horizontal or vertical bathroom wall tile?
Ali Rose
5 years ago
I understand vertical is to make a low ceiling look taller and horizontal can make a tight one expand...
my bathroom is deciently sized at 10x10 and 9.5 foot ceiling. i have 8x24inch tile and would love to go vertical but wonder if i should stay horizontal... i am not doing an accent strip. i feel if the tile is intresting enough the strip is distracting. i did however pick out an pretty floor tile (second photo) that will be used in the niche and the wall behind my sink.
my bathroom is deciently sized at 10x10 and 9.5 foot ceiling. i have 8x24inch tile and would love to go vertical but wonder if i should stay horizontal... i am not doing an accent strip. i feel if the tile is intresting enough the strip is distracting. i did however pick out an pretty floor tile (second photo) that will be used in the niche and the wall behind my sink.
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wdccruise
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5 years agoThe new cabinets will be white, the new floor is wood tile planks. i am changing the shower floor from the white/grey flower-like pattern to a white with grey grout. my husband is hoping the counter tops don't make the transition from the top of the old cabinets to the new cabinets (previous owners put lipstick on pig by replacing ALL countertops but leaving old cabinets). If the bathroom countertops break i am changing them to something simpler because they are busy for my taste. if they make it, we may swap later on.
the good thing is not nearly as much will be visible. we are shortening my husband's vanity a few inches to expand shower and my side is having uppers added. example photo attached, we saw this at the tile shop and loved the look.
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