We are embarking on an exciting new project soon which is the renovation of our bathroom. I’ll be blogging about the whole process from start to finish, which begins in early April. But first of all, I wanted to talk about tiles.
Choosing tiles for a new bathroom is a big decision when you think you are going to be living with them every day for the next however many years. You want to choose a style and colour that won’t date too quickly, so I can understand why people might play it safe and stick with plain white or natural tiles. But having had white tiles in our bathroom for many years, we are ready for a change! It’s not easy to choose though with so many gorgeous and varied tile designs on the market!
Luckily I spotted the above ceramic tiles from the Ted Baker collection at British Designer Tiles (part of British Ceramic Tile) which made the decision easier. I immediately fell for them – the soft grey colour and lovely 3D texture of the Grey TacTile really grabbed me. Fortunately the rest of the family agreed! I wondered if they could work in our small bathroom?
It was only on receiving some samples that I realised the tiles were quite a bit larger than I had anticipated (they measure 298mm x 498mm). I love the look of oversized tiles, but had concerns that they might seem out of scale in our compact space. Seeking advice from my design savvy blogger friends, they reassured me that far from making a small bathroom feel even more poky, large tiles can help to make it feel bigger. Good to know!
They also advised that it’s always best to go with something you love and not be swayed too much by fashion – chances are if you love it now, you still will in years to come.
The tiles are quite matt and chalky to the touch, rather than glossy, which is an aspect I really like. My overall vision for our bathroom – which is in actual fact going to become a shower room – is to create a minimal, slightly masculine look with clean lines in shades of grey; after all it is the new neutral. So these tiles definitely fit the bill, as well as giving that fantastic textural pattern.
If I hadn’t made up my mind that I wanted a change from white, I could have been very tempted by the White TacTile – how great does it look against that retro wooden sideboard/sink combo?
Again with help and advice (thank you Karen Knox at Making Spaces) we are going to have the 3D grey TacTile on three walls, whilst the floor and remaining wall will be tiled with the contrastingly smooth, but complimentary mid-grey VersaTile:
Our pallet of tiles arrived yesterday morning and I can’t wait to see them up on the walls! Why not keep an eye out for updates on the blog and our social channels if you’d like to see how they look in their new home.
Thanks to British Ceramic Tile for supplying the Ted Baker tiles for our project
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Yay!! They’re here. Hooray. Can’t wait to see this room get started Antonia. Your tiles are beautiful. And thank you for the shoutout 🙂 Much appreciated xx
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My pleasure, Karen xx
Love the tiles and I’m sure they’ll all look great when they’re in in situ. Good luck with your bathroom makeover project, I look forward to following your progress online.
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Thank you Rachel, I’m excited to get cracking! x
I’m excited to follow along! I think those tiles are a beautiful choice – so lovely to add a bit of texture to walls and the grey won’t date quickly 🙂 xx
So glad to hear you say that as I value your opinion, Kimberly! Thanks x
Oh swoon ! What beautiful tiles. i am sure i would NEVER get bored of them. can’t wait to see your makeover x
Ahh, thank you Karen – yes I’m a little bit in love with them! x
I love those tiles and so pleased you opted for grey over white, much warmer and less clinical. I’m really looking forward to seeing your makeover as I’m doing my own tiny bathroom makeover next month too.
Thanks Stacey, yes you’re right the grey is much softer and not clinical whereas the white could be – and good luck with your makeover by the way! x
These tiles look fab Antonia, always love a little texture and I grey is my favourite colour 😉 Really cannot wait to see your makeover – It is going to look fab! A x
Thank you so much, Arianna! Grey is pretty timeless so I hope it will endure 🙂 x
Hello there, we loved and have chosen these tiles too only in the white as we have some other textures going on to contrast and create warmth alongside the white! Just wondered if your project was done and whether these tiles are suitable to be on the wall of the shower? Are they ok to be soaked daily in a shower? We are tiling the walls surrounding the bath to create both a bath and shower in one and had chosen these tiles to do just that??!! I would be so grateful for advice if we shouldn’t use these tiles, thank you so very much!
Hi there, great choice of tiles! This is a question I asked of the supplier too and we were told they are fine to be soaked and don’t need any special cleaning products. So far, they are keeping great in our shower enclosure!