3 bathrooms - how many floor styles?

9 years ago

We're going to completely remodel and expand our current house, adding a new master suite and guest bathroom, in addition to creating an office and great room. So we will need all new floors throughout the house. Kitchen, living, dining and bedrooms will all likely be wood floor. But we have 3 bathrooms to design as well. Is it OK these days to use different floor tiles in each bathroom or should I use just one type in all 3?

I really love the look of the concrete tiles and want to use those in one bathroom, but if using that in one, wood like tile in another and who knows what in the 3rd is too much, then I'll reevaluate.

I think everyone has walked through houses that have too many floor types, but usually it seems like it's something in the entry, different in bedrooms, more types in living and kitchen, etc.

Am I just overthinking this? Some of my favorite inspiration pictures are below. Not settled on anything at this point.

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RugKnots | Area Rugs

9 years ago

You can do different looks in each bathroom without a problem. Have fun with these rooms and pick the floors you like.

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auntthelma
9 years ago
good question. We are updating three bathrooms over the winter.
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bunnyllg
9 years ago
Wood tiles look weird up against real hardwood floors, but otherwise choose what you love!
simstress
9 years ago
Each bath can have its own tile scheme/personality because the doors close. Numerous flooring changes in an open space is what can be disconcerting.

FWIW, I used one floor tile in all upstairs baths, and one floor tile in all downstairs baths. I was too lazy to come up with entirely unique schemes for each bath.
derlandson
9 years ago
I think you can do what you want and love. When doing a kitchen or a bathroom I always like to remind clients of resale value. In other words you might like to choose tiles that will be loved by everyone and for many years. Good luck.
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JudyG Designs
9 years ago
Each bathroom floor can have different tile…but, DO NOT, do a wood-like tile in the bathrooms. That said, try to color coordinate tiles to abutting hardwood.
Lauren
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks everyone. It's oddly intimidating embarking on a large remodel when there's so much inspiration and so may talented designers. But I'm excited and will definitely explore some creative options. The colorful tiles in the one picture I shared are as crazy as I could imagine using, balanced with white everywhere else.
Audra
9 years ago
Judy, why wouldn't you use wood grain tile in the bathroom? Wondering because my mother in law's home has that and I always thought it looked nice.
woodteam5
9 years ago
Different floors in different bathrooms are fine. Sets off different moods.

I have 3 baths all with different floors. Funny thing is in 2 of them I used the same wall color but because the floors are so different, the wall color looks different.
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Cancork Floor Inc.
9 years ago
The "do not use faux wood up against real wood" is what Judy is trying to point out. If the wood flooring is NO WHERE NEAR the bathrooms, then wood-look tile is a nice thing. If you have real wood sitting at the DOORWAY to the bathroom (the two floors are touching), then aux faux wood is a bad option. It makes the real wood look fake...and the real wood makes the faux wood look REALLY fake. It is a lose-lose proposition.

Up against carpet, a wood-look tile is very handsome. Up against real wood, it usually looks quite bad. That's what Judy is pointing out.