Bathroom reno series part 5 of 9 justdoityourself l.
Tiling a shower wall with subway tiles.
In this bathroom designed by arent pyke the tiled wall will lend itself to a variety.
Tiling a shower floor is pretty similar to tiling the shower wall.
This will create a very sophisticated and elegant bathroom.
This beautiful bathroom features a full subway tile wall in the shower as well as a half wall as a backsplash behind the door.
It s a piece of tile that s less than 1 2.
Our first example is a traditional classic white subway tile with contrasting dark grout by spivey architects via houzz.
Create a visually interesting shower wall by using the vertically stacked subway tile pattern but then offset the rows.
Then off of the centerline i would draw the offset line.
The fixtures and the shower area looks like from two different eras the modern and classic era.
However for 3 6 subway tile i usually draw the lines either 9 or 15 inches apart.
If i were to tile the back wall of a shower or bathtub surround with subway tile i would generally start with a vertical centerline.
Shower wall to shower floor.
There are also ceramics that look like glass which can be an alternative for real glass.
So for a typical 3 6 subway tile these two lines will be 3 inches apart.
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Usually you use subway tile style to create different looks on each area in your bathroom.
This pattern is a more modern look and therefore works well with full tile walls like in a bathroom or as a statement wall in the kitchen or by the hood.
Using the tiles in the shower and bathtub area create a nice contrast.
The main material of tiles used in such ideas like this is glass.
In this shower we used 4 x12 subway tiles but the basic principles are the same for smaller tiles.
Subway tiles are beloved for their timelessness so keep things classic with a white repeating bond pattern.
There are also glass subway tile bathroom ideas you can choose.
This one is the great example for that.
Avoid slivers at the ceiling corners and any transition e g.
Follow steps for tiling a shower wall.