You could use this great looking tile as your vanity splash back, your shower recess or rear wall and use a standard lower cost coordinating white tile as a secondary filler. Like he main walls in a satin rectangle laid in a stretcher bond like a giant subway, rectified with minimal grout, and then this gorgeous tile with a mid grey grout to emphasize the fantastic form. It would make for higher impact of the feature tile, and add functionality by fully tiling all areas. Easy to clean, reduces moisture related issues or even just unsightly condensation and cleaning scenarios. Mould retardant additives can be put into standard paint, although in a bathroom, I'd go a low sheen white with mould retardant for this reason. Low sheen should be flatter than satin, little shine at all, but equal to a matte tile.

We've just renovated and have 3 bathrooms. no baths. Large walk in showers. We did, however, do the plumbing for a bath in the largest bathroom in case we ever sell it. We don't take baths, so no need to be cleaning the dust off it constantly.

I love these Roman/Asian style baths, My favourite but I would make the front side high and wide enough to sit on and use this to get in and out of the bath, the wall side make flush to save space. Mosaic tiles for the tub and perhaps back wall. Not necessary for sloping ends. Great safe baths for showers as well, love it Use a shower curtain

Hi kristymacd, after changing my mind many times we went for a built in 1700 bath! Mostly as builder and tiler thought it would be easier to slope the floor properly and I liked the idea of the slightly larger built in compared to the 1590 back to wall. I’m sure a back to wall would’ve been possible and been fine, it all just got a bit hard and I knew both would look good. And I don’t think a back to wall would be any harder to clean than a built in - with a built in you have the hob and tiled face of the bath and back to wall there is the floor either side of the bath - same same! Here’s a pic of ours, not totally finished yet but really happy with it.