Probably can't find photos because Kohler introduced the biscuit color in 1992. White is more timeless and won't appear any dirtier than off-white.

Wouldn't you want to know if the boys' shower and toilet were grimy and needed a cleaning?

The teen years are great for learning some basic house cleaning skills and responsibility before they head off to college and deal with shared bathrooms with strangers.

OMG.............. : ( ! You believe a pale poo colored toilet will better hide a dirty toilet bowl?, a sink full of who knows what ? No. It will not.

The bathrooms you see with WHITE FIXTURES exist in abundance for a reason. That is the timeless, never have to rip it out color for sinks, tubs and toilets!

Teaching teen boys to clean a bath every Saturday morning for twenty minutes, and together is the kindest thing you can do for them, for you, and a future spouse.

Clean what you own. Frequently. It is that simple, and no, there is no escaping the fact, unless you love gross. Or they love gross, in which case? Close the darn door, and let them suffer their own mess, Mommy

I'm swimming upstream on this one. We built a home in the country when our children were young (years ago). I chose Biscuit toilet and bath, because (as you know) it makes sense. The builder and supplier said it wasn't cool, classic, etc. and all of that. It worked great. They all learned how to clean a toilet and bathtub but it was still an easier shade for family living. Also, it may have taught them that no matter what the crowd says or does, we are free to choose something different. :)

If you just Looooooove soft color, that's a good reason for a biscuit anything, an off white anything. A creamy anything.

If on the other hand, your reasoning is to select a mostly out of favor and far less timeless color for especially a TUB, and to hide g.r.i.m.e?

Then you are crazy: ) lazy, or too darn lenient. Pick one. Sorry.

Can't go wrong with white.

Admirable restraint, just above : )

I am with Hfalls, Jan dont agree with you on this one ( I almost always agree with your opinions). We had biscuit in our previous house and have white in our current rental. I am maybe too obsessive but I have to clean the white toilets and sinks every day after I work full time as a physician, cook and run around to activities. That ring that forms in the toilet bothers me a lot, but it does not bother anyone else in the house (DH or teen boys)- LOL. Every Saturday would definitely not work for me.

So any inspiration photos for tiles that go with biscuit that include some color (I looove beachy for instance)?

Would they be open to adding color with accessories and some fun with a large framed poster.

If so, suggest a warm and earthy feel and in the long run, it will have more longevity. Consider a biscuit/linen wall color, add some metal, black and earthy accessories. Use large grey tiles on floor, similar to ones in second to last picture and consider adding as a strip behind vanity as per idea below. Couldn’t find a bathroom I liked, but hope you can envision the concept with biscuit fixtures.

May my life never become so dull or First World that I am chastising people for toilet colors! Most people living on our planet do not have access to a toilet. Let's take the arrogance down just a notch?

A dirty toilet is a dirty toilet, whether biscuit, white, pink, green, blue. The only one that's not going to look dirty is brown. Ugh. Just no.

It isn't arrogance to suggest, that to worry about

" any inspiration photos and ideas for floor and wall tile that is fun, colorful and goes with biscuit. I would love ideas!"

might be a bit incongruous, or perhaps to worry on the wrong thing , entirely.

No amount of fun anything will ever disguise hairs and toothpaste in a sin, the worst of a toilet bowl, or soap scum in a tub.

We only wish that it would : )

For what it is worth? Teens are pretty sophisticated, biscuit is great with all the warm greens : ) Art? Have all the fun you want!

https://www.tilebar.com/hexart-deco-azul-8-porcelain-matte-tile.html

I guess I have to reconsider!

What do you think about a multicolor accent wall of the above tiles with a simple tile on the rest of the floor/ wall? Of note, the house will have 3 1/2 baths, so this is the hall bath that would not be shared by guests

IMO biscuit colored bathroom fixtures always look dirty . Use white and honestly the kids should be cleaning the room and for sure the shower every time they use it . I had 3 boys they shared a bathroom and Saturday AM before any fun that space got a good cleaning top to bottom

Patricia, it is not just the boys. we are in a rental house now that looks magazine worthy, but the master bath drives me crazy. I clean our bowl and sinks every day, but the moment someone goes, I see hat ring. We have the little penny white mosaic tile on the floor including the shower and I see every little hair, I find that the grout never looks clean enough… I guess it may be my own problem, but I did not have it in our old house with the biscuit contraptions!

I have to proudly add here that my grandson age 8 is cleaning his and his little brother’s toilet. New chore his mom has added, although as she was handing out the supplies yesterday she looked at me and said make sure he takes two gloves bc on his first attempt I gave him one and he used the other hand 😂. I’m so darn proud of him 💗 he changes their bed sheets on their two twin beds once a week as well, well, with a little help:).

I'm with Patricia. Our house came with an almond toilet and shower stall. It didn't hide the dirt--it just never looked clean.

I clean my bathrooms every day it takes very little time and they are always clean. Our kids are all grown up and they know how to clean house and their wives love it. If you see a ring in a toilet there is an issue with the water supply could be in the tank that is the usaul cilprit. You are in arental a ton of bodies have gone trhough that space who knows what got cleaned and how . The same thing applies to all surfaces in a home they need cleaning often and well they all get dirty no matter what the color.

The rental house might have hard water leading to quick accumulation of minerals in the toilets? Are you sure they are really clean? They might have a slight mineral ring that quickly traps new minerals. Try a pumice stone on the waterline to remove any accumulated minerals on the bowl.

Some of the problem might also be you! ;-) I have a cleaning service and there are some things I can ignore knowing that they will be there in a day or two to clean the whole house!

When we remodeled in 2015 we put in 3 Toto toilets in Sedona Beige, 3 sinks in the same color. Our one full bath had a tub that was "beige" and we didn't rip that out so we "matched" the color. Our master bath is porcelain tiled in Falling Water in "Jog" so it's shades of beige white and grey.

So you clean the toilet. Part of homeowner "stuff"!!!

Our rental master is actually in an addition that was built in 2021 by the owners who built it with the plan to live here but had to leave unexpectedly. We are the second family using this addition ( first other than the landlords).. The water may be hard but the house we are building is only 4 blocks away so it may have the same water

Kate Cowers, would you be able to send pictures?

we are going to be putting Toto as their fkushing austem is supposed to be better

You obviously have a water quality issue if the toilet looks dirty after one use. Fix the issue. Don't compound it with something that will have the same issue, because you haven't fixed the actual problem.

We just updated the toilet in our 90s biscuit bathroom. Our options were very limited and we paid $100 more than the basic white kohler just to get the biscuit color. And of course, it is not even the same shade of biscuit! Toilet seats replacements? Don't even get me started! When it is time to replace the vanity tops down the line, you will have the same problem. Go with white for long term ease and cost savings.

Health alert: If your toilets are quickly becoming very dirty, someone in your home may have high blood sugar.

I have two bathrooms with white fixtures and one with Kohler Ice Grey fixtures.

They introduced Ice Grey in 1990. So some longevity That said, I got one of the last Kohler Ice Grey Cast Iron tubs. ( ended up buying it and storing it right inside my front door (where the pallet collapsed) for over a year. I had to buy it because it was discontinued (only acrylic now).

I have had to replace one of the relatively new white toilets because of a random hairline crack in the rim.

Because of this I am thinking of buying an entire Ice Grey toilet and extra seat and storing them in the basement, just in case.

I love colored bathroom fixtures in old houses. I really wanted an Innocent Blush bathroom, because the one of the original bathrooms in here was pink. The other was black and Kohler Sunrise (pre-Harvest Gold), which I did not want, which is why I decided on the grey. (We found debris from the bathrooms in the ceiling below). But honestly with the way things go, it's probably best to do white since it is most easily replaced. Because things don't last like they used to.

Which colors/styles are you thinking about mixing together? When I saw the video that starts with a plain white tile and then shows different amounts of color on it, I started wondering about mixing different styles (that all used the same base color) on a floor.

Unfortunately, I have already renovated two bathrooms + already have tile for the third one upstairs + powder room has wood floors. I also already have floor tile for my laundry room - but I don’t for the walls (I’m having a raised ”doggie shower“ added). Hmmmmm . . .

There is one example (in the photos of customer projects) where mixed tiles were used on a wall - I didn’t like the mix of colors/styles used (or how some of them were installed).

If the right selections were made, it could be a fun element in an upstairs bathroom. My only thought is that it’s expensive to retile a shower (or tub/shower combo surround). If the mix was used on a wall outside of the shower - or even the floor = less money (unless you have heated floors) - with the non wet walls being the least expensive (that’s how I’m using an aqua zellige look tile - v4 variation in color due to amount of glaze used - I decided to use it on the back wall of the alcove behind the vanity = less expensive to change in several years if I fall out of ”love” with the tile!)

I’m sure my daughters would have loved to help select tiles to mix when we did the bathroom they shared (jack and jill type - house built in 1996). I did boring 4” square white tiles - but used a colorful (fun) wallpaper (had pastel blue/pink/aqua/purple/yellow) - we changed towels/shower curtains over the years to emphasize a color(s) (initially - pink and aqua because one daughter’s room was pink and the other daughter’s room was aqua).

I think you have boys - while you still need to make the decision re: which tile(s) are used, would they like mixing colors/styles in the bathroom they share?

I don’t have any input on using toilets/sinks/tubs in any other color than white because that’s all I’ve ever had any place I’ve lived (including apartments in college/law school). If you’ve actually had biscuit color installed before, you know whether it looks dingy/dirty to you (even right after being cleaned).

I am also a bit OCD re: cleaning (seeing a bunch of hairs on white penny tiles would make me crazy!) I taught my daughters how to clean their bathroom + the powder room at a fairly early age - each Saturday morning, one would clean their shared bathroom, and the other would clean the powder room - they would alternate which between the two bathrooms).

daniDani_m08: I was thinking orange/ blue/ green for one wall or one stripe on a wall by the tub/ shower. If I were to use subway glass tiles instead of those hexagons, I could use these colors as a strip of backsplash.

Get the biscuit if that's what you want. Don't listen to those expounding on their virtuous house cleaning skills. If that's what you want, do it, and get on with your life. It's just bathroom fixtures for goodness sakes. Blue will go with the beige, and so will green.

I think it is harder for this color to look dirty. That is the comment which should be addressed. Not the color of the toilet.

Because you can't see the mess that makes it okay?

Biscuit, white, black...toilets get cleaned, in my house, every day.

@Tara, virtuous house cleaning skills? You don't clean your toilets? A virtuous YUCK!

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/germs-in-bathroom

I would hope that everyone is on the same page, especially after our COVID years.

elcieg, I never said I don't clean. I just don't make out like it's the way to the Holy Graille.

Tara, Houzz is also another form of social media. people seem to say things that they would never consider saying in person.

i know my post may not sound right to many. I know that anyone who comes to my house finds it clean, at all times, and my kids are respectful, hardworking young men who will do just fine in life. I also know that I used to clean my previous biscuit toilets and tubs on my own schedule, while I have to clean these white ones almost after every use.

I think a biscuit color is not that different than decorating with white - you just can't go with cool tones - stay warmer. Try contacting the brand of what you want and see if they have a sample chip you can use.

Good luck!

Debbi, thank you! these look beautiful! I am looking at something aimilar with punches of color

I am thinking about using biscuit color toilet and tub in the kids (teen boys) bathroom

No, go with classic white:

- Dirty looks dirty regardless of the color. To make things easy, I'd forget color and focus on designing medium-sized, easy-to-clean bathrooms ... single sinks set in to-the-floor vanities, small linen closets to absorb clutter, no extra divisions or doors, space to keep cleaning products IN the bathroom. If you're going with a tile shower, go with large-scale tiles and easy-to-clean grout.

- And don't build extra bathrooms that'll rarely be used but will require cleaning.

- White will not go out of style.

- Biscuit vs. Linen vs. Bisque vs. Cream change over time, even if the names stay the same. At some point you'll need to replace the sink or the toilet, and classic white will still be available.

As for cleaning, my goal is to clean every Thursday + do what I call a Swish-and-Swipe on Mondays (swish the toilet bowl, swipe any crud from the sinks, remove towels and dirty laundry). I manage this most weeks, but I don't beat myself up if I miss a day.

Mrs Pete, this is great advice. I am planning on stone top with seamless sink and large tiles on walls and floors other than the splashes of color. And I am thinking about putting recessed medicine cabinets for additional storage

Mrs. Pete is correct about the timelessness of white. I've had plain white tiles in all the bathrooms in my vacation home. The bathrooms still look great after 30+ years.

While my daughters’ bathroom was cute - I was very unhappy when I finally decided to remove the wallpaper. I actually sized the walls before my mom helped me install it - and it was still difficult to remove!

Debbie has given you smart advice - less permanent items make it a lot easier to change later. Plus, Debbie is a pro - her advice is based upon many years of experience.

However, I love tile - there are so many beautiful ones - which makes it difficult for me to discourage you from installing one that you love. I would just use it in a non wet area so when it’s time to change it, you won’t disturb the waterproofing system used. But as a self-admitted ”tile addict” - my advice is not the most reasonable (= easiest to change later) - my advice is based upon emotions - not professional expertise! 😂

In general, I don't understand why there is this notion that things inevitably have to be changed so you can't commit to anything, and the original hasn't even been done yet.

The average length of home ownership in the US is currently 8 years.

So I guess this is why the other facet is that so many people decorate their houses for the stranger they are going to sell it to.

Every bathroom in America has to be white and only the towels and bathmat are allowed to express any individuality. Or if you are gauche enough to have a shower curtain instead of glass maybe that, too.

In general I would do white fixtures too, but only because I would be afraid that something would happen to my colored toilet before they cart me off to the long-term care facility and I wouldn't be able to match it. I am worried about me having to replace my grey toilet with a white one. I couldn't care less if the person who buys the house after me faces the same problem. After all it will probably be "so dated" by then that they will want to gut it. At least that's what always seems to be recommended in GW/H world.

As usual, palimpsest nailed it.

Agree, this is actually supposed to be our forever home, dont care too much about resale but finding replacements is a greta point.

BTW, what do people think about the following combos:

Master bath: light wood vanity- white countertop and the following for tile: the large gray on the floor, wavy white (it is under the mosaic- and ignore the hexagons) for wall shower and mosaic marble for a stripe in the shower

Then for the hall bath the large tile on the floor, same but in smaller for the tub walls and the starburst fort he big tub wall

And for the guest bath: a light grey- blue vanity, white countertop, the blue- gray wall tile and the white on the wall but vertical

We used Kohler Biscuit tub, toilet, and vanity top in my son’s bath with sage and cream tiles. I really like it.