Bathroom Dilemma

7 years ago

I'm making my selections for a main/kids bathroom remodel. I like an eclectic mix of modern clean lines with a mix of the old. I'm staying with white tub, toilet and sink (my husband's keeping me on a budget). I love Cambria Kelvingrove quartz for my vanity top and am basing my design from that. I'm going with brushed nickel fixtures. I'm second guessing my choices. The bathroom is an average sized main bath from the late 70s.

The first picture is my floor tile. The bottom has my cabinet, the Cambria quartz, the large striped tile on the bottom is my main tub surround tile (24" x 12"). I want a large format tile because I hate cleaning grout. The bluish green tile on the very bottom is what I'm considering for the niche tile and I'm considering putting 2 rows about a third of the way down from the ceiling with a pencil tile on either side. I know that this is usually done with mosaic or glass but I'm thinking this might be a nice touch and a little different. Mosaic seems to be a default. I'm wondering if I should just stick with a more neutral mosaic for the border? Also, does the floor tile have too much movement with the cambria and the tub surround?

I'm thinking of SW Sea Salt for the walls and SW Dover White for my trim. I'm also thinking of using a farmhouse style mirror in glazed Dover White.

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Daniela Marino

7 years ago

Love all these acqua tiles! And go wonderfully with your cambria and light wood

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AJCN
7 years ago
I'm not a pro, just a homeowner. It seems like the busy counter, busy floor and aqua might be too busy and incompetition when put in one room. In a small bathroom, I usually try to pick one star and let everything else support it, not compete with it. All the elements you have posted are lovely in their own right, but I think you need to pick one and let everything else be the supporing actors.
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localeater
7 years ago
swap out your shower wall tile for plain glossy white, will make the tub and wall flow and seem more contiguous.

Love the pretty green tile.
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teamaltese
7 years ago
I love your choices! I would not do the accent on the shower wall, just the wall tile, with the niche as an accent.
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Michelle Culp
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you everyone. It's so hard to decide when I love each individual element. I'm going to give it some thought. I think I'm going to find a plainer tile for the floor. When I look at the 4" sample it doesn't look like it has much movement but when I look at the photo it has a lot. As much as I love the green tile, I think at most I will use it to accent the niche. I'm thinking it's going to be too much to do the border.
S B
7 years ago
We have the Kelvingrove in a second bath. It is absolutely gorgeous and we get lots of compliments. It is, however, busier than you might think and really catches your attention. I'd go as plain as you can with everything else and let the quartz be the star of the show. You'll probably paint last but I'd even consider an off-white rather than a color. You're going to love that vanity.
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pattyl11
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
This link on the Cambria website shows complementary paint colors to use with Kelvingrove.

https://www.cambriausa.com/designs/design-palette/#!/designDetails/kelvingrove

This is just a snipped picture, but on the website it names the Benjamin Moore paint colors.
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Michelle Culp
Original Author
7 years ago
I decided to get ride of the accent stripe. We'll just have the niche with the accent. I changed out the tile to a very simple cream color that has a linen weave texture. I'm going to wait to finalize my paint color until it starts coming together (I'm doing my own painting anyway). Thinking of Sherwin Williams Sea Salt (grey/green/blue). S B I love Cambria in general. We put Bradshaw in our kitchen and I get compliments all the time. A friend of mine saw the sample of Kelvingrove and joked that she was going to have the countertop in her newly remodeled bathroom replaced with it.