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Upstairs Bathroom: Tile!

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Most people don’t take a year to tile their bathrooms.  Those people aren’t me.  This post is mainly just going to be an image dump, so buckle in!

Nobody can ever accuse me of not using enough spacers.
Nobody can ever accuse me of not using enough spacers.
I'm (not) really proud of my tile remnant braces.
I'm (not) really proud of my tile remnant braces.
I am actually proud of tiling under and behind the vanity, even though it's pretty much completely unnecessary.
I am actually proud of tiling under and behind the vanity, even though it's pretty much completely unnecessary.
Nipping all of the little penny tiles was a NIGHTMARE.
Nipping all of the little penny tiles was a NIGHTMARE.
We couldn't find any suitable tiles to trim the nooks out, so we bought some bullnose tiles and I cut most of them off.
We couldn't find any suitable tiles to trim the nooks out, so we bought some bullnose tiles and I cut most of them off.
Check out the symmetry I've got going on between the top and bottom borders.
Check out the symmetry I've got going on between the top and bottom borders.
All framed out and surrounded.
All framed out and surrounded.
Lots of tile.
Lots of tile.
The final wall. I came back and filled in that gap with a tile that I drilled a hole in to accommodate the shower line.
The final wall. I came back and filled in that gap with a tile that I drilled a hole in to accommodate the shower line.
Test fitting the floor tile. Dreading laying it down.
Test fitting the floor tile. Dreading laying it down.
I'm having flashbacks to nipping all of the edge tiles in half.
I'm having flashbacks to nipping all of the edge tiles in half.
Floor is laid!
Floor is laid!
One more row of tiles to go.
One more row of tiles to go.
And no more rows of tile to go. FINALLY.
And no more rows of tile to go. FINALLY.
This is when I realized that I didn't like the spacing on some of the tiles, especially in the corners. You can actually listen to my heart breaking if you turn up your speakers.
This is when I realized that I didn't like the spacing on some of the tiles, especially in the corners. You can actually listen to my heart breaking if you turn up your speakers.
Luckily, it wasn't too hard to fix.
Luckily, it wasn't too hard to fix.
See, I told you.
See, I told you.
You can see the same bullnose tiles I used around the nook here, but this time I used the whole tile.
You can see the same bullnose tiles I used around the nook here, but this time I used the whole tile.
I am grout!
I am grout!
Wax on...
Wax on...
...wax off.
...wax off.
The grout left this really nifty stain on all of the floor tiles. I was super excited to find out about that.
The grout left this really nifty stain on all of the floor tiles. I was super excited to find out about that.
Vinegar and a toothbrush took care of it. Luckily, there were only about 600 tiles to scrub!
Vinegar and a toothbrush took care of it. Luckily, there were only about 600 tiles to scrub!
Almost done!
Almost done!

So endeth the great tiling odyssey of 2016-2017.

Things I learned:

  1. Wipe grout off of matte tile as quickly as possible
  2. Use big tiles
  3. Don’t try to use a wet tile saw indoors
  4. If you’re making a lot of straight cuts, invest in a good tile snap cutter

Next up: caulk, paint, finishing touches, and NOT HAVING TO GO DOWNSTAIRS TO USE THE BATHROOM ANYMORE THANK THE LORD!

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  1. When you go downstairs to use the bathroom, is that like getting locked out of your room when you’re in the dorm shower and having to go downstairs to get a key while sporting a towel?

    Also, I totally would have left that floor stain. Beautiful.

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