Tiling the bath? Use floor or wall tiles?

[Collin]

Hi we've got an old style bath and are going to tile up the sides instead of replacing. We are going for white or grey tiles on the walls and black slate on the floor. Is it best to tile the bath the same as the floor or the walls?

I've only seen examples of the former and I'm not sure about having black slate up the side of the bath?

[Laird]

The walls are vertical and the floor is horizontal, so the side of the bath being vertical should get the same tiles as the wall.
If you do it the other way round you're going to need sunglasses every time you go into the bathroom...

[royaloakcarpentry]

Nearly all tiled bath panels will be done to match the walls. It is personal preference though as to whether you use wall or floor tiles for it.

few people do the panel in floor tiles and even fewer do bottom course in floor and rest in wall.

personally I would do it to match the wall. Just remember that you need to think about accessability to the underneath of the bath for maintenance.

[DIY_Johnny]

I have seen one in a showrooms where the bath is tiled same as the floor. Looked well actually but they always do in showrooms

Personally I would prefer the wall to match the bath panel