Monday 22 September 2014

Bathroom tile selection

Clearly I must be mad, in the past few weeks I have gone not once but twice to tile shops with the small fries in tow. Not to say my madness wasn't without method as I have finally picked our tiles!

I have been to so many tile shops over the past 6 months I am a walking encyclopedia of where to find what in Perth and although I had a rough idea of what I wanted, it was harder than I thought to find it.

We really wanted to create a more grown up bathroom that still flowed nicely with the rest if the house so I wanted something that will look good against the polished concrete and wood veneer.

These images have been in my inspiration file for some time.


IMG source - The Interiors addict (from previous seasons of the Block)

For the longest time I was set on having dark tiles on the walls and floor. The en-suite has only one small high window so I had assumed it would be a dark room and felt that we should go with it and go for that dark moody feel. 

It turns out our building designer knew what she was doing and that smallish north facing window actually lets in a lot more light than I had ever imagined. Still set on my original design plan for our dark moody bathroom I found some beautiful charcoal hexagons  that so happened to be insanely expensive at over 250$ a square metre. We are tiling up to 2.2mtrs so it was just not going to happen.

I was so certain that I still didn't want white tiles on the walls because it would be boring but then I came across this beautiful bathroom on Instagram. It is from a Perth designer Susie Q


You can find SusieQ design on Instagram right here and I highly recommend you do for more photos of her 
lovely and stylish home. (thanks for letting me share your photos!)

I really like the visual interest of the penny rounds with the round mirror its far from boring and looks so clean crisp and fresh. She also made mention of Myaree tiles and I am so glad she did. If you are in Perth and looking for the kind of tiles you find in magazines, this is the place you won't be disappointed by their selection. So after a few trips back and forth I finally made the decision to go with these tiles
Matte rectified charcoal tiles for the floor, matte white rectified tiles for the main walls and matte white hexagons as a feature for the main shower wall and vanity wall. The wood sample hanging out right there will be our vanity top.** I would also like to make a public statement that I have been looking at the matte type tiles long before the judges on the block said that Matte is what is "in" I'm just completely stylish and in the know (haha) Rectified tiles are more expensive to lay than traditional tiles as it is more complex but they just look so damn good I couldn't didn't want too compromise (sorry hubs)This week we have had some tilers come round to quote on the job so we should have someone to start in the next few weeks. We had planned on tiling ourselves to save some money but that went right out the window when I insisted on rectified tiles. Ultimately we would both rather bite the bullet and pay the pros to do the skilled jobs and get a perfect end result than DIY and be disappointed in the end.Just so I am not keeping you in the dark, here is a bit of an ugly photo of our new en-suite looking from the powder room back into the room. To the left under the bulk-head we will install a floating vanity and directly below the window is our shower which will be tiled with the hexagons.

Tiles and bathrooms aside, things are moving along really well and I can't wait to share some more progress photos with you folks later this week. It is looking much more like a home these days not a lump on blue board and steel.I also found out that my building designer Cherie has finally launched her website. If you are in Perth and you like what we are doing you can find her here www.designpitch.com.au So what do you think? Would you ever have a bathroom tiled in all dark tiles or are you a white and bright fan? Did you get to pick your bathroom tiles or did you inherit someone else's good (or terrible) taste?Dani xo






























10 comments :

  1. It's going to look amazing! I'm in the middle of tile selection right now - it is not easy! I also found a lovely bluestone that came in at $299m2 on sale. I almost died lol! Can you tell me more about the charcoal floor tiles you've chosen? Are they natural stone or something else? Rach

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    1. Omg Yes the bluestone! That is what I had wanted originally clearly my brain couldn't even handle 299$ a mtr so I scaled it down to $250 it is so stunning but definitely not budget friendly :( The floor tiles we have are not natural stone but they have a great texture that feels pretty much like the real thing. Good luck picking yours can't wait to see what you find. I am sure if the rest of your house is anything to go by your selection will be gorgeous Rach! x

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  2. Thanks for the update, you are going to have a totally gorgeous ensuite….I am loving both your tile choices! Sarah

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    1. Thanks Sarah I am so happy with them, can't wait until they are laid now!

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  3. I feel your pain tiles take the longest time to pick but you need to be really happy with them because they make such a statement. I love what youve picked especially the penny tile.
    In our bathroom we went for a pale grey floor and white gloss wall tiles in the large 300x600. I really love how they look. I found the tile warehouse in Osborne Park had a great range of tiles but they really do vary in price so you need to shop around :)

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    1. Hi Michelle! absolutely it's hard so many beautiful tiles it's hard to keep restrained to a few ideas and not get carried away! I am terrible at visualising too so I agonise over it all way more than I probably need to haha. I did go to Osborne ceramics warehouse but I was already so set on what I wanted I unfortunately didn't find what I was looking for. I love the 300x600 format tiles they do look great and so good for smaller spaces (can't remember if I mentioned that's what we have gone with) now to decide/agonise which way to lay them hehe x

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  4. Love your tile choice! I wish my builders didnt have so many rules i would have loved to have done something more creative. Maybe one day down track we will renovate the ensuite hehe

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    1. Thanks! It is a shame you haven't been able to be more adventurous with your tile selection but I imagine your builder is much better at sticking to the budget than I am hehe. I am sure your bathroom will be gorgeous all the same, great accessories can make all the difference x

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    2. My place is already done hehe. I don't mind it. Builders just have so many rules like no large tiles or not unusual tiles. Or extreme prices. Just feature tile in my double shower was $450 for a strip as its not from builders range.
      I would have loved large rectangle floor tiles

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  5. Oh my goodness how expensive are feature tiles?!!! I had a heart attack over the price of the original tiles I wanted! Big tiles are more expensive to lay too sadly so when we got the quotes from the tilers I had another heart attack. Boo to builders and their responsible tiling rules I say hehe ;)

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