Help with bathroom tile design
Hiya, we will be redoing our downstairs toilet/shower next year and I'm
looking at tiles now as aware good prices may come up in the new year.
We cant decide how to tile the room though! I’ve attached some photos of the present room. We want to do half time around the room-apart from where the shower will be floor to ceiling tiling. There will be alcoves and the toilet cistern will be hidden with a shelf over it. We feel to keep it simple with whites/greys.
Would you tile the whole shower and floor one colour...maybe a grey then do the walls a separate tile (White).
Or do the shower and all walls same tile and then the floor a contrasting darker tile? It’ll be used a lot!
The labour is costing £5.5k and so we want this to be long lasting in style! The bathroom that’s in now was done so badly and lots of things not done properly. Before you ask-we had several quotes and they were all around the £5k mark!
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Comments (9)Query - why does the back wall of your shower have a slanted bit at the bottom? Is there something behind that, and under your storage area, that would mean you can't use all that back wall? If there's nothing there, and no problem with that corner, then: 1 - You could leave the bath where it is. Upgrade the panelling around the base and maybe put a little door in the panelling for under bath storage of cleaning stuff etc. Maybe even upgrade the bath itself too? And then move the loo to the back left corner, facing the window. Move the basin closer to the new loo position, and further away from the door, and build a low storage 'wall' all along that side wall, with the basin on it, and the loo also. The top of that new 'wall' will be a shelf for putting nice candles etc. Then, mirror all across that side wall, above the shelf, to increase the light and spaciousness. This is what we had in our tiny bathroom. It's more linear looking, with the main items on opposite sides of the room. 2 - Move the bath to horizontally across that back wall as you suggested - if space allows for the length of the bath. I think there will be enough space for a shower, even with sloping ceiling. Try standing up in the bath, and see if there is room above the tallest person's head. If you attach a pump to the shower, you will have enough power for a good shower. Maybe use mirror type tiles on the back wall above the bath to reflect light, and increase space. Move loo further into the room. Consider putting basin beside loo if there's enough room now, under the window and connecting them both, with a similar streamlined idea to above. This will square out the room a bit, leaving central space. You will also have a little space then on the left side where the sink was. Maybe a towel ladder could go there, or nice storage basket for loo rolls etc. 3 - Go and talk to Carolina in the Tubs & Tiles in Sandyford, in Dublin. She's amazing, and is a qualified architect, so she really understands space. She re-did our tiny bathroom. It looks amazing and has already won a prize! We took out the bath for a walk in shower. Which is my next suggestion to you! Even if you have small toddlers etc - you can always get a big plastic basin for baby bathing for a couple of years, and leave it in the shower. We left the sink and loo along the left side, and they're connected with the type of shelf I mentioned above. Good luck!...See MoreLinds F
3 years agoDundrum 16
3 years agominnie101
3 years agoi must admit that quote seems quite punchy, are you in London? I know you said you‘ve had a few quotes but COVID seems to have pushed the prices up a lot with demand for home improvements.
I wouldn’t tile all the walls either personally, leave them free to change paint colour or wallpaper when wanted. I think people have also been moving away from fully tiled bathrooms as they can be quite cold unless you use textured tiles, wood etc. If you want something that lasts, you could consider marble tiles, shaker style vanity or even half panelled walls as I’m not sure it’s a look that will date? I’ve added this picture as although it’s on a trend look with the wallpaper, if you strip that away essentially you have something that should never date?
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I would recommend using a different colour or texture tile on the control panel area, it breaks up the tiles all being the same and has a purpose. Also consider matching your statement tile to the colour of you bathroom units.
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3 years agoLinds F
3 years agominnie101
3 years agoYou’re right, most them are tiled with a form of stone, quartz etc top however some are clad. You can always tile it though if wanted, I just meant I personally wouldn’t have 4 walls of tiles. Bathroom paint is obviously meant to be suitable however can only assume it will fare ok if it gets that bad! I always open a window as well but not so practical when it’s downstairs! What’s the depth of the sink and will see if I can find anything?
why not post the tiles you’ve seen?
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3 years agoTo an extent it depends on the style of the property. We find the part tiled look works well particularly in smaller spaces and, as has been pointed out, you can change the look in the future without taking the room apart.
Here's a picture of a boxed in cistern we did for a downstairs loo in a farmhouse with a shelf arrangement similar to what I think you're suggesting. We painted the box panel but framed the loo against a large format V&B tile. I personally wouldn't suggest boxing up to the window sill. This box is around 800mm high with a 20mm oak shelf. The paint shade is Fired Earth Cobble.
For your tiling question, here's a picture of a tiny shower room we did in a cottage in Abergavenny. We used satin white wall tiles with a bronze metallic border which we continued into the shower. We also brought the floor tile up to form a skirting. In a small space you don't want to feel as though you're in a box or that everything is happening in the bottom half of the room. Breaking up the vertical plane helps to keep a sense of space and proportion. The paint shade is Fired Earth Granite which worked well with the lighting. The photos don't do the colours justice unfortunately.
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3 years agoHi, if you did that, the box would be a very prominent feature and unless the box was the same width as the window sill you would have one surface slightly wider than the other which would look unbalanced so ideally I would leave around 100mm - 150mm between the two surfaces as in the photo. That said, it does depend on the height of the window sill from the floor. These details can be difficult to call which is why we use software and get a 3D visualisation.
In answer to your second question, yes you could use chrome or satin nickel finish strip or a glass pencil tile to finishes the top of a tile very nicely and avoid that awkward edge created with a ceramic tile. You could use the strip on its own or with a mosaic of some sort - the pink and grey scheme was an Art Deco style set we did for a bathroom showroom. Chrome strip is versatile and can be used to add that touch of sparkle to an otherwise neutral and understated scheme .
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