Anonymous wrote:Penny tiles on the floor, subway tiles on the wall, and you’ll be able to hose down the whole damn room. Use modern fixtures and it may not be exciting, but it won’t be dated.

Honestly, if you can make it a wet room, I’d do it! Signed, mom to boys.

This is what I have and it's not exciting but IMO gorgeous. I'm no professional designer but I honestly think the bathroom where I used penny and subway tile could go in a magazine or at least get really popular on Pinterest. You do need to be be careful about grout on the penny tile though. That you want to seal well and go dark because it's a lot of grout.

Penny tiles on the floor, subway tiles on the wall, and you’ll be able to hose down the whole damn room. Use modern fixtures and it may not be exciting, but it won’t be dated.

Honestly, if you can make it a wet room, I’d do it! Signed, mom to boys.

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Anonymous wrote:Just don't do dark grout - I think that will look dated at some point.

Oh i dislike this anyway, it just reminds me of dirty grout.

But you also have to be careful with white since that can turn yellow.

Good point. Thanks. I assume there is no 3rd option lol.

I also thought about large tiles. Something like this. To make it easier to clean.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59558ef12cba5e4becea4e46/1585895737586-2I42H4MG5U18KKFEE60V/zephyr+and+stone+grey+bathroom+tiles.jpg?format=1000w

You can go light gray grout with subway tile. I think that's lovely.

I think the big tiles are going to look dated at some point, far more than subway tile. But there really is something to be said for things being easy to clean!

Those subway wall tiles are great. The floor feels like it won't age well.

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Anonymous wrote:Just don't do dark grout - I think that will look dated at some point.

Oh i dislike this anyway, it just reminds me of dirty grout.

But you also have to be careful with white since that can turn yellow.

Good point. Thanks. I assume there is no 3rd option lol.

I also thought about large tiles. Something like this. To make it easier to clean.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59558ef12cba5e4becea4e46/1585895737586-2I42H4MG5U18KKFEE60V/zephyr+and+stone+grey+bathroom+tiles.jpg?format=1000w

I like the easy cleaning but HATE the look. I feel like I am in a mid-level business hotel.

Anonymous wrote:Classic and timeless. It's great tile.

This. My grandfather's house (bathrooms) has subway tiles. It's in Germany and was built in the 1920s, the bathrooms are original. They look cool and retro. Seems pretty timeless to me.

Classic and timeless. It's great tile.

It's fairly generic, but that's better than doing something trendy and and it being so clearly "2020s" in a few years.

I love looking at the trendy stuff in pictures but that's because you don't have to still like that picture in 5-10-20 years.

Subway tile is a much better option that some of the other trendy tile choices. Those will definitely look dated.

I like the tile up the walls and suggest taking the tile around the tub all the way to the ceiling.

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Anonymous wrote:Just don't do dark grout - I think that will look dated at some point.

Oh i dislike this anyway, it just reminds me of dirty grout.

But you also have to be careful with white since that can turn yellow.

Good point. Thanks. I assume there is no 3rd option lol.

I also thought about large tiles. Something like this. To make it easier to clean.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59558ef12cba5e4becea4e46/1585895737586-2I42H4MG5U18KKFEE60V/zephyr+and+stone+grey+bathroom+tiles.jpg?format=1000w

Anonymous wrote:I hate the word - and concept of - "timeless" but I think that look is as close to timeless as you're going to get!

Not quite true. Subway tiles in certain colors is dated. Salmon, olive green, baby blue all come to mind that strike me as very dated. Also white and black.

But subway tiles in white are pretty timeless.

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Anonymous wrote:Just don't do dark grout - I think that will look dated at some point.

Oh i dislike this anyway, it just reminds me of dirty grout.

But you also have to be careful with white since that can turn yellow.

Why does it matter to you whether it's "out"? Are you planning to sell soon? If not, just go with whatever you like, regardless of what other people might think.

Subway tiles are always a reliable and versatile choice for a bathroom. Never seen it “out.”

- child of an interior designer

Anonymous wrote:Just don't do dark grout - I think that will look dated at some point.

Oh i dislike this anyway, it just reminds me of dirty grout.