Trading deep blue tile for high quality paint?
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4 years agoWhat about trying a wallpaper on that wall? Lots of options for color and design.
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Subway Tile - brands and quality?
Comments (23)I used ADEX subway tiles for my kitchen. The reason I used them is because I wanted something pure and milky white. ADEX tiles are an opaque glaze over terracotta tile and just have a slightly different look to them. You'd think that would be less white than a tile with a white base but it's actually MORE white. I believe these were about $5/sf. IMO (and this is just my opinion) unless you are looking for a specific color or specific trim pieces, there is very little reason to go above generic daltile/AO subways to any of the other subways (and unless you are going for all white, people have successfully mixed and matched less expensive field tile with colored trim pieces from other lines and the results have been beautiful. But as far as the shape and look of the tile - there's a pretty small difference between generic subways of different lines (not counting specialty subways like period reproductions or beveled or handmade looking etc). Like I said, the reason I went for the ADEX was the milky white color that didn't look off next to my appliances and bright white trim. As far as how they look installed though, there's not a huge difference between those and the cheapies. Here is a picture of my far better crafted backsplash (because I did it myself, SOB) This is before the trim was painted white though....See Morebathroom hell (blue tub, pink tiles), redo help needed
Comments (6)What a bathroom! What a neat tub and sink! Is this a vacation home or permanent? I'm not sure it matters but it would work better for a vacation home (psychologically anyway), but what about doing the tub/shower plumbing like an old clawfoot with shower added? Full surround shower curtain (or just two sides if you want to redo the tile nice and watertight I guess) with the showerhead piped openly from the lower plumbing and attached to the curtain rod? Wrong terms, I know, but maybe you know what I mean. LIke the one linked below (cheaper versions and different configurations are available--this was just a quick google.) I'd guess there used to be a thicker floor that was removed and nobody bothered to tell the toilet. If you're really being cheap, you could maybe get away with a lot of paint on the cabinets and curtains over the missing doors, but the cabinets would have to be sturdy enough to keep for that to work. Crisp white tile is inexpensive and you CAN put tile on a piece of plywood for the removable countertop. It'll be heavy enough you won't need to anchor it. Maybe you can DIY drywalling the ceiling. It's not a fun job, but it's a good bonding experience with whatever friends you can get to help. :) Here is a link that might be useful: example of ceiling mount shower curtain/tub-to-shower conversion...See MorePaint- Blue Grey Master Bath with Pics
Comments (68)Hi! palladian is a tad more blue than BM wythe is. wythe is more green. . I have it in my entire basement. I'm attaching a pic of my basement bath. I have very similar tile as the op, I am going with SW contented, which is very similar to my wythe, it is a blue/green mix which leans more green. I have found in my bathroom that "more green" works better than "more blue". Acutally, the only reason we are not using wythe in our bath is because our bath opens to SW bamboo shoot in our master bedroom, and the Contented paint is listed on a brochure as being a match for bamboo shoot. wythe blue, oh how I love thee! LOL!...See MoreIssues with quality and finishes (photos added)
Comments (47)The cabinet and tile totals are pretty darn low for the look and level that you appeared to want. Those are the Big Two that standout in the contract and the photos. I would have taken that as a Red Flag to research exactly what was being proposed for those. I would have expected the project to be a minimum of 50-75K more than what you paid, to get the look and quality that you assumed you would get here. If the tile is properly waterproofed in wet areas, and that is a HUGE IF, then I’d be inclined to have some of the worst in the non wet areas tweaked as best as their skill allows. And leave the wet areas alone. Maybe an epoxy grout colorant matched yo the background color in order to minimize the contrast. If the wet areas are not waterproofed correctly, that is a tearout and redo. That is unacceptable at any price point. But, I’d just settle for a credit for all of the tile work and hire someone else. It will not be nearly enough to pay for a redo from a true tile Pro though. That’s where that Red Flag on price will bite you, The cabinets are total TX backyard hobbyist junk and need to be gone. There is no salvaging that type of poor work, and improper finishing. I’d want a credit for all of the cabinet work in the house. It’s builder grade and finished with their feet. All flash and no substance. That credit will not be enough to get cabinets at the level that you wanted either. Pretty far from it. Another Red Flag. This is going to get ugly, because he is going to end up owing you more than you have left to pay him. And it will cost you another 50-100K to get things done to the level that you want. Or, you accept that the level you wanted isn’t reachable within your desired budget, and accept the level that your budget and contractor were able to give you....See More
PROKitchen Tune-up Zeeland, Sales & Design
4 years agoa gorgeous bathroom like that won't hurt your resale! Just don't paint your house like this...
(this house is actually on the market in my city right now)
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4 years agoIt's down to the studs, with walls just getting insulated. But here's a diagram my son came up with. The tile in question would run up the wall behind the vanity.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoBTW, this is the vanity he's hoping for (IKEA Godmorgon plussed up with custom mahogany veneer fronts). He specifically chose blue tile and mahogany because he heard we were aiming for a Midcentury Modern vibe and he knew orange and blue were popular MCM colors.
My tile person (a childhood friend) sketched up three designs for this vanity/tile. This is my son's pick. We were originally going to do a mirror across most of the wall, but I think this could work. Plus, he's really into plants and wants to use part of this wall for his leafy buddies. We're seesawing on whether to take the blue tile under the vanity, though. The shower will be all 12x24 glossy white tile, his request (and affordable, whew!). Floors at the moment: a textured graphite grey porcelain in 12 x 24.
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4 years agoOK, sized it down. The vanity wall will be straight ahead on this back wall. Toilet to the left of it. Shower to the left of camera lens; shower faces toilet.
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4 years agoBTW, the house was drywalled today, so now this bathroom is easier for me to see what it would be like to do a vibrant color tile across the bottom half of the wall, with mirror across the top. (I'm not very good at visualizing on my own.)
Mittens Cat
4 years agoHey, I think we found our favorite tile! Seneca Tile! (Thanks to Helen, I think??) The blue and green tiles are from Seneca. So rich--in any light! Love! Son prefers the lighter blue at bottom left. I think mixing some would be amazing. Thoughts?
@Lady Driver, interesting! Thanks! Noted.
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