Bathroom tiles done wrong. Opinions? *pics*

[TilingTiles]

They've done my bathroom wrong, the feature herringbone wall looks as I hoped but the white tiles are supposed to have white grout. We have a separate en suite and WC that are half tiled, with the small metro tiles which have dark grout but I didn't want it on 3 fully tiled walls in my bathroom so went for larger tiles in here with white tiles.

My partner thinks it looks better this way and to leave it, I want to ask them to change it to what I asked for. Opinions?

I don’t think whether you run your white tiles as portrait or landscape much matters if the grouting is white. I also think your herringbone tiles are nice as they are, without the white grout.

Shouldn't the white tiles be in a brick effect pattern like this?

No, definitely not. That’s a dated, traditional look the OP is not going for. The tiles in rows are right, it’s just the grey grout that is problematic. It should look like a uniform white wall so as not to clash with the feature wall.
Dated? Really? The rows look absolutely awful. No reason to update something unless it's to something better.

Dated? Really? The rows look absolutely awful. No reason to update something unless it's to something better.

Well, yes, brick-effect tiles are traditional, so dated - and not the look the IP is going for, which is more modern. I like brick-effect tiles, but only in the right setting. Running the tiles in rows and columns looks much neater and less fussy, so better in this context.

@TilingTiles

Clearly I've messed up with my tile choice, nothing I can do about that unfortunately until I can afford to change it. I can argue for them to change the grout because it was their mistake but apart from that I'm stuck with it. I'm so upset!

It would look absolutely fine with those tiles if they are redone with white grout, and the same tiles are also used on the floor- the three different types of tiles are not helping. If you have the plain white on the other walls and floor with white grout then it will be fine with the herringbone wall and indigo vanity. I have the same tiles on floor and walls and it looks fantastic, really luxurious

Well, yes, brick-effect tiles are traditional, so dated - and not the look the IP is going for, which is more modern

Traditional doesn’t equal dated. Dated tends to refer to a style that can in fact be related to a particular date and is more commonly applied to an approach that was very stylised and of it’s time, whereas traditional spans multiple periods and cannot therefore be accurately dated.

The use of the type of white tiles that the OP has, placed in a linear pattern was very popular in the 60s. The aesthetic is having a bit of a resurgence but whether they’ll take off in the way that the now ubiquitous victorian subway tiles has remains to be seen.

I really can't decide what to do with the herringbone. I sort of think they look a bit dirty like that and need white grout?

I don't like dark grout with pale tiles either. If you ventilate with a fan that should keep the mould at bay.

I think the whole thing looks better with white grout as you wanted it. It makes the blue tiles stand out more and look much fresher.

@TilingTiles the grout with the herringbone tiles looks great - no need to change that.

I also think the herringbone looks fine with the dark grout. I actually prefer it. I like how it looks more like one big piece of textured stone rather than individual tiles - but that’s just a style preference.

It looks good with the herringbone tiles

@daisypond

I also think the herringbone looks fine with the dark grout. I actually prefer it. I like how it looks more like one big piece of textured stone rather than individual tiles - but that’s just a style preference.

Agree, the dark grout on the herringbone tile makes it look classy.

I think the only bad bit is that the floor tile doesn't follow the line of the wall tile. The coloured grout looks good and will be much more user friendly.

I love the dark grout with the herringbone, I'd leave that as it is and just change to white grout with your white tile (if you can). There is enough colour variation in the herringbone tile that you don't need to pick out the pattern any more with grout.

I prefer white grout and easily keep mine clean with Cilit Bang which I only just discovered after two years of scrubbing 🙈

But yours is nice too, OP. And I really love your vanity unit. The herringbone definitely looks blue to me.

To clarify, I was only meaning white grout for the white tiles. I think the herringbone is perfect as it is. Don't change it!

Whit grout for the white tiles. You have 3 different tile styles, so need the white to be as neutral as possible. The feature wall looks lovely.

You will need to do a little grout maintenance in the shower end, if you go white, but it won’t be much. Worth making the change.

Traditional doesn’t equal dated.

Quite.

Pressed post too soon. Traditional and dated are two very different things. Dated is a term that can be applied to a short lived fashion or a fad. Traditional styling in period homes is classic rather than dated.
That's why the classic method (brick effect) of laying metro tiles is also used in New build and contemporary homes.

Perhaps I phrased that wrongly, linking dated and traditional. I’ve got metro tiles for a traditional Victorian look at home, and my bathroom is nearly 30 years old. But it’s a set look. And the OP doesn’t want that look -clearly - as she wouldn’t have gone for shimmering herringbone tiling.

I prefer the white grout with the herringbone 100%
Not keen on the white tiles but maybe they will look better once the herringbone is sorted?

Been down to see it today and I just can't decide what to do. They've offered to change white tiles to white grout, but will that just make the herringbone grout look like it's just dirty? What do I doooo

No it wouldn't - the herringbone wall is standalone (like picture in a frame is), it will be viewed as a whole (no one will be seeing grout), and from your latest photo, it looks great as it is.

You're not happy as it is so no harm re grouting the tiles. Can they not do the herringbone with white grout while they're at at?

It does still look nice, its still a lovely bathroom x

@TedGlenn

No it wouldn't - the herringbone wall is standalone (like picture in a frame is), it will be viewed as a whole (no one will be seeing grout), and from your latest photo, it looks great as it is.

To clarify, I mean it won't look dirty. Feature wall looks great as is. Swap to white grout for the white tiles and jobs a goodun