Need help with floor and shower wall tile...gray and white

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

I want a gray and white hall bathroom. Color will be added with towels, art, etc. The tub will be a tub/shower combo with a glass door and a pony wall on the end with glass above. No window in the bathroom.

The tub will be white, and it will have 2 tile walls. I have yet to see the tub so I don't know how "white" the tub will be. I need to choose floor tiles and shower wall tiles, and I am leaning toward a 12' x 24' gray floor tile with very little "movement". I thought I would choose a shower wall tile with a little "movement". Maybe a marble look??? Bianca Carrara porcelain or something like that. I don't want a plain white tile for the walls. The bathroom is 12' x 7' and cabinets are medium oak stained. Probably chrome fixtures. Kohler sink is white and Toto toilet is white, unless the whites don't match. I may need to buy a Toto sink.

Also, how should I lay out the tile in the 12' x 7' bathroom? 50/50 staggered, none staggered, or 1 tile horizontal and 1 vertical? Would that last one be a lot harder to do?

What about the shower tile? What size? I want as little grout as possible.

Countertops undecided! Maybe a marble? If so, should it be a marble exactly like the shower tile?

Floor tile I am thinking about using:

Floor tile layout examples:

50 /50 staggered

Not staggered.

1 horizontal and 1 vertical.

Opinions? Thanks.

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Michael Menn Ltd.

6 years ago

A couple of recommendations, the floor should be in a running bond pattern with 1/2 offset just as the picture shows. I would also recommend using a white quartzite for the vanity top. You need to be very careful with many stones because the are porous and need continual maintenance.

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Peke
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks. So, a running bond pattern is the 50%/50% staggered? (The picture of the marble tile?)

I thought the horizontal/vertical layout in the last picture might break up the long 12 ft wall.

I have been looking for a quartzite remnant since I only need 49" countertop. I am not sure how well they will go with my shower tile. Too much movement and colors may be hard to match.
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Nancy in Mich
6 years ago
I am not a designer and am just a person with an opinion. I like any of the three floor patterns, but each has a different “vibe.” The stacked one is very modern. The running bond (yes, 50/50 staggered) is classic, but in a large format tile it will seem modern, too. The horizontal/vertical layout resembles a zig-zag a bit and I think it can break up the length, but at 7 ft wide and with fixtures like a vanity and tub, I wonder if the pattern will look apparent or simply random in your bathroom. You may want to get some graph paper, draw the floor of the room with the fixtures in place, then “lay out” your “tile” on the drawing’s floor to see where the individual tiles will go and if you like the pattern it makes. Try starting the layout of the tile from both ends and see if it makes a difference. Don’t bother with spacing in grout lines, just draw each individual tile. See what the floor would look like.

I agree that a simple white counter will be best. Or gray. But look for solid color or minimal veins so that you do not have to compete with patterns elsewhere.
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Peke
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks, Nancy.
Peke
Original Author
6 years ago
Nancy, your opinion matters to me! ; )

Ignore the light white oak floor. It will be the last project we do. It will probably be stained a medium oak like the wood trim and door in the picture.

I thought I would like the darker gray tile until I found the light gray tile. I think the light tile has less pattern to compete with the countertop. Thanks.
Nancy in Mich
6 years ago
Yes, it has a nice, clean look, too.
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Peke
Original Author
6 years ago
DCOF is greater than 0.42, so it is supposed to be good for bathroom floors.

I found more tiles.

Calacatta white

Dark gray only 1 size 12x24.

Marble look porcelain. Comes in 12x12, 12x24, and 9x12, so it could be used on the shower walls or on the floor. I don't think it will detract from the countertops.
Sofia Akhter
6 years ago
@Peke, which 12X24 floor tiles did u go with? I got these for my 10X8 bathroom and struggling with grout color. Wondering if you can share you choice.