Help! Picking bathroom tiles is driving me mad :)
Hi guys!
so my husband an I have bought a Victorian semi that needs a lot of work. It‘s stuck in the 50’s and need some Victorianesk charm with a slight modern twist injected in to the property. Our first challenge is the bathroom decor. Isn’t it funny how before you get the opertunaty to do up a house you think you know exactly what you want and then the moment comes and you become a dear in headlights overwhelmed with choice!
So, the bathroom is a strange L shape (see picture) I really like the idea of keeping it traditional with pattern floor tiles. Just worried it won’t work with the shape of the bathroom and maybe make it look smaller. I had a look at Encustic tiles and love them, just worried they are hard work to upkeep them being porous etc... has anyone had experience with these in a bathroom? Or has seen similar style tiles that are not concrete? Failing the pattern tile idea, any suggestions about what flooring style would work? For the walls I was thinking subway tile in a herringbone pattern around the bath area?
Thanks so much! S
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6 years agoThank you all for your comments! I think I’m sold on the pattern floor I will upload pictures once it’s done. Yes the toilet is below the window, we have made sure the window height is appropriate. I know it’s not the done thing having the toilet being the first thing you see when you walk in, but feel we have no options with the shape of the room being strange. But we are open to any suggestions!? Was thinking something like this on the end of the L shaped (with more of a traditional Vanity unit) and the floor tiles below.
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