Bathroom Tiles - show me yours!

[Carlton Banks]

I am about to renovate two bathrooms.

The tiles are a part that I am yet to decide and need some inspiration.

I like the idea of black granite tiles / light off white polished tiles for my shower room.

For my main bathroom I am considering light beige polished ceramic tiles or a mix of marble (walls) and ceramic for the floor.


Anyway, to help me granulate these ideas I would really like to see what your efforts look like!

I remember seeing a few great looking bathrooms previously on PH...

[Chris77]

We went for wenge wood effect and 60 x 30 white's with a lined effect









Moody Shot



And Red in the downstairs

[Trustmeimadoctor]

have a look at porcelanosa tiles huge range and decent quality

we have glass blanco in main bathroom


Mos. Crystal Dark in kitchen



and ensuite
Deco Silk Blanco


and Silk Blanco

[Jasandjules]

Just do a search under google images......

[Aviz]

i have the ipad app of this, and it's great for inspiration :
http://www.houzz.com/photos/bathroom

[dickymint]

Jasandjules said:

Just do a search under google images......

Good in here innit

[Simpo Two]

Nicer than tiles and cheaper than marble: travertine.

[anonymous-user]

Go around some new build show homes, some of the designs they do are surprisingly good!

[Chaffs]

As previously recommended Porcelanosa - if you can get along to one of their showrooms, they have a huge range and usually a good few display rooms. Last time I looked their website was a bit rubbish, but whenever we've bought from them, they've been able to do a deal.

[trv8]

Try here....click on the tiles, ignore the prices, deals can be done.
http://www.mandarinstone.com/products

Edited by trv8 on Thursday 21st July 17:59

[Jasandjules]

dickymint said:

Jasandjules said:

Just do a search under google images......

Good in here innit

My answer may have been a bit harsh, I didn't mean it to come across that way... But I did some google searches for ideas and it showed me some things I thought looked awful and others which I thought were superb and I wanted them and searched for them or similar... It's a quick and easy way to get hundreds of pictures (though it does help if you at least know what colour you might want!).

Even something as simple as which way to lay the tiles i.e. straight or diagonally...

[dickymint]

Jasandjules said:

dickymint said:

Jasandjules said:

Just do a search under google images......

Good in here innit

My answer may have been a bit harsh, I didn't mean it to come across that way... But I did some google searches for ideas and it showed me some things I thought looked awful and others which I thought were superb and I wanted them and searched for them or similar... It's a quick and easy way to get hundreds of pictures (though it does help if you at least know what colour you might want!).

Even something as simple as which way to lay the tiles i.e. straight or diagonally...

My Missus has worked here since She left school............

http://www.mandarinstone.com/

I'm not allowed to Google stone!

[Chris_]

dickymint said:

My Missus has worked here since She left school............

http://www.mandarinstone.com/

I'm not allowed to Google stone!

Mandarin Stone are great! (no, I don't work there)

We have been using their limestone tiles in France, and the products and staff have always been brilliant.

[wiffmaster]

Another vote for Porcelanosa. The service is typically Spanish, but the tiles are top notch. The folks just had two of our bathrooms and our kitchen refitted and used their tiles throughout.

[Carlton Banks]

wiffmaster said:

Another vote for Porcelanosa. The service is typically Spanish, but the tiles are top notch. The folks just had two of our bathrooms and our kitchen refitted and used their tiles throughout.

Are we talking long leadtimes?

[wiffmaster]

Carlton Banks said:

Are we talking long leadtimes?

Depends how many you need. If you're lucky and don't need a huge volume, then they might have them in stock. If not, it takes around a month.

Our kitchen ones took a month as we needed 75sq meters and they only had around half that in stock. They said it was best to order the whole lot from the same fresh batch, as that would ensure they were all identical (batches may vary ever so slightly apparently).

It's not so much the lead times being typically Spanish. It's more the lack of communication and the constant chasing required. Product itself is fantastic quality though, and for something you're likely to have for 10+ years, the little bit of hassle is worth it.

[Jasandjules]

dickymint said:

My Missus has worked here since She left school............

http://www.mandarinstone.com/

I'm not allowed to Google stone!

Hmm, I wonder what's in your bathroom.........

[marctwo]

Went for these Marble ones...



Looks like this:

[kentmotorcompany]

Recently done our bathroom too. I bet some people in this section are getting bored of seeing it now, but any excuse.

Here you go:



More details about the build in this thread:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...