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Give your bathroom a rustic, contemporary feel with wood-look tiles

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Give your bathroom a rustic, contemporary feel with wood-look tiles.

Are you looking to give your bathroom a unique, contemporary look that has some rustic flair? Consider wood-look tile for your bathroom and yes, even your shower.

We know what you’re thinking; real wood presents some major difficulties in the bathroom, let alone in the shower. In fact, wood in the shower is pretty much unheard of—until now. Wood-look porcelain tile in the shower gives you a realistic wood-grain look with the natural variations found in hardwood along with the durability and ease of maintenance you simply can’t get with anything but tile.

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Tiles Unlimited has more than two dozen wood-look tile collections that are applicable for use in a bathroom. You can create an unexpected look that you’ll enjoy using every day. Some popular options include our Distinctive Wood collection, available in eight colors and three sizes (mix and match different widths for the most realistic look) with outstanding color variation. More traditional offerings include our Touch Wood (nine colors) and Wooden Forest (three colors with some stunning mosaics). For those wanting the look of wooden planks, our Unusual Wood collection is offered in six colors and five sizes with planks as long as 67”. Click here to save 30 percent off tile.

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Tile sizes offer some flexibility in design as well. A traditional plank looks stunning either placed horizontally or vertically. Add an accent tile to dress it up. Large format tiles have become a staple on the floor, but have also made their way to the wall. So why not put them to work in the shower? As an alternative to the large plank, try a smaller, linear wood-look tile. Playing with the size can transform you shower into a unique, luxury retreat.

Your shower has a job to do. Take some time to consider functionality along with design. You must consider your shower wall and shower floor as two separate things. Any wood-look tile that can withstand a moist environment will perform well on the shower wall, but the floor is a different story.

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Because of the requirements of the shower floor, mosaics of four inches or smaller should be used with standard drain while linear drains afford you the option of using larger tile. You have to make sure you have the right slope to the drain, and larger tiles make that difficult to achieve. The extra grout lines you get when installing a shower floor also give you more slip resistance—which you need plenty of on the shower floor. Designing a shower that’s anything but ordinary with unexpected materials like wood-look tile for the shower requires a bit of expertise, both in purchasing and installation. Always check manufacturer recommendations to ensure you select an appropriate tile for your shower floor or ask our expert tile consultants.

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Tiles Unlimited is having its biggest sale of the year in September. You can save 30 percent on all porcelain, ceramic and glass tile by clicking here. While you’re renovating your bathroom, you’ll want to check out our new line of bathroom fixtures from Eviva including vanities, bathtubs, medicine cabinets and mirrors. You can also save 30 percent on the entire Eviva line in September by clicking here.