We were recently asked if we’d like to participate in the Daltile Atmospheres Tile Collection campaign by The Home Depot. With an apartment renovation in progress, timing was perfect. We quickly replied with our acceptance and couldn’t wait to get started. Literally. We do have a tiling project in our plans at this very moment. The super tiny bathroom in the super tiny apartment we’re renovating is in desperate need of a new floor.
Actually it’s in desperate need of a lot more! There’s a need to gut the entire bathroom and start from scratch but due to a very small budget and time constraints, we’ve narrowed the projects down to
- tiling the floor and installing baseboard trim
- painting
- re-caulking
- new lighting
- new medicine cabinet or mirror
- new vanity, sink and faucets
- and of course, budget friendly decorating
The current flooring is a Pergo-type flooring which is not ideal for a bathroom. {duh} There are a few warped planks. Time to remove it and install something much more bathroom-friendly.
{previous owner forgot their shampoo!}
We headed to The Home Depot: a one stop shop for all tiling needs, whether you’re an experienced DIYer (like Mr. DIY) or first time tiler (like me) to see what would work for this space. Here are a few options that we looked at…
Daltile Atmospheres Tile Collection
We headed to aisle 13 and “ooh’d and ahhh’d like kids in a toy store” at the awesome displays. We jumped right in and laid out designs right out on the floor. I promise we personally didn’t open any boxes – other people must need to touch and see tile in real life too. The Atmospheres Tile Collection by Daltile offers a variety of styles, colors and sizes to create unique designs…perfect! Endless possibilities!
Sandy Beach – porcelain tile that has a slate look
Pacific Sand and Briton Bone – glazed ceramic tiles with a natural stone look. I really enjoyed using both of these to create designs. I love the pattern on the left!
Daltile Designer White – a glazed ceramic tile inspired by the look of marble
A large pretty collection of accent tiles…
Stay tuned to see which tile in the Daltile Atmospheres Collection we choose, my meeting with a Home Depot tile specialist, how to tile a floor tutorial and {keeping my fingers crossed} an awesome bathroom transformation. Which one was your favorite? {I’ve chosen 2. One for the apartment bathroom and possibly one for my future laundry room makeover!} Affordable, stylish and easy to install, Daltile is my kind of product!
Tips for Tiling: https://diyshowoff.com/2012/08/21/tips-for-tiling-a-floor/
How to Tile: https://diyshowoff.com/2012/09/17/how-to-tile-a-bathroom-floor/
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ooo, pretty. I don’t know, that’s a hard choice – all so nice! Can’t wait to see which one you picked; it’s going to look great in that bathroom!
woohoo! great timing! Happy you got this opportunity for the apartment bathroom Roeshel!
Can’t wait to see which you chose.
Thanks, Gail! The timing is perfect! Have a great weekend!
Sandy Beach! I just chose the small mosaic tiles in that pattern for my kitchen back splash.
That’s awesome, Anne!
I have a weakness for marble but slate is my second soft spot. Tough, but happy, choices! ~ Maureen
Same here, Maureen! 🙂 I love both slate and marble most!
I actually just picked out the tiles for the bathroom floor WE’RE doing! (And I went to Home Depot.) Had to take 5 or 6 selections home with me though – I have to know all my options before I make a decision.
I can’t wait to see the new look. There are always so many choices to make in terms of tile. It’s one of the funnest projects to undertake, creatively speaking!! Keep us all updated on the renovation 🙂
I love the chevron pattern that you laid out. But I think I love the marble “look” tile the best. Always a classic.
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I don’t know why but I just have a feeling you went with the marble look one! Haha – I’m probably wrong though!
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We are also doing a bathroom reno and went to Home Depot for tile. Like you we tried several patterns on the floor right there in Home Depot until we found “the one”. I chose the 9×12 marble tile you have pictured above with the coordinating mosaic tile. I questioned why these tiles were thinner than other tiles and much to my dismay I found the 9×12 tiles are only WALL tiles. According to the HD employee that helped us with setting our floor displays and patterns the marble does not come in a 9×12 FLOOR tile! Maybe his information was not correct or it’s just my store but be sure to check that the tile you choose is actually for the floor and not the wall. BTW, we settled on the marble 12×12 with the mosaic as an accent, a little disappointed but when it’s done I’ll forget all about the 9×12!!
I mention that in my next post too, Robin: https://diyshowoff.com/2012/08/21/tips-for-tiling-a-floor/
We went with the 12x12s also: https://diyshowoff.com/2012/09/17/how-to-tile-a-bathroom-floor/
No accent tile since it’s such a small space, but love the 12×12 marbled pattern.
Good luck!
I see you were working with 9×12. Was that to go on the floor. We bought 9×12 Sandy Beach to go on our floor and now see that it is “wall tile” Daltile told us we couldn’t use it on the floor. Just curious what your plans for it were.
Oops didn’t read the previous post….