I find myself torn between two very different looks. One is the classic combination of subway tiles and a patterned ‘encaustic’ floor. The other uses large slabs of stone or convincing stone effect porcelain with minimal grout lines. I love the gradients and way light plays across the latter option. This would inevitably give a much more contemporary ‘hotel’ feel however and may jar with the rest of this modest, victorian terraced house. It seems that quite a few people have used subway tiles above an Omnitub Duo Japanese style deep soaking bath tub. Something about the visual structure seems to work well – particularly when there is a window…