights, towel bars, bathroom mirror, etc.
Comments (19)
J Corn
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoplease see updates at the bottom. of this thread
Floor tile on left would also be on 3 walls of shower. Floor tile matches or blends with lighter shade of the basket weave. Vanity color is on bottom right.,
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PROBeth H. :
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agono to all 3 in the shower. they are all very different. Do the bone basketweave on the floor and the larger tile on the walls. The dark emperador marble 1x1's, don't belong, they're too small, and don't work w/the other two. Look at the current squares in your shower. why do you want a repeat of that? Too much grout and too busy looking.
Is this the look you're after, somewhat?
this one has different patterns, but they're w/the same material.
this is your brown marble, in a 2x2, tumbled.
Does that tile have any other variations you could use? Is the large wall tile a porcelain or actual travertine?
you could try using the brown w/similar wall tiles on your floor so it blends better. does your wall tile have a small mosaic?
or you could use the basket on the floor and border it w/larger pieces of the brown
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI appreciate your help so much! This has a similar basket weave to mine ( maybe identical but different size) and I like this design, except for the towel bar.
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Beth H. :
6 years agothis is what my marble restorer gave me to clean my shower.
I don't think the deep clean is needed on a new shower, so the regular cleaner is fine.
I put it in a spray bottle of water w/a 10:1 ratio. wet the stone first, then spray on the cleaner, agitate w/a soft brush, rinse. works great on my stone. Do not use anything acidic w/marble, it will etch. even the OTC cleaner that says safe to use? it isn't. ask me how I know! J Corn
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoJudy- I used Canva. It's free. I found it online last night. I used the Interior Design template ( I think) but you can play with lots of templates and omitted the text . I only practiced for one night or my results would have been better. They have a tutorial which I'll explore later.
J Corn
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoJudy- Hers another example where I used Canva to play with lighting options. The bottom right image is just filler, not an actual option I'm considering. And the large tile is showing darker than it is, Canvas has some way to adjust colors but I haven't learned that yet. I'm just trying to get a feel for images that have a size and scale that look okay on a. Idea board
.J Corn
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoClick on photo to see enlarged photo. I worked up another design idea board, using suggestions here - thank you all so much- and eliminating the dark brown floor tile, which I agree could distract from the other tiles. The more I look at it, the more it seems that using it would result in a dark and not appealing floor.
Not every photo in my current design board is a serious option. I primarily wanted to showcase our 2 remaining tile options - after eliminating the dark brown. Thise tiles are on the far left side and
The large solider color tile does match a shade in the basket weave. .i just can't get my photo to indicate that.
So I threw in some photos to fill the template I used ( these nonetheless may have elements that work, interested in feedback)
My primary concern at this point, though, Is the floor and wall shower tile. Both tile selections are promoted as suitable for floors and walls. Am I getting closer to good choices? So grateful for the input I've been receiving.
J Corn
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Beth H. :