Tile Scheme | Diagram Worksheet | Subway Scheme & Marble Hexagon

I'm headed over the household this forenoon to encounter the tile installer.  Tile was to a greater extent than of a brute than I expected.  I went to a fancy tile identify initially as well as picked out everything I wanted.  The total was $4,500 as well as I nigh cruel over... as well as that didn't fifty-fifty include installation.  It is slow to larn swayed as well as distracted when shopping for tile - at that spot are hence many pretty options, I view why people tin become overboard.  I almost did!  Well, I didn't "almost" because that wasn't anywhere close where my budget was.  When it came downwards to it, I referenced dorsum to my inspiration board as well as realized that I truly simply similar unproblematic as well as create clean as well as I needed to stick amongst my original plan.

At the kickoff of the projection nosotros were truly clear on our priorities as well as move along revisiting that.  I knew that my priorities were kitchen cabinetry, fixtures, hardware as well as trim.  I kept reminding myself that if nosotros went over on everything at that spot would move aught left for extra fun at the cease inward finishes as well as fixtures - where the fun materials truly happens.  Things occur during structure (hello, replacing H2O chief as well as sewer line...), but for the most component subdivision our contractor (Noblit+Didier) was prepared for everything as well as our budget seemed to move padded for those unexpected problems.  So, what nosotros idea seemed high on the initial bid were simply realistic.  I'm hence glad nosotros decided to exercise a contractor that is a straight-shooter.  Our cut back as well as fixture budget is also thankful : )

 This is the inspiration for our shower.  I almost went amongst marble underground tiles for the walls, hence I came dorsum to this photograph as well as remembered how I loved the create clean facial expression of the subway.  That lilliputian reminder saved almost $1,000 : )   If it were something I truly wanted I would've simply gone ahead amongst it, but at this betoken inward the game I convey establish that nosotros truly convey to move along our priorities to move along us inward budget.  $1,000 is a drib inward our no-yet-overflowing bucket, but 10 drops could add together upwards to no slice of furniture or landscaping when nosotros motion in!

We are doing a simplified version of this - no seat, no window, but it volition experience real much similar this.  

We bought most of the tile from Home Depot, except for the flooring hexagon because they didn't deport a 2" marble inward a honed finish.  By hunting simply about for tile as well as ordering the mass from Home Depot nosotros saved almost $2,500+ on tile.  Adding that to landscaping as well as slice of furniture budget : )

I made a diagram of each expanse for the tile installer.  There were a lot to a greater extent than complexities when ordering that I wasn't expecting, similar where I'll ask a bullnose edge, what should the curb move made out of, how volition the cornice merge amongst the wall...

This diagram makes certain that he volition know just what goes where, vs. simply assuming, which I'm finding out is ever the incorrect answer.
I've made a Blank Template for those of you lot who are inward the same boat.  You tin download the template, here.

Walls : Biscuit Daltile Subway (Home Depot)

Floor : Hampton 2" Hexagon inward Honed (The Tile Shop)

Curb : MS International Grecian White inward Honed (Home Depot)

Shower Heads (we'll convey two) : Danze Opulance inward Polished Nickel (build.com)

Did you lot notice the Shower Bottles from the leap collection slipped inward at that spot ; )  For those of you lot that convey emailed, I promise to convey the out-of-stock items restocked yesteryear the cease of the calendar week - remain tuned!

This is the inspiration photograph for the tub, but again, nosotros are doing a simplified version.  We are using 12x12 pieces of marble to create the deck (top of tub) as well as the splash.  I intend the larger pieces on the splash (wall area) volition truly move a cleaner facial expression vs. underground tiles.  We are using a cornice cut back slice on the grade of the splash as well as on the front end of the tub deck to create a finished facial expression as well as advertising a lilliputian fancy.

I'm obsessed amongst the fixture from Signature Hardware.  It took me a real long fourth dimension to abide by something that looked classic as well as unproblematic without beingness fanciful.  It is inward a chrome finish, but since it is non correct adjacent to all of the polished nickel finishes it volition move ok (hopefully!).  We've compared them inward individual as well as they facial expression real very close.  It was $268, which was a relief afterward looking at $800+ polished nickel tub fillers.

Cornice Trim : Jeffrey Court Marble Honed Cornice

Tub Filler : Signature Hardware Barlow Wall Mounted Tub Filler

Deck & Splash : MS International Grecian White inward Honed (Home Depot)

This is a similar layout to the basis smallest bath that nosotros squeezed inward our sometime walk-in closet.  The shower volition move inward the corner, as well as the vanity to the right.  We are doing the same system equally inward the master copy bathroom.  Because it is such a small-scale bathroom, I wanted the prettiness to overshadow the size.  

There you lot go!  All of my exhausted tile as well as shower fixture inquiry inward ane tidy post.  There was a lot of running simply about town as well as comparison tile swatches to brand certain ordering from diverse sources would piece of employment out ok, but the savings was hugely worth it. 

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