Bath Style: Ready to Try a Larger Tile?

Andrea love these ideas. And you are right, larger tiles is the way to go. Somebody told me once they make a small room look even smaller, they were totally wrong! I used 24x24s throughout my home despite the warning, the place looked luxurious and bigger!

maison21 bigger on floors can make a room seem larger, but on walls, sometimes the opposite is true- depends on the color/texture- i think the second to the last example is an example of great use of larger scaled tiles. and yes, i'd love to give them a go on a project some day- some of the italian firms have fab large scale ceramic tiles that are pretty amazing.

ds design studio maison21, I love the ones which look like wall paper.

andrea, good for you for trying the 24 x 24s!

patscats2 I love the tile that looks like grass cloth. Beautiful.

Danenberg Design Love these luxurious spaces and the clean looks. For a Northern CA bathroom, our firm used 12 x 24 stone tiles from two different stones - each tile cut in half - for the look in this bathroom

ds design studio lannyd, thanks for sharing these striking photos. Clever granite water fall!

akmcmullen Just got back from a Four Season spa and told my husband that I'd love to do our entire house in larger tile! Such a clean and easy-to-clean look/surface.

Gina Nunes This single gentleman wanted an Asian inspired masculine bath. We used 12 x 24 linear gray tiles to achieve a neat look and added stainless steel strips for an edgy manly look.

ruby43 I prefer the rectangular tiles as well and will be buying the Daltile Fabrique Blanc Linen. However since I am only tiling the shower area around a 60" x 32" bath tub I am wondering if the 12"x 24" tiles would not show as well in this space and that I should use the 12" x 12". What do you think?

ds design studio The Fabrique series is very nice. I think the 12x24 will look fine if you stagger the tile and continue the pattern from short wall to long to short. If you are concerned, you could do the the 12x12 staggered. Best of luck!

ruby43 Thank you for feedback. I appreciate it.

poorgirl Wow, nice tiles in all the rooms. We have just selected a 12 x 24 Noce travertine for our bathroom shower to go with our 16 x16 ivory travertine floor.
would it be better to stagger the joints or to have them all the same on the walls. We are selecting a tumbled floor in the same material for the shower floor. I like them staggered but my husband likes them all lining up. Ive told him sinces it's travertine the edges may not all line up perfect so it would be best to stagger so you wouldn't see that.

ds design studio @poorgirl, I agree with you and would stagger the tiles in the shower, especially if the edges are not straight. Good luck with your project!

fend78 Hello. Would anyone be able to tell me what kind of tile was used in the shower of the picture with the dark floors & vanity?

ds design studio Hi fend78, the tile looks like limestone or a honed and filled travertine.

fend78 Thanks so much!!

Yvonne Li I am desperate for an answer. I am decorating my house right now:
1. My master bath shower wall is 12x24 tile. For floor I chose the crystal white from pocelanosa--they only have 13x13, should I stick with that or change to a 12x18 floor tile? I really like the tiny pattern on the crystal white floor-can't attach image coz it is pure white with tiny dots pattern. Desperate for your opinon.
2. my entry is only 7'x8', should I use floor marble: 12x18 or 18x18--will this be too big? Many thanks in advance for any of your suggestion.

nekachu Nice idea.. I want to apply this idea for my new bathroom