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design dilemma - bathroom floors

3 years ago

Need advice please. I am using porcelain slabs for my 11’ x 11’ second master bathroom - NTech Statuario A and B so they book match. The attach photo doesn’t do justice - it looks blue but in reality it’s white with veining. I’d appreciate advice on what flooring to go with. The bathroom has plenty of natural light. I’m thinking a stone look, perhaps 16” x 48” or 24” x 48” tiles?

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RedRyder

3 years ago

I think a dark slate grey floor would look great with the beautiful slabs you found. It can be matched for the shower floor in a smaller format more easily. I also think it would be more dramatic than a medium grey.

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eld6161
3 years ago
Gray large format? What are doing for the vanity? What color do you the walls?
David L
Original Author
3 years ago
The vanity is 72”, modern design with a spessart oak finish. Three of the 4 walls are in the porcelain slab (each slab is 126” high x 63” wide). The third wall is to be painted - color TBD.

The large gray format I’m thinking of is per attached photo.
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It's probably impossible to match the white of the old and new tiles and if they aren't pretty close, it's going to look like a miss. It could be the lighting in the photos, but the floor tile looks more yellow than the wall tile. I would change it to gray, but I just don't like white floors either. 2+ years ago we moved into a house that has a bathroom with a white tile floor and it shows every fallen hair and speck of dust. The tile you like probably comes in gray. If you use gray you have sidestepped the whites matching issue. Just make sure the it is complementary with the color of the vanity as grays all have an undertone. As for the wall color, the last thing you do is paint, so don't worry about that yet. Test a large swatch before doing the whole room. Sea Salt is a very popular color in bathrooms and I don't think it looks like it only belongs in a child's bedroom, so go ahead and try it. The issue there is going to be partly whether it matches or clashes with the vanity, and also like you say, if it's just too much blue-green in the room. If it doesn't work out, look at off whites with an undertone similar to the color of the vanity.
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acm
3 years ago
Grays are notoriously difficult to match, so be sure you see your samples side by side (and thus in the same lighting). If they match tonally, that should work. I guess you're using that large slab on all the actual walls, not just the shower walls? don't forget shower floor tiles if there's not a tub in this bath -- they need to be small.
David L
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you. Any further ideas for the shower floor, and any alternative to the gray I’ve described herein? There is a freestanding tub in the room, separate from the shower (which is 6’ x 4’-6” and curbless).
David L
Original Author
3 years ago
Porcelain slab is on 3 of the 4 walls, not just in the shower.
David L
Original Author
3 years ago
There is a freestanding tub in this bathroom and the shower (approx 48" x 72") is curbless. Any suggestions for the shower floor (size and color) - should they be the same as the rest of the bathroom floor but perhaps slightly smaller?
jetguy41
last year
Final product photos?

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