Bathroom Tiles - decision time, help!
I am back again for advices. Rough-ins are in the master bath, we need to make the decision on the tiles, countertop and vanity color. I am overwhelmed by the amount of choices and don't know how to put them together.
Q1: What do you think of the following wall/floor combination?
Shower system & rain shower head (Deltal Vero) and faucets (Delta Trinsic) are all chrome finish.
Wall tile is Mirage's Oxy Royal White, 12X24, nature finish (not sure what's that, stain maybe?). https://mirageusa.net/setting/oxy-ibrido-ox04-p1/
Floor tile is TileBar's Basic Cement Silver or Grigio (a darker shade), matte finish. https://www.tilebar.com/basic-cement-silver-12x24-matte-porcelain-tile.html
I could use Oxy Royal White on both wall and floor, too. In the picture, the big rectangular one is the Oxy Royal White and two small rectangular ones at the bottom are Basic Cement Silver and Grigio.
Also, The bath has only one window that is covered by an oak tree, so not much natural light. With the wall tile finish being matte, would that make the room DULL?
Q2: Tile around the vanity. My plan is to tile floor-to-ceiling for the shower using Oxy Royal White. The pony wall is 36" which should hide the toilet. The shower is 54"x 36". The wall tile will cover the pony wall. Wainscotting behind the toilet and wrap the tile under the window at 42". Question: Should I carry the wall tile to the side wall of the vanity, or should I only wainscotting at 36" so that the wall tile stop in front of the countertop. And then using the gray diamond shape glass tile in the picture to do the side of the vanity and the backslash at 6"?
Q3: Vanity color: Bright White or Warm Grey? samples are in the picture
Q4: Countertop: I am thinking a solid color quartz, no pattern. Should I do white or gray or introduce a 3rd color?
Q5: Contractor suggested that I should use countertop material for the top of the pony wall and top of the shower threshold. Visually from the door, will that be too busy? 36" pony wall vs. 42" wainscotting, countertop-material pony wall top vs. wall tile behind.
My biggest regret for this project is that I am too cheap/ignorant to engage a designer. I had no idea how many decisions are involved in the bathroom remodel!
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3 years agoHi Kate, you gave me a lot to think about. Shower system & rain shower head (Delta Vero) and faucets (Delta Trinsic) are all in chrome finish. Modern and simple style.
I chuckled at your comments about being masculine. I feel more and more masculine everyday with working from home and all live adults who I talk to being contractors and my husband.
In terms adding warm touches, I was going to add two maple floating shelves above the toilet in natural finish. Installing matte gold trimmed mirror and sconces.
My problem is that I like and can be inspired by almost everything. I am also very economical. Initially I loved the white-marble looking bath, but decided against it because I don't want to "time stamp" my bath remodel. Also because I have to wait until December for tiles... I also liked wood-looking tiles, but was told it's on its way out. Basically what I am trying to say is that I don't have original ideas and I don't have a distinguished personal style. However, here's some room decor I instinctively feel attractive.
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Comments (22)Just my 1/2 cent. I would tile the entire wall, shower and behind toilet. It is the visual entry wall from your door entrance. I realize a curtain needs to be closed for the most part to dry, but i open mine for the rest of the day because it opens up the room, and i like my tile. It goes all the way up to a post and beam ceiling. I'm not sure why it bugs me to see so many breaks and jags in tile these days, up down and across, even stair stepping...shower steam and moisture does effect the wall above eventually and the wall towards the toilet just by the direction of your shower head. But more to the point is when this trend started. Having been in hundreds of NYC bathrooms original build from the turn of the century thru the 60's, they do not jog tile up down and around in some decorative way. Stopping at the division before your sink area is fine as that division makes sense. A friend of mine stopped the tile like your last post, but it was a budget concern, so maybe that is the reasoning? The recent 'modernists' in bath design seem to do a great job with many of these issues by taking tile all the way around at the shower curtain/glass door line...the entire room, or tiling one entire wall. In the first pic above, the nice traditional bath with vintage fixtures, i would have stopped the tile just above, by one or two tiles, the window hardware, all the way around clean. That would fall just below the sconces. Just a thought, probably just me......See Morehelp - bathroom redo decisions 2 parts
Comments (14)My son is just finishing up a bathroom redo. He had water leaking into the kitchen below the bathroom. To correct the leak he had to remove the tub, tile surround and floor tile so that meant the vanity and toilet had to go too. One of his friends told him to file a claim with his insurance company. He was pleasantly surprised when they gave him a check that amounted to about half of the total renovation cost. So if you haven't done so already file a claim with your insurance company. His bathroom is a simliar set up to yours except his vanity is 66 inches long. His toilet is also between the vanity and tub like yours. He has another bathroom with a tub so he decided to do a shower only in this bathroom. He opted for the Kohler cast iron shower pan that is meant to replace a 30x60 tub. His vanity will be natural maple. He found a remnant at a fabricator's and will be using black pearl granite for the countertop. Just for some ideas for you here is his before And here is a during: He used Dal Tiles Ayers Rock Majestic Mound porcelain tile with 13x20 tiles on the wall and 20x20 on the floor. He is waiting on shower doors and his counter top so I can't post finished pics yet but we think it already looks great. My daughter did a small bath remodel this past spring she used Dal Tiles Florentine porcelain tile. She kept her tub and used 12x24 around it with 24x24 on the floors. Since she had no linen closet in her house she opted to sacrifice sink/countertop space for tall storage. Her sink base is 24 inches and the tall cabinet is 18 inches. She used a remnant of quartz for her countertop. Here are a couple shots of her bathroom. Good luck on your remodel This post was edited by badgergal on Wed, Nov 5, 14 at 16:30...See MoreBathroom Decisions #1: Tile Color and Medicine Cabinet Choice
Comments (1)Honestly, I don't think you, us, or anyone can make that call without putting the actual materials together and looking at them. In general, I certainly don't think that classy white tile will look "cheap" with a taupe-y room. If it's nice tile. But believe me, EVERY white tile, subway, square, whichever, looks different in real life. I've now had to choose subways for two kitchens and white field tile for two bathrooms, and the difference in appearance between them is amazing. In the last bathroom, I was on a super tight budget and tiling all the walls, so I had to choose a cheap tile. The two cheapest (Lowes and HD's subways and 4x4s, by American Olean and, I think, Daltile, but their low-end, big-box-only lines) are very uniform and have glazes that lack any sort of depth or lustre. I just couldn't do it. Interestingly, just a few cents more per tile buys the American Olean field tile with a different surface texture (ever so slightly wavy, which creates a bit of sparkle in the room) and slightly different colored glaze. The "richness" in the look between these 3 tiles, all of which were the same size, shape, and bright white... was incredible. All that is just to illustrate the point that you really gotta see it in person :) That particular bathroom, by the way, has grey-beige walls and a beige, limestone-look tile on the floor. White fixtures, and white tile. I think it looks quite elegant ;) If you want to add a masculine touch, and you want to use the dark medicine cabinet, would you consider doing white tile with a black (or dark brown- whatever matches the cab) accent? You could even run the tile around the walls of the room as wainscotting. Like this, sort of? Or some other way to bring that dark accent in... otherwise I think I would go with the white medicine cabinet... I also agree with you on preferring recessed medicine cabinets!...See MoreNeed quick decision on paint color for beige tile bathroom
Comments (74)Shower curtain is in! I found it at world market; rug (and towels, not pictured) from target....See More
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