Dramatic Marble Shower Surround in Brighton
This Brighton master bathroom shower was a new build-out in a space that previously had no shower. The homeowners wanted a full marble surround using large-format slabs with a dramatic dark vein pattern. The tile is a 24x48 porcelain with high-contrast gray and white veining, installed with a book-match layout on the back wall so the vein pattern mirrors across the center joint.
The shower includes a built-in bench and a linear drain at the back wall, which required setting the entire floor as a single-slope plane. All surfaces were waterproofed with a full Schluter Kerdi system before any tile was set. The bench top was tiled with the same 24x48 material, cut to width, with a bullnose edge profile at the front face. This installation photo was taken during the tiling process, before grouting was complete.
Project Details
| Service | Bathroom & Shower Tile |
|---|---|
| Area | Brighton |
| Materials | 24x48 dark veined marble-look porcelain, Schluter Kerdi system |
| Layout | Book-match on back wall, single-slope floor to linear drain |
| Scope | New shower build-out with bench, multi-day install |
What We Did
Framed shower enclosure, installed cement board, applied full Kerdi waterproofing system
Set mortar bed for floor with single-slope pitch to linear drain position
Set 24x48 slabs with full back-butter, book-matched vein pattern on back wall
Tiled bench top with bullnose edge, grouted and sealed on completion
Book-matching large-format tile requires sorting the tiles before setting to find pairs with mirrored vein patterns. It takes time upfront but the result justifies it on a feature wall like this.
