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Scallop and subway tile for shower room

16 days ago

Hi! Question about tile in a master bathroom. Would a combination of scalloped tile on the walk-in shower floor and subway tile on the walls work? I'm thinking of keeping the rest of the bathroom floor the same wood flooring that continues from the master bedroom.

I want to put scalloped tile on the shower floor, but I can't find photos of a shower room that looks like that. Any advice and thank you!

Comments (21)

  • 16 days ago

    Why not put the scallops on the back wall and subway on the sides, do a penny tile on the floor in blue (like water)

  • 16 days ago

    Here is a photo of something like Lyn is suggesting.

  • 16 days ago

    Thank you! This is not a bathroom picture, but a picture of the kitchen wall and floor. The image is something like this, but is it good? The penny tiles are so cute, but for someone like me who hates to be lazy, they are too small and I think cleaning them would be a pain.



  • PRO
    16 days ago

    Just to be clear, unless the scallop tile specifically says it can be used on the floor and walls, it can only be used on walls.



  • PRO
    15 days ago
    last modified: 15 days ago

    Overkill.........? You bet : )

    No shower needs this much happening.



    Not understanding this below, and I see NO penny tiles?



    As to fishscale/scallop? Most are WALL, and not floor tiles, and they soar in price per sq foot.

    Why don't you show the bedroom and bath, and what the "wood" looks like and what may be your inspo?

    I assume you mean an LVP wood, or an engineered wood and NOT a wood look tile in the bedroom?

    Add pictures/jpegs please of the whole of both rooms, so we understand what you're going for here?

  • 15 days ago
    last modified: 15 days ago

    Suggest the scalloped tiles on the walls instead and consider just doing one wall with your other (simple) choice on the other walls and floor.


    The bathroom floor, vanity and counter come into play, so keep them in mind.

  • 15 days ago

    Never use real hardwood flooring in a bathroom. Too much moisture is bad for wood.

  • 15 days ago

    @Maureen Gosh that scallop tile is beautiful! Where is it sold?

  • 15 days ago

    Thank you everybody! Sorry for my bad English. I'm renovating my entire bathroom.

    I was thinking of wood-like tiles (similar color of my master bedroom), subway tiles (for the shower room walls), and scalloped (for the shower room floor). I didn't know that scalloped tiles couldn't be used for shower floors, so I learned something new. Thank you. I'll look into it, but if I can't find any cute scalloped tiles for the floor, I'll go with arabesque tiles.


    I'm thinking of using only two types of tiles in the walk-in shower room because it would look too cluttered. The shower room walls are 150 sqft, the floor is 55 sqft, and the other floors require 140 sqft of tiles, so I wanted to make the shower room floor, which has the smallest area, the focal point and use tiles with a design like scallops or arabesques.

    Choosing tiles is difficult!

  • PRO
    15 days ago
    last modified: 15 days ago

    WHAT is the exact flooring in the bedroom?

    Do not but two "wood look" anything together.

  • 15 days ago

    Hi, thank you for your reply!  

    The second photo was taken with tiles on top of the flooring. They look similar, but is that strange?



  • 15 days ago

    Wood-look anything juxtaposed with real wood is not a good look; it just makes the fake wood look even faker. Consider choosing tile for your bathroom floor that’s not “wood-look”.

  • PRO
    15 days ago
    last modified: 15 days ago

    It's not "strange"! It is NO NO of magnitude. I mean really, really no....please.

    Look..... tile exists to be sold. It's easier to install than remove.

    Don't spend money on a fad, which fish scale IS.

    Put a penny tile on the bath floor,, take it right into the shower floor ! A 3 x 12 subway on shower walls and you will have that bath and love it for 15 years.

    Put art on the walls. do a great color on the vanity....put up super lighting.

    And no to the "wood look" which only makes sense in a tropical whole home environment and has sort of outlived its time....



  • 15 days ago
    last modified: 15 days ago

    Thank you for your reply. I'm thinking of skipping the wood-look tiles and going for larger (12x24) tiles in white, grey or charcoal. As I wrote before, I don't want to use penny tiles in the shower room..... Fish scale patterns is fad. I thought they were a traditional design that has been around for a long time.

  • 15 days ago

    This is my guest shower with scalloped tiles and subway and a different design for the floor.




  • 14 days ago

    ^^ Wow, I love that! I'm not normally a fan of orange but you pulled it off here -- very cheerful!

  • 14 days ago

    Thank you for reply! It's lovely!! The curves and straight lines are stunning! I also think that subway tiles laid vertically are lovely!

    I have a few questions. If you don't mind, could you answer them? Is the shower room scalloped on three sides? What is the name of the tiles on the floor in the shower room?

    I'm going to the tile shop today, so please let me use this as reference.

    Thank you rockybird!

  • 14 days ago

    @porkchop_mxk3 z5b_MI thank you! The orange appears a little more vibrant in the photos.


    @Satomy Hi Yes the scalloped tiles are on three sides. The orange tile is sorbet color from fireclay tile.


    https://www.fireclaytile.com/tile/colors/detail/sorbet/tile-field-3-x-9


    I think we put the floor together with triangle sorbet tiles…listed under specialty on their web site.


    I think the fireclay prices have gone up. I love their tile and their company but you could copy the design with other tiles.






  • 13 days ago

    Thank you for your reply! I went to the tile store today and they didn't have any similar floor tiles, so I'll check out the website you recommended.
    The bird looks great in this bathroom, and it's so cute.
    Thank you so much♪

  • PRO
    13 days ago

    I like abathroom tile to be simple ,neutral and easy to clean. I use 12 x24 porcelain tile on both bathroom floor and shower walls the same tile only smaller on the shower floor . Matching grout for all. This allows you to chosee a nice vanity with maybe a nice counter to be the standout and down the road choose a new wall color and accessories for a different look.

  • 13 days ago

    Thank you for your reply!

    Yes, I also want something that is easy to clean. That's why I don't really want to use penny tiles. I have a meeting with a contractor today. After that, I'll go to the tile shop again.