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Black and white bathroom visualization help!

I am trying to visualize porcelain white marble shower walls, light grey herringbone shower floor and then black floor for rest of bathroom. Can’t find many photos that suit these color scheme. Does anyone have photos? I’ve attached the colors I had in mind for each.

Comments (16)

  • 6 years ago

    The black is the odd man out. It’s a poor choice unless you swiffer hourly. And the two marbles have different background colors. Reselect.

  • 6 years ago

    Here are a couple photos that aren’t a perfect match, but they use marble walls and black shower floors.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    click on my name and look at the pics of my bathroom. I used all three items, but not the porcelain. I don't like fake marble against real marble.

    I have the black marble on my shower floor and its fine because the marble guy used a fantastic sealer on it.

    the black marble in the water closet however, no good sealer and the droplets from water really show up. plus, it's polished.


    If you want the two marble choices, pick a diff shower wall tile.

  • 6 years ago

    My tile guy told me that for the shower floor I would be much better off with standard 2" x 2" tiles than a herringbone (I too had been considering it or shower floor).

  • 6 years ago

    julieste, it's the grout lines that offer traction. you can go as wide as 4". for a herringbone shower floor, you can have it, but do it w/smaller tiles.


  • PRO
    6 years ago

    If you do a 2x3 you should be able to do the herringbone pattern

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Not two by three, a two by five

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    herringbone patterns need tiles that have width, divisible by length, for the pattern to come out correctly.

    a 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 3x9, etc. these tiles (single tiles) could all be laid on the shower floor. It's easier to get the tile on the sheet. Like the one I just posted. I think it's a 1x4 on 12" sheets.


    or, go for a hex tile on a sheet. this is perfectly fine for a shower floor. it's matte too.


  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Your vision is not that bad

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    that's a good example. (the tiles in the first pic are 3x12) bottom pic looks a bit wider and shorter, maybe 3x9 or 4x10) )

    with OP's choices, I'm not sure these two would match well enough. I'd see if either company makes the larger/or smaller tile to go w/the choice. matching two different choices can be tricky.

    I'd also choose Porcelain over ceramic, especially for any flooring. Ceramic tiles are glazed on top. any thing that chips it will allow the white 'body' to be exposed. w/ porcelain tiles the color is usually all the way through. If it's chipped, it won't be as noticeable as a ceramic tile would.



    This is a nice wall tile for the shower.

    The herringbone one below, not so much. it's ceramic and it prob won't match the wall tile.



    See if there is a statuary mosaic tile made in the same porcelain.


    or use something like this for the shower wall w/that large porcelain tile

  • 6 years ago

    @Beth H. So I can look for herringbone shower door tile that most closer match’s wall. I had thought what I posted was nice because it has hints of Black that would match the rest of the black porcelain floor I want as well as black shower system and black handles etc

  • PRO
    6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    My best advice is keep it real. Use real marble not porcelain it is always the best decision it is timeless and floor and decor have great prices. Marble can always be repaired and re-polished Porcelain can not.

  • 6 years ago

    I have 3 inch (or maybe 2) black hex in my kids’ shower with white walls (subway) and white 1 inch hex floor. Looks great. Marble bench. Black hex is matte and white hex is polished.

  • 6 years ago

    Can you post a pic Noreaster?

  • 6 years ago

    Quick snap shot. Can see the marble bench peeking out. Since this is my teens’ bathroom, they only got marble bench and not floors etc.

  • 6 years ago

    christopher


    I have a 3" nero marquina hex shower floor. carrara marble outside the shower. white subway and cement tile in the shower


    i also have the nero marquina marble in the water closet on the other end of the room. it's a basketweave. you could also use that for the shower floor.



    so for yours, if you want to mix real w/fake, they'd have to be very good match.

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