If you don t love the idea of making your shower niche stand out it s perfectly ok to continue the same tile and pattern into the niche.
Niche mitered tiles across main wall.
A storage niche for towels.
But you can buy a few pieces of travertine and cut them down into smaller sizes.
Also would have been difficult to accomplish since i m using 12x24 tiles and the wall with a niche is only 36 wide and also has the valve on it which is to the left of the niche.
Natural stone tile edge trim.
I d recommend making sure your tile lines up exactly and the grout line is very clean see above or use a thin pencil trim to frame the box see below the goal is to create a niche that looks well built balanced and has nice craftsmanship.
Here limestone is used as trim for every exposed edge of the ceramic wall tile.
As you can see in this picture steve is using 12x24 wall tile that s the same thickness as the sill.
Just haven t started the wall tiles around the niche yet so i think the jolly is still doable.
Ez niches usa 8in x 14in small rectangular niche ready for tile preformed bathroom recess it shampoo shower wall niche shelf 4 4 out of 5 stars 203 45 99 45.
First installing the box then.
The change of substance from grout to sealant will be noticeable.
The storage niche in the shower is also tiled in glass mosaic that wraps around to adjacent shower wall and becomes floor to ceiling tile.
I ve also already built the niche with tile.
If you re planning a wall niche lay out the tile and take some measurements to determine the size of the niche.
With a diagonal tile layout like the one shown here you ll get full tiles and half tiles.
By making the sill stick out by 1 16 he ll make the pencil tile hang out over the main tile by the same distance.
Photo by scott norsworthy a full height marble mosaic wall is the main feature wall which forms the backdrop for the original clawfoot tub and becomes the wall of the shower.
If you custom size the niche to fit between full tiles you ll get a better looking installation and avoid some cutting.
Understand your issue particularly if the niche is in line with the grout line of the tiles abutting it.
The sill tile should hang outside the niche by 1 16 if you ll be using pencil trim tile to frame the niche.
Remodeler joshua oduin walks through the process of building a shower niche that successfully blends with the surrounding tile and acts as an accent to bring the bathroom together he explains the importance of location outlines the differences in using a premade or custom niche box and walks step by step through the process of installing the niche.
If you re mitering the joints between the wall tiles and niche tiles as i am here the wall tiles must protrude into the niche box by the thickness of the tile and thinset and be mitered before you install them.
It s better that the wall tiles protrude into the opening too much than too little since you.
