white wall tiles - matt, gloss or bumpy?

want2bmortgage3

getting a new white suite soon and deciding on the tiles, they will cover approx 1/3 of the room around the bath and shower. the rest of the room will be painted a warm but light colour to contrast with the white tiles and suite.

what do you reckon about the type of white tiles? i think i prefer the 20 x 25 size ones instead of the square 15 x 15 value type. wickes do glossy or bumpy, but b and q do a matt finish one. its hard to tell what it will look like finished, so was wondering if anyone here has any tips?

ginvzt

I would go for gloss - they would bounce the light and it would look brighter. Wouldn't get bumpy one as if you wanted to attach any suction thingies ( even a small sponge or a toy for a child, it would be impossible. And the matt ones might just look like they have soap scum all over them and I would want to scrub them, all the time. Less light as well...

That is my opinion only....

wallbash

No to the matt, might not look clean as ginvzt suggested
But would the plain gloss look a touch 'public loo'

My choice the texture finish ..... kids too old for toys!

adaze

Don't do bumpy they look horrible!

christineperseus

Glossy and laid brick style:D

mrssarahh

definitely don't have matt ones - i did and they never looked clean - just replaced them all with plain glossy ones (value ones) - look nice and shiny. would agree with the brick style ones though - what i would have if i had the money!!

poorly_scammo

we got slightly bumpy ones because our bathroom walls were like the waves of the ocean and they helped to disguise it a little.

Plasticman

We have a tiny ensuite and tiled the whole thing in white, floor to ceiling. Went for big gloss tiles with a slight ripple. Looks good IMHO!

TomsMom

We've got glossy tiles in kitchen and bathroom. In the kitchen approx 10cm square ones mainly cream but some coloured. A lot of the coloure ones have crazed. In the bathroom they are large (30 x 20 maybe) and we have a listel border. Again, over time, the border tiles have crazed. None of the tiles were cheapies.

We will be tiling kitchen/bathroom/utility in the house we are buying and we've vowed not to have glossy again.

My son has matt white tiles in his bathroom with a white/greyish blue listel border and they look lovely.