Subway Tile Sizes For Bathroom

It s very popular size for kitchen backsplashes.

Subway tile sizes for bathroom.

Shower wall tile sizes. In this bathroom designed by leanne ford interiors the white subway tiles gain more dimension flanked by the narrow black tiles on top and the square tiles on the bottom creating a thick stripe. Timeless subway tile update the walls of this bathroom are clad in traditionally dimensioned and colored subway tiles. One aspect that makes designing with subway tile so simple is the 1 2 height to length ratio and it used to be that a standard subway tile was 3 x 6 with many variations now we tend to think of subway tile as any smaller format rectangular shaped tile.

A typical backsplash is 18 tall giving you an even 6 rows of tile. At subway tile outlet you will also find we carry large glass subway tile in the 4 x 12 size. But a new crop of colors and sizes brings variety to the marketplace as do colorful grouts and inset tiles. Mini subway tile is almost always sold in interlocking mesh backed sheets for quick easy installation.

The classic 1 2 ratio is pleasing to the eye. In showers especially with a contrasting grout color this smaller size can look a bit busy. More importantly smaller tiles are difficult to clean. More seams mean more grout and that presents you with that much more grout.

For shower walls generally it is best to use larger tiles from 4 inch by 4 inch tiles on upward to large format tiles in the 15 inch by 30 inch range from a visual standpoint tile smaller than 4 inches square creates a busy appearance. This size can again be used anywhere glass is normally used but is most commonly found installed in larger areas such as.