And it doesn t draw your eye because all the grout lines are different.
Tiling curved surfaces.
While the normal way of curving wall tile in this instance is to use 1 inch tiles on a sheet you can also modify larger tiles to work in the same fashion.
Draw a line on the tile where the ruler runs this is your cutting.
Get a ruler and position it so that it runs from the centre of the circle or curve to the tile.
Step 1 install sheet tile as normal to curve it around a wall.
You would assume that you need to cut it on a curve because the drywall is curved but the individual tiles are so small that you can cut it straight at an angle and fill the rest with grout.
Tile from the bottom corner of the curved wall.
Look at this picture below some of the grout areas are close and some aren t.
Find the centre of the circle or curve position the tile so that the maximum surface area is against the edge of the circle or curve.
To get a smoothly curved surface good framing is important too preferably with the studs placed no more than 6 inches on center.
Start in the corner section.
Make sure the surface is free from dust clean dry and suitable for tiling.
There are various options on how to fit tile especially a larger porcelain tile around curved walls.
Inspect the ceramic mosaic sheets to make sure there aren t any broken or damaged tiles and ensure that you have.