While subway tiles are still a common choice in the northwest there is a vast selection of relevant materials available in today s designs.
Full height wall tiles.
Ps this does not include any major wall preparation costs such as reboarding that may be required when stripping off the existing tiles.
Almost to the top.
Full height tile backsplashes have gained in popularity as an elegant way to complete the look and protect the wall behind the countertops.
Use no tiles less than half wide along the outside of your tile field any tile slivers tiles that are less than half the width of the tile itself will markedly show the out of plumb wall.
There is absolutely no reason for you to extend the tiles or stone on the second wall to meet the height of the tiles on the stove top wall.
I would do full height on the bath back wall full height on the shower walls half height all the other walls.
My pet hate is a tiny backsplash behind the sink and no tiles around the toilet sorry to those who have that.
You can remedy this by making sure that the tiles are positioned so that no slivers are used.
The bathroom below showcases one of our favorite unconventional tile heights with the tile covering 3 4 of the wall.
Wall tiling costs from 40 m2 including cheap tiles labour fitting materials adhesive grout silicon etc so a bathroom with 20m2 of walls quite common will cost 800 to fully tile the walls.
Claire thomas photo.
3x9 tiles in daisy and sea glass design.
Just because it does look softer.