Black and white striped subway tiles cover the walls of a walk in shower fitted with a tiled niche and a polished nickel shower kit mounted over black and white hex floor tiles.
Shower subway tile sizes.
If you want to avoid the boring all white effect choose a darker grout as in this bathroom for contrast and visual interest.
It s a well known rule that using lighter colours will help a small room look bigger so apply that to your picking the right tile size for a small bathroom too.
How we started the main shower wall.
More seams mean more grout and that presents you with that much more grout.
Plus there are so many ways to arrange subway tiles.
Subway tile bathroom in terms of having new atmosphere in the bathroom without spending a lot of cash installing new tiles is one of the best options.
Coastal style bathroom with handmade blue subway tiles and white terrazzo floor.
It is your greatest bet to have a wide range of designs and materials.
Shower wall tile sizes.
More importantly smaller tiles are difficult to clean.
Go for the classic subway tiles which fit for almost all bathroom style.
For example our friend sarah over at ugly duckling house used handcrafted subway tiles and did a great job on her shower.
Melissa morgan design view full size.
Choosing lighter colours such as white or cream for your bathroom tiles will help reflect more light than darker colours would.
Read on for our favorite bathroom subway tile ideas.
However sizes for subway tile have expanded to include many other sizes.
Our first example is a traditional classic white subway tile with contrasting dark grout by spivey architects via houzz this beautiful bathroom features a full subway tile wall in the shower as well as a half wall as a backsplash behind the door.
Classic subway tile.
The general rule is any wall tile with a 1 to 2 size can be styled as a subway tile.
Traditionally subway tile is 3 x 6 inches.
For shower walls generally it is best to use larger tiles from 4 inch by 4 inch tiles on upward to large format tiles in the 15 inch by 30 inch range from a visual standpoint tile smaller than 4 inches square creates a busy appearance.
This is an example of a mid sized beach style 3 4 bathroom in perth with shaker cabinets white cabinets gray tile subway tile white walls a vessel sink white floor grey benchtops and a floating vanity.
Sometimes tiles that are not 1 2 but still have a smaller rectangular shape are considered subway tile as well like a 4.
Symmetry is subway tile s best friend.
Timeless subway tile update the walls of this bathroom are clad in traditionally dimensioned and colored subway tiles.
2 x 4 4 x 8 6 x 12.
In this shower we used 4 x12 subway tiles but the basic principles are the same for smaller tiles.