We can’t see the change in the tile. The picture doesn’t show us up to the ceiling. I’d imagine it to be fine but seeing it would definitely help

I think it looks pretty cool, actually!

Sorry! If you click on the picture does it enlarge? It does for me. Let me see if I can add another pic.

I can see it. still think it looks good!

he could have fixed the ceiling before starting the tile work.

what's the width? I think if he used the reg tile for that upper row, you would have had a small gap that would have required a sliver cut tile, or, some other type of liner or molding piece.

The width is about 7 1/8 up to 7 5/8 from what I can tell. My tiles are 6” so yes there was room for another row. I’m just not sure I would like a sliver cut or a molding- but I will search images tonight to get an idea of what that might look like. Thanks!

I like it!

there is a very similar recent thread like this, but they put up that last row of tile and then had to figure out what to do. they put up moulding. i think their gap and change might have been bigger than yours. no one suggested what your tile setter did, but I actually think it's king of genius and would have looked better than the wood trim. I really like how yours looks!

I actually REALLY like what he did and am bookmarking it for posterity. But if YOU don’t like it...

Sheridan- I will try to find that thread. I wanted to see the alternative (uneven horizontal with trim) so maybe that will help me make my decision

Sammy- the more I stare at it the more it grows on me. A friend suggested putting a strip of my mosaic tile (will also be used in the niche) for The top row. I’m having trouble picturing that too. Thoughts?

I wouldn’t want an accent stripe as that is a dated look.

I don’t mind what the tiler did, but maybe it should have been done on the bottom too to make it more intention?

At any rate, he should have showed you what he intended and you could have kicked around options. It should have been your decision.

I have never seen this done.

Sammy- the more I stare at it the more it grows on me. A friend suggested putting a strip of my mosaic tile (will also be used in the niche) for The top row. I’m having trouble picturing that too. Thoughts?

Nope. This way looks MUCH better...and I’m a stickler about such things. 😉 You’ve seen a soldier course (i.e., a vertical row of brick or tile) used in brickwork, haven’t you? Contrary to what @eld6161 wrote, it’s absolutely an intentional design element, which has been used for hundreds of years.

Edit: What you have is a called a SAILOR course, not a soldier course. But I figured it more likely that you’ve seen/heard the latter design/term. It’s often found above windows and at the very top of brick-clad (or solid-brick) walls, among other places.

Your tiler is correct: slivers of horizontal tile will make the out-of-plane ceiling more noticeable than large pieces of vertical tiles. I like what he did. If you're using white grout, it will all blend, so it will just be a minor pattern change.

Sammy- this helps so much!! Yes I’ve seen that brick layout before but hadn’t realized that’s what he’s done. I think I am going to keep it and be happy with it. Thank you so much!

Weedyacres- thanks for the feedback. He also said the white grout would make it hardly noticeable. Thanks!

Smart tile pro. We had a similar situation and the tile pro recommended this and we did it.

Quick, hire him/her for any more tile work you have in your house before they retire or move!

On grout, I like the color ’frost” from Maipei instead of a bright white. It’s barely gray, very very light. We were doing 3 bathrooms at once. The first one we chose white, but to me it looks yellow. We left it, but for the 2 we chose frost. It’s barely gray at all, and not yellow.

To choose grout, have him make you a grouted sample board. That’ll make it easy to choose.

What are your plans for the niche?

AJCN- thanks for the feedback! I do think the tile guy has done an excellent job (to my untrained eye). I’ll get his number for sure!

niche will have white hex that has a blue border (vanity is blue). I was going to go with light gray grout but once I picked out my hex tile, I knew I needed white grout to ensure the blue popped. It’s unfortunate because I really don’t want to clean white grout all the time.

My GC is recommending Tec White for the grout. He says no yellow in it.

AJCN- meant to ask if you have a picture of your shower with this pattern? Would love to see it grouted and with the door to see how the pattern looks finished.

We used Tec bright white. We were told the white can go yellowish.

Eld6161-

That’s not good. How long have you had yours? Any yellowing?

Emp409, search the past posts regarding white grout yellowing...it seems to be a common problem.