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We're finding it hard to get excited about the ranges of bathroom tiles we have been looking at in various places - has anyone got something a bit different to the usual neutral coloured tiles which is still practical / non slip / affordable? Our bathroom is exposed brick, wall tiles probably will be either white or subtle sage green and the floor is currently the original stripped narrow wooden floorboards which is not ideal for a wet room.

We need something light in colour, maybe with tiny flecks of colour. We would consider rubber tiles or vinyl as well as stone/ slate etc.

a mate of mine has got 1-2 inch pepbles set into a waterprrof concrete base, including inside his purpose-made shower cubicle. They're all pressed-down to the same height at the top (I think he used large boards to get the 'eveness' across the floor).

It looks ace and feels weird on the feet.


Personally I used ceramic tiles which look like floorboards, got them from the tile shop down by Harvester and wothout fail everyone says they thought it was wood (although bare feet tells you it's not, esp now it's getting colder).

I have actually laid these on a bathroom floor. Did my bloody eyes in after 2 days. Nice tiles though.


Ellem86 Wrote:

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> These are pictured as kitchen tiles but I think

> they would also be lovely in a bathroom:

> http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod46365/henley-ice-

> tile.html They are the Topss Tiles Henley Ice if

> the link doesn't work.

thanks for all the messages so far. I've sent off for a few samples. An alternative would be to sand and seal our original wood floor and maybe stain it a different colour- has anyone done this successfully without it looking too rustic?

My pine floors were sanding back and stained to a medium antique oak colour. The problem with that in wet areas is that, as well as maintenance issues, you can get fungus in the wood which causes white/blue blooms when you refinish. It wasn't apparent on mine until the varnish went on, and was quite tricky to deal with.


I wouldn't do it in a bathroom.

I quite like the pebble idea, you can also get pebble style mosaic tiles for an easier job.


Bamboo is a nice alternative to wood (more waterproof). Especially if you get the more fancy/rustic finish, rather than the cheaper stuff that looks lime laminate.


Also white hexagonal mosaic with a black border looks nice... kind of 'old school'...

Minitoots Wrote:

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> thanks for all the messages so far. I've sent off

> for a few samples. An alternative would be to sand

> and seal our original wood floor and maybe stain

> it a different colour- has anyone done this

> successfully without it looking too rustic?


I wanted a neat painted floor, but not boards


So we WBP ply'd the floor and painted it in the olive colour we were after


I used this excellent water based floor paint, and its been most excellent. The paint is very strong and dries faster than oil, with no odour. So much so i'm doing the same floor in my new garden office work space.


http://eico.co.uk


Available from the paint shop on Ray Munn in Fulham

Mine is wooden floorboards painted with white Johnston's Trade Flortred.


It matches the floor in the rest of the house.


I know people say you shouldn't have floorboards in a bathroom, but I have a bath mat and there haven't been any problems so far. Obviously I mop up any huge spills eg after grandkids' bathtime :))

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