Redecorating With Bathroom Ceramic Tile

Where can you use bathroom ceramic tile? Floors, walls, counter, just about everywhere! Clay-base tiles make a beautiful, durable countertop finish. A bonus is that bathroom ceramic tile doesn’t suffer heat damage from curling irons or hot electric rollers.

Also, the relatively low cost of ceramic tile means it fits into almost any bathroom budget. A simple sink backsplash is an inexpensive way to work the beauty of ceramic tile into your bathroom.

When choosing a ceramic tile for your bathroom, be sure to choose the right type. The difference between ceramic floor tile and ceramic wall tile has to do with thickness and strength.

The general rule among tile experts is that you can use floor tile on a wall, but you can’t use wall tile on a floor. If you plan on tiling the floor of your shower enclosure, be sure to select a tile designated for use in baths and showers.

This special type of tile has a finish that makes the tile slip resistant, an important safety feature you’ll want to include.

Bathroom ceramic tile is sturdy, easy to clean, and beautiful! Light glinting off shiny ceramic tile makes the whole bathroom sparkle. In addition, your design options are almost limitless.

Whether you are choosing tile for your floor, countertop or walls, you’ll find an amazing array of colors and sizes. Most home improvement stores stock basic colors, but stunning hand-painted tiles as well as a wider range of shades are available at specialty tile shops and on the Internet.

Most stores’ staffs can help you determine how much tile you need to purchase for your project. Small tiles are usually sheet-mounted to make their installation faster, easier, and more uniform.

Larger floor and wall tiles come as individual pieces, and special plastic spacers are used to keep them even as they are installed.

One of the great things about using tile in the bathroom is that it provides an opportunity to truly express your creativity. Although most bathroom ceramic tile is square in shape, you can use a tile saw to slice each piece diagonally to make triangular pieces.

Use colored paper cut in squares and triangles to plan a pleasing design, set your tile to match it.