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Master bath remodel

7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

Planning a master bath remodel. I have a sparkling white quartz top on a dove gray vanity. For the shower I love the seaside polished tile which brings out the subtle color in the quartz. I am having difficulty deciding on the shower floor tile and whether to do the top half of the shower in white subway or have an accent waterfall tile. Need some ideas...




Comments (18)

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    How about some matte white 3" hexes for the shower floor? Or even some penny rounds? Either would work with the beachy vibe you've got going with the blue tile. (Pretty, btw!)



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    jrbrockwell thanked Sabrina Alfin Interiors
  • 7 years ago

    Great ideas! Thank you.

  • 7 years ago

    What do you mean by top half of the shower? Are you thinking of using two different tiles for the shower walls? The blue one that you posted looks very nice

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Thank you. I was thinking of using the blue on the lower half to about 5 foot and then using white subway on the top with a decorative border between them, similar to my current bathroom. The blue tile bathroom remodel is for a beach house. I really like the blue tile also and will most likely use it on the entire shower, except for maybe a fan or fish scale tile waterfall feature on the back wall.




  • 7 years ago

    It might be too much to have three different tiles. Here is an example that might give you an idea..I think it looks a bit choppy


    This is with two different tiles, without border between them

    You could do a wider decorative section in the middle


    or have the entire thing one tile


    jrbrockwell thanked printesa
  • 7 years ago

    An alternative to hex tile is octagon-dot (square) tile (this is white and gray, hard to tell on monitors):




    jrbrockwell thanked D N
  • 7 years ago

    That blue tile is gorgeous! Please use just that for the entire shower.

    jrbrockwell thanked luscious111
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    I just visited the SL Idea house in Crane Island this past weekend. The guest bath used very similar blue tile all the way to the ceiling,...and maybe the walls outside the shower come to think of it.? It's beautiful. I wouldn't chop it up. with another tile.. They used white penny tile on the floor. I'll see if I took any pics :)


    Here is a link to the resource guide. Scroll down to the guest bath to see. They did white penny with darker grey grout.


    https://www.southernliving.com/home/idea-houses/2019-idea-house-resource-guide

    jrbrockwell thanked Kimberly Shackelford
  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    One tile on shower walls. One on bath floor and shower floor, will give you a LARGER appearing bath.

    Use the blue on ALL the shower walls, , top the curb with same counter material. Pick a simple white hex, or penny round for floors of all, . DONE.

    If the blue can be used as a floor tile? That can be bath floor as well With a simple white penny or hex for the shower floor. Limit yourself for the best result : )

    jrbrockwell thanked JAN MOYER
  • 7 years ago

    Thank you all for the great advice. I believe I will go with all blue walls and a simple white (shape to be decided) shower floor. Renovations in the OBX are super slow, but hope to post pics when it's done. Thanks, again!

  • 7 years ago

    Do the shower walls and ceiling in the blue tile, and use the white matte hex for the flooring (sanded grout for non-slip floor) and for the shampoo/soap niche.

  • 7 years ago

    Helen, that is gorgeous.

  • 7 years ago

    That post from "Helen" doesn't seem to have anything to do with OP's questions. Me thinks it's SPAM.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago



    No glass required with the size of this shower.





  • 4 years ago

    Gorgeous! Your tile is giving me the confidence to use colors inside the shower instead of playing it safe with white subway.

    I’d love to know the interior dimensions of your shower that allow for no glass. And how big is the shower opening?

    jrbrockwell thanked Sofia
  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Thank you! I can update with actual measurements when I'm there next (beach house) but it's about 5' x 5' with 2' door opening. I get a little splash on the quartz sill where you step out but have waterproof LVP on the bathroom floor.

  • 4 years ago

    You have a beautiful bathroom. It's nice to see the results of all of these posts

    jrbrockwell thanked printesa