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Its All About Bathroom Tile: Weekday Wreckers

October 28, 2014 12 Comments
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I am always wrecking and resurrecting parts of my house. However, up until now, my projects have always been on the small side: a little drywall here, a refinished dresser there…you know, regular household upkeep and decor.

Well, after our big debate this summer, my husband and I have decided to renovate not one, but TWO bathrooms…at the same time. Obviously we have lost our minds. But, it was actually less expensive to rework our existing upstairs space (which is generous enough, as is) and do two bathrooms than to bump out 60 square feet (which wouldn’t even help us that much space-wise).

The Master Bath at this moment is not much bigger than a closet. The shower is so small that it is difficult to raise your arms to wash your hair. The sink is mini…and repainted…and generally unattractive. I do like our Kohler toilet though, so that will be reused in the new design.

Master Bath

In order to get the spa-like bath we want, we are pushing into the boys’ bath and then moving their bath into their ridiculously large room. That way our upstairs space will be better used.

The Guest Bath (Kids’ Bath) is actually OK. It is a little pink for our tastes (especially with three boys!), but it is generally in good working order. We are going to update everything in that bath, but keep a similar design to what we have now.

Guest Bath

I thought the hard part of renovation would be deciding on a layout. However, I was horribly wrong. The little choices that have HUGE impact – like tile – are so, so hard!

We are going to do radiant heat floors, and we would like porcelain tile that looks like hardwood flooring in each of the bathrooms. These tiles come in nearly every color of wood you could imagine. I hate the look of big, industrial looking tiles, so I think the faux wood will bring warmth and aesthetics to the rooms while still maintaining practicality.

Wood Grain Tile

1, 2, 3, 4

 

I want the rest of the design to be fairly simple and timeless, with lots of white, and the crisp, but inviting neutrals such as in my dream bathroom. You love it too, right?!?!?

In the inspiration room, I really like the accent wall in the shower. I would consider a similar tile in the master bath, and I like the look of both subway and glass tile as well.

aqua tile

white glass subway tile

For the shower floor, I sort of have a thing for penny tile. I love it. I think this aqua set would look beautiful on the floor of an all white shower:

Screen Shot 2014-10-26 at 8.32.25 PM

The hexagon options are also simple, yet unique:

hex tileScreen Shot 2014-10-26 at 9.05.29 PM

Update: Here’s a peek at what we chose for our master bathroom – see the final reveal!

Master Bath Reveal

I am LOVING the “cherry wood” tiles we installed!

Also, we updated the guest bath with a gray wood grain tile (reveal here):

Guest Bath Industrial

What’s your preferred style of bathroom? Link me to your Pinterest bathroom inspiration boards or a favorite link to give me some more ideas!

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  1. trish says

    October 28, 2014 at 9:54 am

    I am inspired. I’ve been staring at my busted bathroom tiles for months. Perhaps, we will take the plunge!
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  2. Hope says

    October 28, 2014 at 10:40 am

    It looks like it’s going to be beautiful!!! Good luck and I’m jealous! 🙂
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  3. Lauryn says

    October 28, 2014 at 11:41 am

    Love that porcelain floor that looks like hardwood! Tell me, are you going to be redoing the floors yourself? We need (want) to replace all of the tile floors in our bathrooms in this house and I’d like to do it myself, just not sure what I am getting myself into. Ha!
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  4. O'Boy! Organic says

    October 28, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    I love the #4 floor tile. My in laws have something similar in their WV house and I love it. I also love the penny tile for the shower.
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  5. Gina Badalaty says

    October 28, 2014 at 3:07 pm

    I love everything you’ve picked! Such gorgeous choices.
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  6. reesa lewandowski says

    October 28, 2014 at 11:35 pm

    OH that wood tile would go AMAZING with the theme we want to redo our master bathroom in!

  7. Jennifer at Making Our Life Matter says

    October 29, 2014 at 11:08 am

    Our guest bathroom(Kids bathroom) needs a good makeover. Thanks for the inspiration!
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  8. Nicole says

    October 29, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    I love them all! I’m no help. Can’t wait to follow along on the bathroom renovations!
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  9. Heather says

    March 30, 2015 at 11:54 am

    Where did you find tile# 4 of the porcelain tile that looks like wood? I like with cause it’s brown with grey, at least that’s what it looks like to me and we are wanting to put this in our kitchen and bathrooms.

  10. Heather says

    March 30, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    Cabot sells it (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B9HUNS2/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00B9HUNS2&linkCode=as2&tag=diapdazeandkn-20&linkId=2ISX4CH4YBQCFCZV) but I see it is unavailable on Amazon. Also, I just used Florida Tile in my bathroom and the quality on the wood grain is amazing (I did a Cherry – will show soon!)

  11. tricia says

    May 3, 2017 at 10:20 am

    what brand and color is the wood tile #4 pictured?

  12. Debbie says

    April 2, 2018 at 4:49 pm

    I love 4 too it looks like Venice beach Boardwalk ?

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Heather Schugar is an educator, author, and mom-of-all-trades. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, and her work has has been featured in national outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Real Simple magazine, and Men’s Fitness.

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