Bathroom tiles

About 4 or so feet up with nice cap outside the shower/tub. To the ceiling inside the shower/tub.

I'd say it depends a lot on what style of bathroom you're doing. If it's a really modern space you can tile to the ceiling all the way around. That's a harder look to pull off in a prewar you want to keep fairly classic in style.

Agree with Miette.

You may have a leak from the unit above. If that happens: A waste of tiles on the ceiling.

I think tile on a bath's ceiling makes it look like a steam room. Not so nice, unless, of course, that's the look you're going for.

I agree with both Miette and Kylewest but I'd add another factor to consider. If the bath doesn't have a vent or fan system, you may want to tile to the ceiling to avoid a painted wall from cracking or peeling from excess moisture. We're about to finish the re-do of a pre-war master bath and we tiled to the ceiling.

Tiling ceilings is difficult (think about it--how do you keep pressure on the tile so it sets properly?) and unnecessary. It does give a gym lockerroom sort of feel. If you aren't putting in a steam shower, I'd skip that expense and look.

I would tile to the ceiling, not the actual ceiling. In the shower you will need to tile to the ceiling. I have never seen a shower where the tile only goes half way up.

and outside the shower I would also do the ceiling. If you want a nice look, I would use big tiles.. at least 16 inches. This way you will have less grout and it will look nicer.

Disagree about "big tiles." It is a matter of taste. Our 2"x8" tiles are set very close in a subway pattern. The closeness of the tiles minimizes the impact of the grout, and we chose an ivory grout that blends with colors in the marble as opposed to a stark white that would have stood out.

The tile pattern will have a visual impact and should be carefully considered. Do you want to elongate the room? Make the ceiling appear higher? Is it a small place you want to make seem larger? How does the pattern and tile size/shape relate to the apt's overall style? Bigger-tiles-are-better really isn't a one-size-fits-all sort of answer.

Aboutready, what kind of toilet seat works in this situation?