Not a Pro.

Another idea is to just place to pictures one above the other over the toilet.

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Sorry, I thought there was a sink next to the toilet.

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Thank y'all. my concern is the assymetry of the concrete on the wall and the off-centeredness of the toilet. Should I leave it as is or remove the portion that extends beyond the tub?

I like the paint idea but I would do it so it wraps the corner on the right and leave a stripe of white wall where the toilet is so now it looks centered...then hang a few pictures....

Sorry for my crude use of the Paint program here...

Leave it as it is. You don't need symmetry in this situation. What you propose will look odd.

I agree that it is odd looking with the asymmetry, and also agree that painting will adequately address it. Removing the tiles now will be a lot of work since it will leave rough edges and surfaces that will take some fiddling with to restore.

Great ideas! I definitely like the idea of not removing the tiles at this point as it will be a challenge to get the edges right as mentioned by Kudzu. My issue with painting the wall gray is that matching the gray could be difficult (there are so many different shades in the faux cement) and that could look odd. Also, I really wasn't wanting that much gray in such a small space. I was however thinking about adding some horizontal wood slats or tongue and groove behind the toilet and overlapping the 8" worth of cement that extends beyond the tub. The problem with this is that the cement tub wall and the sheetrock wall behind the toilet aren't flush due to the cement wall having tile beneath it, so I'd say there's about a 1/2" difference between the faux cement wall and the sheetrock wall. Additionally, I don't know how I'd attach the wood slats (or tongue and groove) to the faux cement. Any ideas on how to get around this? I really like the idea of stained wood to warm up the cement.

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I guess I'm weird but I rather like the asymmetry.

To offset it I might hang a hanging plant or a triangular piece of art. (Upside down triangle, not a right angle one). Or fill in with floating shelves of different lengths, longer lengths at top, smaller at bottom (creating a triangle). Or find a sculptural piece that has curves. Maybe something curvy/organic shaped in metal that protrudes so you could hang towels on it, or toiletry bags, or extra toilet paper. Have fun with the asymmetry, offset it with more organic shape.

Or just go with it and hang a couple of paintings or a painting that is centered in the painted wall section, totally oblivious to the toilet below it. We are always trying to draw attention away from the toilet, so don't feel compelled to line everything up nice and neat with it. This would draw the eye up.

I think also if you change out the shower curtain to one that is closer to the cement tile color it wouldn't be as noticeable. As it is less noticeable in the 2nd pic. But who doesn't love a nice fresh white shower curtain?

Heck you could also paint the bathroom door black to match the knob. Assuming you keep this door often a lot. We always keep our bathroom doors closed.

I wouldn't even try to overlap the wood slats...It can be done but you will have to either add some flat wood strips to the wall to make up the difference in the depth and then attach the slats to that - make sure to do a really good job with some sealer on the ends by the shower and caulk it in... The asymmetry doesn't necessarily bother me either... You may want to just try decorating a bit and see how that feels... Add a couple of floating shelves or baskets to the wall and put a garbage on the right side of the toilet...

Here's what I ended up doing.

I realize this is a little old of a thread but looks like nobody responded to your finished look. Wanted to tell you that I don't know how you did it but it looks fab!!! Great job.

Looks really nice.

Love the wall behind the toilet!

would u let me know what brand and type of concrete finish did u use? I want to do that i. One of my bathrooms