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Tile sizes in bathroom?

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#1 ·
I am remodeling my bathroom in a gray color scheme. I am going to do my floor a dark gray and lighter on the wall that goes up behind the vanity and then up in higher in the bathtube. Is it ok to use the same size tile on the floor as on the wall but in different colors? Any help would be great.
Thanks.
 
#2 ·
Sure. You can use any size of tile on the floor, the walls, the shower, and the backsplash that you want. The only limitation I can think of would be if there is a tile floor in the shower...You need to use tiles small enough to accommodate the slope of the shower floor....But you have a tub.
 
#5 ·
In a way I know what I want. The problem is the tile that I always want comes in 12x12 and up then 6x24's for instance. Since its a small bathroom I don't want to put great pieces of tile on the wall. I'm going with a gray scale theme with tile that is smooth and has a little texture.
 
#6 ·
MY OPINION is those tiles are too big.
I wouldn't go any bigger than 12x12 on the floor. Maybe a 6x6 on the wall. You could mix that with a 3x5 and some kind of border. If you find a nice 1x1 mosaic sheet (1 ft sq), you could cut the mosaic into 3 rows of 4" each (or 4 rows of 3" each!). Now 1 sheet of mosaic can yield 3 linear feet of border tile.
Sounds like you need to address your tile choice again.
 
#7 ·
Well what I am thinking of doing is keeping the 12 by 12 on the floor in a dark gray and then in a lighter gray go up the wall in the 12 by 12 as well. The problem with all the tile I like and look for is they don't come in smaller sizes as 6by6 or such sizes.
 
#10 ·
Here's a rough interpretation. Don't hold the paint/cabinet/granite selections against me.:whistling2: I wasn't working with much. You'll have to picture your wall tile in a brick pattern. I've got 12's on the floor and 6's on the walls.

J
 

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#11 ·
Nice job, Jay. :thumbsup:

I think the first renditions look very sleek and contemporary. The linear pattern of the wall tile makes it. A nice change from typical brick pattern.
The 2nd one with the 6x6 grid pattern looks too honeycomb to me. I think that would need to be broken up some with either a border, listello or a combo of patterns.

Jay, may I ask what program you used for those?
 
#17 · (Edited)
Jay,

Other people also view these threads and you have given me some new ideas for my bathroom. Your renderings are extremely helpful.:thumbsup: I've saved a few of your pictures to my hard drive (crown moulding, built in bookcase and these) for future reference.
But I draw the line about putting them on my frig.

Thank you,
Mike
 
#19 ·
Jay,

Other people also view these threads and you have given me some new ideas for my bathroom. Your renderings are extremely helpful.:thumbsup: I've saved a few of your pictures to my hard drive (crown moulding, built in bookcase and these) for future reference.
But I draw the line about putting them on my frig.

Thank you,
Mike

Awww, come on Mike...it might look nice. Not bad wallpaper either. :no:

J
 

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