Geometric Hexagonal Accent Wall
Graphic cube-pattern tile accent wall with mitred outside corners, a freestanding tub, shower entry, and balanced surrounding surfaces.
Scope
Graphic cube-pattern tile accent wall with mitred outside corners, a freestanding tub, shower entry, and balanced surrounding surfaces.
Materials
- Geometric patterned tile
- Large-format gray tile
- Mitred outside corners
- Freestanding tub
Challenge
The patterned wall needed to become the focal point without making the bathroom feel busy or disconnected from the surrounding tile.
Result
A graphic feature wall that lands centred and intentional, with mitred corners carrying the cube pattern around every edge, balanced by plain tile on the surrounding surfaces.
Patterned tile needs discipline: energy at the focal wall, restraint on the surfaces around it. The in-progress photo shows where that discipline lives: the outside corners are mitred, each tile cut back at 45 degrees so the cube pattern turns the corner as one continuous surface over fully waterproofed board.
Installation notes
What made the detail work.
Centered the pattern around the tub and nearby architectural openings.
Paired the graphic wall with plain large-format tile to control visual weight.
Mitred the outside corners so the cube pattern turns each edge as one surface, with no exposed tile edge or metal trim.
Details
On this project
The services behind the finish.
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