More questions about tiling a bath.
I asked recently how high one tiles when only tiling “half-way” up in a bath. Your responses helped me pick an appropriate hight somewhere above the electrical outlets/switches and below the medicine cabinets. That’s great for 2 of the baths, but I’m still struggling with the master. The plan is to use a 4×16″ calacatta…
I asked recently how high one tiles when only tiling “half-way” up in a bath. Your responses helped me pick an appropriate hight somewhere above the electrical outlets/switches and below the medicine cabinets. That’s great for 2 of the baths, but I’m still struggling with the master.
The plan is to use a 4×16″ calacatta tile in a running bond pattern. We will do the whole back wall against which there is a 4×3′ shower and the toilet and of course the 3′ section of the side wall where there is the side of the shower. I had wanted to do the rest of the room only half way up because I felt it would be somewhat referential to the older style of the house. The architect thinks we should do either all 4 walls completely or the back wall and the opposite wall where the door and vanity are leaving the 2 sides untiled (except for in the shower).
His argument is that not doing the whole wall with this kind of tile will look like we being cheap. I believe he actually used the word “poor”. Is this what I get for letting my husband pick a wealthy architect?
Personally I think floor to ceiling marble will be overwhelming. It’s about an 8×8′ room with no windows, but a large skylight and about 9′ ceilings. I think that much marble will feel like I’m at some kind of a spa or bath house.
Any opinions? Anyone cap their fancy marble halfway up? Do you think it looks half ass?
The tile size you have selected is much more modernist than a 1′ by 2′ or a 4″ by 8″. Going all the way up all the way around could look great. You may want to break it up with some sort of feature strip. A larger expanse of mirror over the vanity would also break things up.
I think that you should choose a different size tile if you end it at a chair rail or high chair rail height on three walls, or you could just tile the wall behind the toilet and shower and wrap at the side of the shower with a detail that makes that break look puproseful.
The two walls tiled and two not doesn’t sound good at all.
I would try a listello of some sort that is a short way down from top of lower walls (maybe about 40″ up), but runs continuosly into walls that go all the way up. Also continue the trim that edges full height edges then down around to lower walls. It will look sharp and intentional.
I completely tiled a bathroom. I think it looks nice, but it does look spa like and it has a modern feel. The color of the tile is very beautiful though and it is soothing and looks nice with the mirrors, white porcelain fixtures and hardware. But halfway is just fine too and I certainly don’t think it would look “poor” in the sense of cheap or the sense of bad. It certainly has a more traditional feel. Agree with notion of going with your gut.
Could you post some photos of the room?
Go with your gut. Architects often seem to like cold expanses of too much of one material, I’ve noticed.
I agree, I think halfway up looks best. If the tile is anything but white, it will look oppressive and cave-like as well. The cap adds a nice detail and I’m surprised that the architect doesn’t like that look. I’ve always hung artwork in the bathroom on the wall that wasn’t tiled. It’s a great look
My first reaction was that tiling the entire wall will look wrong, and feel kind of oppressive, especially in a small space (if it’s a small space). The transition of materials from tile to wall kind of engages the eye.