Which tile, dark or grey?

9 months ago

I am stuck on choosing tiles. The left hand side wall tile is fixed. Drak or grey for the other three walls. Although I like dark colour but worry the pattern is too busy for four walls

option 1 porcelanosa shine alumino

option 2 porcelanosa shine dark

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Dingo
9 months ago
Go Light!
Sonia
9 months ago
Lighter. Those dark brown shades are bit dingy.
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