ᐅ 30 x 60 cm Tiles: Practicality vs. Trendiness

kati1337 schrieb:

We visited several times and still felt overwhelmed on the day of the selections. How are you really supposed to imagine what it will look like later in your own bathroom?

In this regard, I hope to get around it and convince my husband that we only install tiles on the bathroom walls where it’s absolutely necessary, and wallpaper the rest. That way, if we don’t like the wallpaper later, it will be easier to replace. Or we might use printed glass instead of tiles. And if daily use shows that tiles are really needed, we can always add more tiles ourselves later.

I am genuinely nervous about the selection appointment, but I will start a separate thread about this once our appointment is confirmed.

We have 120x60cm (47x24 inches) tiles in the bathroom and entrance area. We really like them. The tiles in the utility room are 30x60cm (12x24 inches) and also look nice. If you like the 30x60cm (12x24 inches) tiles your parents-in-law have, go ahead and use them.

[QUOTE="Zaba12, post: 485813, member: 29788"]
Your question or concerns are usually addressed by the additional cost involved. We are not talking about just an extra 10 € per square meter, but often about tile layout patterns plus an installation surcharge of 200 to 300% or more per square meter.

That’s why I consider 30cm x 60cm (12 inches x 24 inches) tiles as “good and more affordable” compared to, for example, 80cm x 80cm (32 inches x 32 inches) tiles from the same series. The larger tiles are just as good but more expensive. 😎

... to counter the idea of ‘small-format/checkered thinking.’ 😎

Pinkiponk schrieb:


Before the selection appointment, I was actually quite scared, but I will start a separate thread on that topic once our date is set.

We completed the selections with our 6-month-old baby, which didn’t exactly reduce the stress level. We had packed 2 sets of change clothes, both of which were soiled within the first hour. 😱 But we were able to improvise, and the first accident was almost dry by the time the second one happened.

Our builder’s representative was relaxed, as was the person guiding us through the selections. If we hadn’t finished in one day, we would have just added another day. But I don’t think that would’ve made it any easier. There are so many decisions to make, and for some items, I quickly felt quite sure (gut feeling), while for others, even after 3 more days, I wouldn’t have been able to decide more confidently.

In the end, you only see how things really look when everything comes together. And then you notice the mistakes. We have a beautiful wooden staircase and a gorgeous wood-look flooring upstairs. Unfortunately, their colors are so similar but still so different that the transition between the stairs and hallway looks so bad it almost gives me split ends. 😀

Natural stone (in our case travertine “Classic Light”) doesn’t have to be expensive. We ordered from Jonastone online and paid 40 EUR per square meter (approximately 3.7 sq ft). Here are some pictures… (the last one is still from the construction phase)

Nice and bright 🙂
However, I don’t find the front door suitable; at least, it doesn’t seem to match the style of the visible interior design.
Also, I would not choose surface-mounted hinges but rather concealed hinges. This is mainly because we have such hinges on our interior doors as well.