In this luxury shower subway tile was installed from the floor to the ceiling and even outside the shower walls.
Shower walls tile layout to ceiling.
When you love a bathroom style go all in.
A popular small tile option is glass mosaic tile and it can be used behind the tub as the vanity backsplash or as shelving in the shower.
In general expect your local codes to specify a minimum height of 6 feet above finished floor height for a dense non absorbent waterproof wall covering within an enclosed shower.
It can also cover an entire room.
The large glass paneled doors show it off well.
Wherever it is though it covers the entire area.
Using contrasting tiles can break up the space especially when the darker tile is on top.
That way if you do have to cut tile to fit they ll be at the bottom where the tub or shower pan might be slightly out of level.
Subway tile is a timeless design element so these homeowners won t have to worry about regretting their decision any time soon.
Taking the tile to the ceiling draws the eye up and laying the tiles vertically keeps the colored tile from feeling heavy.
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This will help to visually stretch every inch of the room.
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If midsize tile fits better with your design consider plank size or a 4 x 4 or smaller wet application tile as the bathroom and shower floor.
Use the measurement as your tile layout calculator and use it to determine whether you should shift the layout to get a wider tile in the corner and to determine the tile layout for the end walls of a tub or shower.
If so adjust your layout to have wider tile on the sides.
Explore layout patterns to help you plan the installation.
Floor to ceiling tiles as demonstrated by domino s coverage of the trend can be used exclusively in a shower area or even in a dog shower giving that part of a bathroom a distinct appearance from the rest of the space.
Floor walls all the way to the ceiling and alcoves.
Draw level and plumb tile layout lines on the wall to guide your installation.