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SoPo Cottage
SoPo Cottage Blogger South Portland, ME on Sep 12, 2012
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Create Your Own Bathroom 'Rug' in Stone, Glass or Marble

With a little time and patience, you can create a 'rug' on your bathroom floor that creates a beautiful look that never bunches or shows signs of wear! It adds a nice touch, in what could be a boring space.

I've used this approach in numerous baths the last couple of years and thought I'd share some ideas. If you'd like to see my latest project, please check out my blog at http://www.sopocottage.com:

There are lots of options for mixing and matching stone, tile and glass to get a distinctive look for your bathroom. The beach house bath is chiaro marble squares with sea glass insets. The large 6 x 6 tiles provide the outside border and the inside is diagonal 4x4's. And there are sporadic glass tiles sprinkled through the center. The sink (on the right side of the photo) also has a sea glass top - so it all ties together.

The black and white bath floor has a center of carerra marble basket weave tile with a thin border of absolute black granite. The ...»

outside border is a very light carrera marble. This old fashioned bath is a great compliment in a 1920's farmhouse.

The bath/laundry room has a center and outside border of a marble look ceramic tile. The border is made up of glass and marble bars and has an absolute black granite accent strip to set it all off and tie to the granite vanity top.

Of course there are lots of other patterns you could create. Just think about what you could create!

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    Glass, marble and granite border creates this 'rug'
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    Marble and seaglass border
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    Vintage style black granite and carerra marble
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  • Steve G Fort Collins, CO
    I've seen this before, and love the look.
    on Sep 12, 2012 · Like 1
  • George H Florence, KY
    Stone, tile, glass, floors still going to be cold. I do like the vanity and is that an old house with an iron grate steam heater or just there for the look?
    on Sep 13, 2012 · Like 0
  • Terri J York, PA
    Love all the looks, especially the marble and seaglass. Those colors would match my bathroom perfectly.
    on Sep 13, 2012 · Like 0
  • SoPo Cottage South Portland, ME
    Thanks so much! And yes, that is a good old fashioned steam radiator. The house was built in 1900 and this was part of our top to bottom renovation. When you live in Maine, heat is important!
    on Sep 13, 2012 · Like 0
  • Marg C Middletown, NY
    I like this idea alot.
    on Sep 13, 2012 · Like 1
  • MJ C Portland, ME
    I live in Maine and have a 6X8 vent in a center hallway for a 2800sf house ;-( guess who is heading to AZ this winter!
    on Sep 14, 2012 · Like 0
  • Eliesa Prettelt
    This is just the look we are creating in our master bathroom! Love it!
    on Sep 14, 2012 · Like 1
  • George H Florence, KY
    Just wondering. I grew up in a house with steam heat so I got used to those things. They are used for decoration or conversation pieces now. I've been to sales where people see them and wonder what they are.
    on Sep 14, 2012 · Like 0
  • Angela G Englewood, FL
    I did a similar thing in my Mstr bathrm entrance where the sinks & tub are located. it's about a 8 x 8 area. I used the same tile but it was in a diamond pattern & had a border in a mosaic stone around it. I also did the same thing in my front foyer entrance as well. It came out simply gorgeous. I love it each time I walk into the room.
    on Sep 15, 2012 · Like 1
  • Ginny H Merritt Island, FL
    Seem to be an option to update a bathroom without removing all the tile around the corners of sink and around toilet.
    on Sep 18, 2012 · Like 0
  • Maria starkey Lexington, KY
    I did this at my sons house! A bathroom that had been 'redone' in the 70's (probably) had gone from a vintage bathroom to 'that' era. I took it BACK to the 40's and the look it deserved!!

    Reused the tub & vanity with top. Had to get a toilet at a demo place because the toilet had the wrong 'seating fit' for the wax seal. Then, I just painted the cabinet, walls and it was DARLING! Found all the towel bars, etc. at HomeGoods store. All of it (including what you can't see ...»

    'under' tile - ALL concrete board, subfloor, etc.) cost about $3K.

    • Here's a little collage I just made of the bath.  Unfortunately I don't have the 'before' because we started out just pulling out a few ties and discovered MAJOR damage under the floor - so all of the sudden it became a demo/reno!!
    on Sep 20, 2012 · Like 0

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