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Subway Tile Wainscoting Puts Bathrooms on the Right Track
It repels water. It looks clean. It works with many architectural styles. Looks like bathrooms have a ticket to a no-brainer
Wainscoting was designed hundreds of years ago in a marriage of form and function to enhance the look of a room while protecting the bottom half of the walls from dirt and damage. It has since evolved to suit different architectural styles and spaces. Today board and batten, beadboard and tile are the most prevalent types, with subway tile proving to be the smartest application choice for bathrooms.
Subway tile wainscoting is both decoratively charming and functional. In joining tile to tile (wainscot to floor), a tight, water-sealed seam is created, important in bathroom applications. Tile wainscoting may also act as a backsplash or tub surround in these spaces. As history has proven, rectangular, tightly grouted tile walls are sanitary and durable. They're guaranteed to charm in both renovated spaces and new construction.
Subway tile wainscoting is both decoratively charming and functional. In joining tile to tile (wainscot to floor), a tight, water-sealed seam is created, important in bathroom applications. Tile wainscoting may also act as a backsplash or tub surround in these spaces. As history has proven, rectangular, tightly grouted tile walls are sanitary and durable. They're guaranteed to charm in both renovated spaces and new construction.
Tile wainscoting is perfect for bathrooms because of the tight seam created.
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The horizontal lines of this subway tile wainscoting and the vertical lines of the board and batten walls create a visually striking bathroom.
Pratt & Larson tile wainscoting acts as a backsplash for the pedestal sink in this extensively remodeled bathroom, part of an early 1900’s Tudor-style house.
Arctic white subway tile by Daltile with silver grout by Mapei re-creates the original charm of this Philadelphia bathroom.
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Subway tile wainscoting is a decorative alternative to monochromatic walls. In this historic Haddon Heights, New Jersey, bathroom, white ceramic subway tile wainscoting and Rugged Suede painted walls starkly contrast each other.
Using tile wainscoting as opposed to beadboard in the bathroom is a great way to complement the tile lining the shower.
Historic-reproduction subway tiles appropriately line the walls surrounding this freestanding claw-foot tub.