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!
Comments (6)
- 4 years ago
Hi 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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