Is the tile pattern too busy?
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Hello I have a small powder room where I’d like to install this tile. I’ve been told by a couple of friends that it may be too busy for the space which is 25 sq ft. Thoughts / suggestions please.
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PROlast yearCan you take a picture of your powder room so we can see the space, in case you are changing everything the sink, vanity that would also help to see what other materials you have in this space. I also wonder if you planned to do the walls and the floor with this tile. I will post some pictures with fun tiles so you can see some examples, and see if it looks like it's too much for you. I love how the tile you chose looks but I personally wouldn't do both the walls and floor in this tile.
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Comments (9)I see your point, writersblock. My shower and toilet are in a separate room from the vanity, although there is visibility between the 2 areas when the pocket door is open. The vanity area would have the counter and ledge in Azul Macaubas and the plain gray field tile on the floor. I wanted to bring a little bit of blue accent into the shower so that that room is not just solid gray floor and walls. I need a small tile for the shower floor, and the Via Tornabuoni does not come in small sizes. I was thinking of doing the shower floor like this, with Via Tornabuoni field tiles making up the outside border and mosaic in the middle. [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/from-mid-century-to-contemporary-master-bathroom-midcentury-bathroom-seattle-phvw-vp~540585) [Contemporary Bathroom design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2103) by Seattle Interior Designer ID by Gwen...See MoreOur Calacatta floor tiles - Is the veining too busy?
Comments (7)Thank you for all the responses, I feel so much better! I wasn't sure if the floor would end up looking too busy. Our vanity will be stained a medium brown, so perhaps it makes it a unique focal point and therefore the marble on the counter is okay if it's softer than the tile on the floors. The people we bought the tiles from actually sorted our floor tiles from the lot, to keep them as consistent to each other as possible. They had shown me other lots of Calacatta and they varied just as Bill and others had described. They had one lot with the softer veining, but unfortunately didn't have enough for our master bathroom. Marlene - I love your bathroom and you have a beautiful, peaceful marble on your counter, so I'm happy to know that you also like the busier veining on some of your tiles. Zeebee - please post pics when you get your samples. I'd love to see them!! I'm so happy that we've been able to incorporate Calacatta in our home as I've loved seeing it in others' kitchens. I'm super happy with our Bianco Antico kitchen counters, but Calacatta had an allure that I just could not ignore. Here is the layout of our master bath. The 18x18 Calacatta floor tiles will be on the floor, while the 5/8x5/8 mosaics will border an area on the floor, and go on the shower floor. The bathroom walls will have a half wall of subway tile, and the subway tiles are carried over into the shower walls and ceiling. The slab of course, will go on the vanity counter, as well as the marble jambs and thresholds....See MoreHelp Pls - Entry Tile pattern too busy-tile guy on his way
Comments (50)thanks all, ajsmama, yes I said Ididn't like the rug and I didn't, but this is the best pattern for that space andnow that I see it I see that dh and others here were correct. I know too funny, I now have what I didn't like and now like what i didn't like, strange process for me....See MoreBusy tile floor, what color/pattern granite counters?
Comments (3)Your cabinets are similar in color as mine. If you're looking for a product to flow with the colors look into New Venetian Gold or Santa Cecilia granite (both are very similar in color, movement of the stone is different). Up close the granite will seem busy but when you step back it will all flow nicely....See MoreRelated Professionals
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PROlast yearNot too busy! You can envelop a powder room in patterns of different scales, with similar colors, and it all works as a jewel box. Look at how this Mario Buatta Kips Bay Showhouse uses black and white, together with COLOR, and other patterns.
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I am doing something like this in my guest bathroom. It is VERY small. One sink and a tub shower combo with white subway tile with black grout. I’m starting to worry it might be a little much.
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