Matching Floor And Wall Tile

The tiles are adhered to the backer board using thin set adhesives applied with a notched trowel.

Matching floor and wall tile.

First an underlayment of cement backer board is installed against the subfloor or wall studs. Both floor tiles and wall tiles are installed using similar processes. Floor to ceiling tiling with black feature tile wrapping 3 walls and large format tiling on the floor and other walls. In this bathroom three tile types are combined successfully.

A simple way to make sure they match is to use a lighter shade of wall tile and a darker shade of floor tile. Light floors with a yellow undertone are a great pairing for purples. Floors with a red undertone such as cherry look pleasing with green wall colors. A popular tile design trend is using floor tiles to run up the sides of the walls and then using a strip of dividing mosaic to partition the space between those tiles and another style running up the rest of the wall.

Play with scale one of the most important tips for mixing tile well is to create balance by combining small and large scale patterns. These bathrooms make the case for matching your wall tiles to your floor tiles. This is an example of a mid sized contemporary 3 4 bathroom in sunshine coast with brown cabinets cement tiles a vessel sink grey floor an open shower a freestanding tub an open shower and black tile. Tiny hexagonal mosaics on the bath and walls medium hex tiles on the basin surround and large oblong tiles on the floor.

This makes for a fun and modern way to match wood flooring with wall coverings. Published dec 28 2018.