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Tile for small bathroom

last year

Can anyone give me ideas for tile for small bathroom, no window, with a shower? would like light feeling, like white or white with a vein, simple, modern. thank you

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Kendrah

last year

I'd use an elongated cool white subway tile. It will reflect light well to make it look brighter, they are ubiquitous and every tile setter in NYC is going to know how to use them. You can make them look modern by staggering, or stacking. Add contemporary vanity, lights, and mirror and you have a crisp modern look.

Remember with windowless, good lighting designer is even more important. Don't only think about decorative fixtures, but recessed lights too.

I renovated our Manhattan bathroom a year ago. I looked at hundreds of NYC small bathrooms. Honestly, the placement of our tiny window halfway in the tub shower area was such a PITA I wished there were no window in there at all!

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millworkman
last year
Sight unseen and very limited info offered, use 4" white subway tiles.
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gustaviatex
last year
Find a large format (12x24 or 15x30 for example) plain white or cream tile with very little veining and do the bathroom floor plus the shower walls. You can even make a niche for storage in the shower using a whole tile. Use a smaller mosaic type for the shower floor for safety. Plan the shower wall tile layout horizontal and it will look nice plus be much easier to keep clean.

A wooden floating vanity with a nice mirror, new scones and fixtures will look modern. Bring in color and texture with towels and accessories.
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This was our 2nd bathroom used by guests. We selected 12x12 marble tile and installed on a 45 degree bias.

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palimpsest
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The larger the tile, the more crucial the layout and the more skilled the tile setter needs to be. If you go with a larger format tile make sure you have a very good tilesetter. Some of the worst tile jobs I have ever seen have been in Manhattan.
RedRyder
last year
White, white and then some light wood accents (vanity, shelving, etc.). Large tiles on the floor can be great if your tile person is a genius. If not, use subway tile in different layoutss to create interest, but keep it light.

If you are in NYC, you can go to the NJ docks where marble gets delivered and buy it for way less than any store. That’s if you want a classic white-grey-veined marble.

Save “small white bathroom” photos to get ideas on how to make it gorgeous and bright and interesting.
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RedRyder
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Simple, with a pale gray floor or pattern floor
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RedRyder
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Marble walls and floors work for small spaces too.
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RedRyder
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White subway tile can be laid different ways, and still look fabulous.
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Sorry for the double posts of the photos…
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