Bathroom needs help - which tile/vanity should match our gray tub?!
A Payne
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Bathroom renovation--tile direction for bath tub wall and floor
Comments (7)There are no hard and fast rules for tile orientation. You can run them whichever way looks best to you. My daughter and my son both recently redid their bathrooms and put 12x24 tiles stacked vertically on the walls. They didn't have to decide on vertical vs horizontal for the floor because they used 24x24 squares on the floor. In my bath I have 10x13 vertical on the walls and 18x18 on the diagonal on the floor. IMO the large square tiles make their small floor spaces look bigger. Do your tiles come in squares too? Maybe you could put them on the floor. If you stay with the 12x24s on the floor placing then horizontal ( long side parallel to the tub may make your room look wider). You can still put the wall tiles whichever way you want. Here's a couple shots of my DD's tiles Good luck in your remodel....See MoreHelp! Need advice on 1950's bathroom tile & tub/shower
Comments (21)Thank you everyone for all of your replies! Sorry for the absence...I have no internet here at the house yet. In response to questions/comments: kudzu9: There are areas of the grout that are missing, and the remainder has turned yellow. I would like to replace the missing grout and whiten the yellowed. We hope to rent out the home, so I don't trust tenants to wipe down painted walls. I'm hoping to find a complementary alternative. benjesbride: Unfortunately, the reason I have little budget now is that most of the original plumbing has to be redone. The drains are all old cast iron, and have degraded...there are lead pipes too. So, since they are replacing them, I figure that now would be the time to relocate. Thank you for your advice on "embracing the retro" and your link! nosoccermom: I cant really remove the shower head, as its the only bath in the home. I LOVE your idea of glass, and will research it. Have to figure out how to seal it from moisture and how to make area where it meets tile waterproof. Fori is not pleased: LOL!!!! I'm not pleased either! Thanks for the laugh and suggestion. I will def head over there once I have internet at the house, and am ready to make all the decorating decisions.polly929: I had considered having a company reglaze the tub & tile white, but the many opinions of keeping the original intact have made me reconsider. I am keeping the home, but am trying to fix it up to rent out for now. bpathome: Thanks for sharing your experience. I was considering adding 4x4 tile above the existing, but someone else said it wouldn't look good and hearing your experience too really gives me pause. I agree that the glass sounds like a cool possibility, but I need to research the installation issues. Would wallpaper hold up in a shower??? Yes, I absolutely need to redo the floor. Its a pier and beam home, so I am avoiding any real tile. However, I have looked at black & white LVT alternatives in both the hex and penny. jesshs: That is amazing! I cannot believe someone on here has actually had this tile! And its funny you mentioned grey....that is exactly the color I was thinking of going with on the walls! As far as paint on the shower walls, as I said above to kudzu9, we are planning to rent the home out and I worry about tenants taking the time to do that sort of maintenance. I want to go with something I don't have to worry about them taking care of. cpartist: Another retro vote! I'm coming around :) The grout is yellowed, and missing in a few areas. I'm hoping there is a way to bring it back to white. I agree with you, and everyone else, about the grab bars, as well as the shower head. And so glad to get another grey vote! I am absolutely redoing the floor. Just haven't decided what would go best. Again, THANK YOU everyone for your opinions and suggestions. Please, keep the ideas coming!...See MoreFixing NEW Tub/tile joint in Bathroom Remodel: clear silicone?
Comments (8)FYI Mapei rep was great and said caulk is best at that joint, plus they sell matching silicone caulks. He said many tilers still grout that joint, so it is common....but not best. He also said he'd be lying if he didn't try to cover up mistakes as my tile guy did in the past, and we had a good laugh. He recommended chipping out the tile with holes in it and re-doing it....but he also said most tilers out there have tried to pull off similar cover-ups...which I appreciate....it will help me in how I approach my contractor....See More1960s Gold tile, sunken tub, bathroom help!
Comments (4)haha! I'm laughing. Thank you for the input. yes, the lights drive me crazy. From previous owner. I haven't tackled this room yet, because it's low priority for me... but I've been forced to give it some attention, now. I'd really prefer another style, but I suppose we could at least flip them the correct way. The art is original to the previous owner as well. They left everything behind! I just haven't gotten to this room since we're blending a family with 11 kids, doing the distance learning thing, and have a bunch of repairs and higher priority projects I've focused on. Literally didn't even touch some of the ordinary art just out of exhaustion. lol! Love the input so far! Thank you...See More
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