Monday, July 20, 2009

Adventures in Bathroom Tiling

I recently took a look at my bathroom layout and decided that I needed a change. I figured that it was about time for a change of style as some of the fixtures were starting to show their age. The way I saw it was that at this moment in time it is unlikely that I would be able to sell my house even if I wanted to. By making simple changes to my bathroom layout I could make it a nicer place to bathe and increase the value of my property for the future.

Looking at my bathroom I thought there were a few different options I could go for that would not take much effort but would give the bathroom a fresh look. The first things that caught my attention were the bath, toilet and sink as they had started to look dated and past their prime. However I soon changed my mind about getting a new fitted bathroom as these were out of my price range and I could always spend time just cleaning them up. I then looked at the tiles around the shower and bath and realised that I could easily re-tile the walls. I then thought that I could probably do the same with the floor to create a stylised effect for the whole bathroom layout.

The bathroom tiles on the wall had been there for a while so I headed out to my local home improvement shop in search of inspiration. I decided on going for some ceramic floor tiles in black and white so I could create a checked effect on the floor. I then decided to combine this with black and white marble tiles for the wall. Instead of going for a checked effect I decided to go for blocks of black marble tiles amongst the white marble tiles.

The assistant at the bathroom tile section of the store was very helpful and provided me with some useful advice as how to best lay my floor tiles and bathroom wall tiles without damaging the surface underneath. He also recommended the best tile adhesive for both of these jobs and gave me a few hints and tips for using it.

Two long weekends later and my bathroom has been reinvigorated with life, giving my bathroom a lighter and more contemporary look without having to hire in tiling contractors. I've been so happy with how my bathroom now looks that I have already started looking into taking on my kitchen with my trusty trowel and some ceramic tiles.

If you are interested in purchasing kitchen, wall, floor and Bathroom Tiles then why not visit Dunkley Tiles. They will be happy to help you providing everything you need for tiling a long with some helpful advice.

If you have the money to spend on getting a completely new bathroom layout then you might be interested in visiting Jones and Co and picking out one of their fantastic Bathroom Layouts

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