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Help! me choose floor tile for tiny bathroom & kitchen

2 years ago

I have a tiny bathroom (22 sf), a tiny kitchen (64 sf), & a more regular-sized bathroom (34 sf). i has the most gorgeous, perfect 12x12 tile selected, only to fine out it is discontinued-UGH. I have narrowed the backup tile down to 2 slate-look options:

1) 12x12 tiles Kendal slate Ambleside Beige

2) 12x24 Riverdale Sand

The dilemma is this:

- 12x12 looks good from a distance, but up close looks like a cheesy photo of stone.

- 12X24 is very pretty & natural looking, but is it too big & trendy/modern for these spaces? the look is “cozy mountian cottage”.

HELP- which one is best??

tiny bath:

Average bath:

Tiny kitchen:

Here are the tiles:

Please help. thank you!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years ago
IMO run the wood floos into the kitchen and then that leaves only the bathroom and what is wrong with the tile in there already. . I need to see the rooms a bit better to have any idea of your style . IMO in a tiny bathooorm instaed of a shower curtain I would do a glass shower screen before even thinking about changing the flooring
misschris15
Original Author
2 years ago
sorry, the wood floor in the pic is not the flooring in the condo… it is currently ancient berber carpet, soon to be replaced with revwood laminate.

i love tile for bathrooms & kitchen, it’s a Raised floor for the kitchen which makes it more like a separate room. the tiles are peel & stick linoleum there.

The tiny bathroom already has a glass shower; I’d love to rip it all out, but unfortunately labor cost in the mountains of CO are astronomical… so budget will only cover flooring at this time.

Do you think the 12x24 tile is too big for these small spaces?
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2 years ago
I agree with Patricia Colwell Consulting. Your bathroom tile probably needs to be steam cleaned and then repair any cracked grout, fix the baseboards. The shower door in the small bathroom would be my first priority to replace, I think your shower curtain is very cute. I would do the same with the tile in the kitchen. Tack the carpet down at the transition. Save up until you can run one flooring throughout. Get some colorful new rugs in the meantime.
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2 years ago
Sorry, we posted at the same time. Can’t you put laminate in the bathroom? All one floor will make it seem bigger. I would use it in the kitchen as well.
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You can use a transition or hard surface reducer for the change in height in the kitchen.
misschris15
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2 years ago
the kitchen is about a 9” step up. I appreciate the feedback but i think i am set on the project at hand, im really seeking opinions on which of the two tiles would be best. I don’t love laminate enough to put it everywhere & wouldn’t use real wood due to my 2 large dogs.

maybe i will just buy both tiles, & lay them out to decide.
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2 years ago
I would use Grout Renew on your bathroom grout, then I would paint vanity white and add hardware.

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