Asymmetrical tiling tips

[StreetDragster]

Hi all

I have a downstairs bathroom that needs a light refurbishment. Nothing major, lick of paint, new floor, and i want to replace these tiles.

Thing is, the window is not even to the sink. I think with its current tiling arrangement this stands out.
Is there anything i can do specifically to make it less obvious? Bigger tiles, smaller tiles, patterned or plain?
This is my first time tiling so I'm hoping to just more or less replace what's there rather than half tile the whole wall or similar.
Any general tiling tips also appreciated

Thanks

[Motorman74]

That picture belongs in the these pictures make my teeth itch thread

I'd have to move that sink - I couldn't live with that. It would make the job a lot bigger obviously.

The floor tiles are also seriously upsetting my OCD and would need to be sorted too. That grout line is SO near the centre of the pedestal.

[SHutchinson]

Could you move the sink?

[StreetDragster]

I agree about the OCD, but moving the sink really isn't ideal, its positioned well when compared to toilet pan and then door.
Plus makes the job alot bigger

[E63eeeeee...]

Surely fairly plain tiles with matching colour grout are the best option to mostly hide the unevenness. Or some sort of random mosaic pattern if that's a bit too boring.

[paulwirral]

A smaller sink in the centre would be my choice .

[wolfracesonic]

You’re never going to disguise the offset, however the r/h of the wash basin looks to be in line with the r/h of the window reveal, so possibly re-position the towel holder to the l/h of the basin and make it look like the offset basin was part of some grand master plan.

[LordLoveLength]

Replace it with a vanity unit? Some have offset basins and you have a cupboard to hide pipe work in making it a relatively easy swap.

[Mr Pointy]

The splashback doesn't have to be tile - look for the glass type that many kitchens use as it can be any size (just the first Google hit):

https://splashbacks.co.uk/

[clockworks]

Mr Pointy said:

The splashback doesn't have to be tile - look for the glass type that many kitchens use as it can be any size (just the first Google hit):

https://splashbacks.co.uk/

I did mine in Dibond (aluminium composite).

[paulrockliffe]

Mr Pointy said:

The splashback doesn't have to be tile - look for the glass type that many kitchens use as it can be any size (just the first Google hit):

https://splashbacks.co.uk/

Or just one large format tile. You could get a plank size tile and trim it to length, those are like 900mm+ x 150mm ish.

[No ideas for a name]

StreetDragster said:

I agree about the OCD, but moving the sink really isn't ideal, its positioned well when compared to toilet pan and then door.
Plus makes the job alot bigger

Move the window.

I realise I am not helping much here

[StreetDragster]

Thanks for all replies so far.

So far i'm liking the idea of a vanity unit that goes to the wall, concealing the water stop tap that is hidden by that box bottom right hand corner.
My problem is, that i need a shallow unit to clear the door, 30cm shallow or less.

Struggling to find a shallow, but wide vanity unit, and a matching sink to go with it. But if i could find one, it could run all the way to the edge of the window and even things up nicely.
I sense some IKEA searching to see what i can butcher to make work. They have some hallway sideboards which might do the job, which i'll then might be able to put a top mounted basin on or something

Thanks all

[JoshSm]

Units aren't complicated things, you could make one from scratch or just trim it down to the right depth.

As for sinks, pretty sure things like the Vitra S50 semi recessed are sized for ~300mm deep units, or potentially slightly shallower. At least the last variant I had was.

[paulwirral]

This sink is 300 mm deep and the top is 220mm and it’s 1500 wide but different widths are available.

[Mr Pointy]

paulwirral said:

This sink is 300 mm deep and the top is 220mm and it’s 1500 wide but different widths are available.

A link might help the OP.

[paulwirral]

Unfortunately I bought it from the plumbers merchants down the road so I don’t have one , not that I’d know how to post it anyway !

[R6tty]

Definitely go with a vanity unit, even if it meant adapting one or getting one made.
I have to say- it's a basin. Please stop calling it a sink.

[POIDH]

No ideas for a name said:

Move the window.

I realise I am not helping much here

Leave the sink where it is, but move the whole house a few cm to the right?

[Vanden Saab]

StreetDragster said:

Hi all

I have a downstairs bathroom that needs a light refurbishment. Nothing major, lick of paint, new floor, and i want to replace these tiles.

Thing is, the window is not even to the sink. I think with its current tiling arrangement this stands out.
Is there anything i can do specifically to make it less obvious? Bigger tiles, smaller tiles, patterned or plain?
This is my first time tiling so I'm hoping to just more or less replace what's there rather than half tile the whole wall or similar.
Any general tiling tips also appreciated

Thanks

God that is horrible, take the old tiles off the wall and replace with a single tile the width of the sink and cut the tile around the sink so there is no gap at the ends.
When you replace the floor tiles make sure the grout line is in the centre of the pedestal and make the cut behind it level with the boxing so it is a straight line across.

Edit... did not see the windowsill tiles, make the sink tile slightly lower than the windowsill so it becomes a separate area and fit a single long tile on the windowsill so there is no grout joint to trigger anybodies OCD.

Edited by Vanden Saab on Thursday 12th December 21:29