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Before Photo 4. Lavish the Walls With Elegant but Economical Tile Before: Except for a medicine cabinet, this 36½-square-foot Minneapolis master bathroom had almost no storage, forcing the homeowners to balance toiletries on the grab bars and pile them under the console sink. The basic square wall tile had prominent grout lines that were hard to keep clean. It also didn’t extend very far up the walls of the unusually long alcove tub.
Molly Erin Designs Inc 5. Tile Style on a Budget in California Interior designer Molly Erin Carter of Molly Erin Designs got creative when balancing the budget in this 55-square-foot master bathroom in Sacramento, California. She chose three different inexpensive white tiles and played with different patterns to create an original look. Detail to note: Carter painted the ceiling black to amp up the dramatic contrast.
oe Chiavaroli of Core Remodel made a big impact in this compact Chicago bathroom. With just 48 square feet to work with, he limited the color palette to black and white and played with hexagons, rectangles and circles to give it a geometric pop. Stacking the wall tile vertically helps accentuate one of the room’s more generous proportions: the 10-foot ceiling.
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JODI FLEMING DESIGN 3. Play With Coordinating Colors Designer: Jodi Fleming Design Location: Newport Beach, California Size: About 52 square feet (4.8 square meters); 5½ by 9½ feet Homeowners’ request. A sophisticated, clean, fresh look. Tile. The floor is marble hexagonal tile with a mother-of-pearl inlay. White subway tile with matching white grout wraps the shower. There’s also a marble countertop and shower surround. The coordination of whites and grays helps keep the eye moving, making the design feel new each time it’s seen. The marble was selected “because we wanted movement in the stone to mimic water,” designer Jodi Fleming says.
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One of the homeowners wanted marble tile in the shower, but it was beyond the budget. Porcelain marble-look 12-by-24-inch tiles cost less than $6 per square foot and are placed on the walls and ceiling, elevating the bathroom’s style. Thin white grout lines blend in almost unseen. Designer Jaimie Nelson used Bianco Puro marble hex tiles on the floor. A floating vanity helps keep the room feeling open.
Rows of black penny tiles interspersed on the white penny-tiled wall creates the effect of raindrops in this modern Denver powder room by the team at Design Platform. The white floating sink with a cut-out towel holder is another standout feature
The vanity wall covered in white penny tiles creates a neutral background that allows the luxurious crystal light fixture and the spiky gold mirror to shine in this powder room in Beverly Hills, California, by Shelby Wood Design.
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41 sq ft The structure of the open vanity with the trough sink was inspired by the sink at the inn. The shelf underneath and the shelves in the mirrored medicine cabinet provide all the storage needed for guests. Polished chrome fixtures and a marble counter give the sleek room an elegant look.
In the new 41-square-foot bathroom off the hallway, the idea was to keep things very clean and simple. McGuill embraced linear elements to achieve that and to make the room feel larger. The couple wanted a tub-shower combo to accommodate guests with young children. McGuill found a streamlined soaking tub that fit in well with the room’s strong linear elements. Classic 3-by-6-inch subway tiles surround the tub, while a slate-like porcelain tile on the floor adds contrast. McGuill placed the long tiles in a running bond pattern. “This made the space feel longer and wider,” she says.
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4. Extra-large-format tile. Large-format tiles (such as 12 by 24 inches) have been making an appearance in kitchens and bathrooms for some time now, but be on the lookout for extra-large-format ones. Just how extra? Try 31 by 71 inches, like the ceramic Ann Sacks tiles shown here on a fireplace surround project by Pangaea. That’s almost 3 by 6 feet!
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8. Porcelain Slab Showers Tile is a popular material for showers. It’s durable and offers lots of options to bring in color and texture. But the idea of maintaining all those grout lines turns a lot of homeowners off. Designer Brooke Brown of L&B Limited Co. is getting a lot of requests for using porcelain slabs instead. The approach minimizes grout lines while still offering durability and visual interest.
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3. Play With Pattern Plain white tiles are a practical and cost-effective choice for a bathroom, but there are ways you can make them more interesting. Consider asking your tiler to lay them in a pattern that’s different from the standard brick bond formation. In this bathroom, long white tiles have been positioned in a herringbone pattern, giving the space a designer look. Alternatively, you could stack the tiles vertically or go for a chevron design.
Birch bark tile in shower Homeowners’ request. Remove a bathtub and add a walk-in shower that would feature rustic textured tile that nods to the home’s wooded surrounding. Main feature. Three-by-12-inch handmade shower tile that evokes the warmth of birch bark and worn wood. “It has a rustic and refined quality, adding timeless appeal and visual texture,” designer Danielle Loven says. Other special features. The custom vanity is rift- and quarter-sawn white oak with a custom stain and a matte finish. The countertop is marble-look quartz. The floor is 19-by-19-inch porcelain tiles made to look like whitewashed parquet.
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