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choosing tile- the size of hex and matte versus shine
We are renovating our bathroom, used by two young boys and our guests. There is about 60 sq feet of floorspace in roughly a square shape. I ordered a 72 in vanity from Design Element- London, the one with the open shelves at the bottom and lots of drawers but no cabinets. It is in Pearl White which is supposed to be shiny white (not off white) with a carrera top.
I plan to use white toilet, tub etc, grey walls and yellow accessories- yellow painted milk crates turned on their side and attached to the wall to create cubbies for their stuff, have the kids do some yellow artwork, towels, etc, west elm grey stripe shower curtain.
Ok now onto the question. I think we are going with white porcelain (or ceramic) hexagon on the floors. I have been to lots of shops but can't find anything bigger than 1x1 and I know I want at least 2x2 and maybe even up to 4x4, I'm just not sure and have no way to get samples in time since no one has them around here. hmmm I just had the idea to make hexagons out of construction paper in various sizes so I will try that later. In the meantime I am wondering if there are any guidelines as to the proper size/scale/ etc for a room of that size?
Also I was going to use sealed but matte porcelain till the vanity we chose was out of stock and we went with the London which according to the company has a shiny layer on it (hence the pearl name). Do you think I should get shiny tiles? I really have to make these calls in a hurry. I'm having trouble finding anyplace that even has these products. Anyone able to offer guidance or links to inexpensive quality sources for tile?
The other tile choices I am considering are white textured (for slipperiness) rectangles in a herringbone style or basket weave mosaic which I absolutely love but a designer who came to our house kept pushing the hex and so I think I got it into my head that the hex would be better- not sure if basketweave would be pricier and while we are prepared to pay for something we like we want to get the least expensive thing that is quality and I can wrap my head around liking. It would be pretty awesome if we could keep it in the $4-$6 range- and I have seen 2 inch at that price point with very good customer reviews. thank you for your help and creativity
Re: choosing tile- the size of hex and matte versus shine
1) Go with matte tiles, no question. Shiny tiles often look cheap and are slick when wet.
2) I've never seen larger hex tiles IRL, just in magazines. How large is your labor budget? You could have your installer cut the corners off square tiles the size you want.
3) I'd assume the designer was pushing hex because they got a back-end commission on them. They're not any better, especially if you can't find them. Go with the rectangular tiles. Google for brick patterns for interesting ways to install them. I chose a pinwheel type pattern for a backsplash using rectangular tiles and got compliments all the time.
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