Once I’d gotten that grout in, wiped up all the excess, the space looked SO GOOD. I like the Fusion Pro grout since it doesn’t need to be sealed or anything. It ate up the grout and I ended up back at the store to get another quart of grout for $20. One thing I hadn’t considered though, was the depth of the tile! Even though this room was about half as large as the Main Bathroom, the tile was probably more than twice as deep. The next day, I opened the container of black grout I had left over from the main bathroom and got to work! I love a high contrast grout for making the colors pop out! I had about 5/8ths of a large container of grout left from the Main Bathroom so I expected to have plenty for this room. I was excited to get the grout in and finish it off the next day.

The hex tile in the main bathroom, I was able to cut by hand with a simple tile nipper. It’s super easy to lay, since it’s attached to a sheet, though I did need to cut the marble mosaic tiles with a tile saw I borrowed from my next door neighbor, Erik. It looked soooo good! I really like the impact mosaics like this one and the one in the main bathroom make. Then it was just time to lay it down with mortar. This was the final step before I could begin tiling the next day! Woohoo! Excellent tool storage spot, you see.Īfter the Hardibacker was laid, I waited 24 hours and then went ahead and used the last little bit of mortar I had to tape all the seams and smooth any bumps. Ha! You can see I continued to leave the sink up.

The room instantly felt so much cleaner! I just wanted to walk all over it barefoot. It was strangely wonderful to finally have this laid down. The larger sections were from what I had bought for this room and the little scrap on the right was left over from the Main Bathroom. It took three sections of Hardibacker to cover the room. I like to make lots of long grooves, but I don’t stress about making them perfect. Then I simply took my trowel and scraped out a bunch of mortar left over from tiling the Main Bathroom. I then ended up cutting the entire thing in half, because I wasn’t actually able to get it into the bathroom in one piece. I laid out the hardibacker in my bedroom and marked where I needed to make my cuts for the doorway and toilet. Last time I tiled, I’d used a simple box cutter and it took way longer and didn’t work nearly as well as this tool. Oh my god, you guys, this tool is amazing! It made cutting the concrete board SO MUCH EASIER. I picked up another sheet of concrete board from Home Depot for $10 as well as this nifty little concrete board cutting tool which was also $10. The first time I’d tiled, I’d run into a few bumps so I felt a lot more prepared this round. Ha!Īfter last weeks bathroom demo, electrical, insulation, and drywall, I was ready to tackle the bathroom floors! I was excited to start tiling again. It also encourages me to actually finish the project, rather than getting it to 90% and leaving it there. That’s why this One Room Challenge is so nice! I’ve got my plan and am slowly making progress. That’s why people hire interior designers! When you’re working on your own space it’s a lot easier to make decisions as you go… but doesn’t always create the best results.

It’s lovely to have a concrete plan for a space before you dive into a project.

Basketweave tile