Painting tiles dilemma ie painting over all or half?

4 months ago

I think I'm going to paint the bottom blue tiles so I can do a bit more with the bathroom and make it look fresh.
Perhaps go black and white with some natural woods in and plants. Cheapest and easiest way as a short term option.
However, as the tiles above the blue are already white gloss (and it's a tall ceiling!) how do I do this?
Ie if I paint the blue ones white and put a new border in then they will clash with the ones above?
I don't really want to paint the top ones as well as that is a mammoth job.
Should I perhaps choose white but in a different finish? Ie a satin or matt so they look intentionally like a different tile?
Still trying to find a suitable tile paint that gets good reviews that is OK around the shower. 🙈

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