Tiling around a door... architrave or not

Doop

As the title suggests I will be getting the bathrooms renovated shortly, I wont be doing the tiling myself but wondering what are peoples opinions on timber architraves around the door. Currently there is one which I don't like, I can replace the architrave or get rid and tile up to the door frame and have a stainless steel trim.

Its hard to get a sense of how it would look from google images. Is the no architrave route a more modern simpler cleaner looking approach?

Would love some opinions...:pac:

listermint

Use architrave. It will look extremely odd if you just use edging.

GreeBo

Tile then add architrave so you arent cutting fiddly bits of tile around the architrave.

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Wait, are you talking floor or wall tiles (or both)?

Doop

GreeBo wrote: »

Tile then add architrave so you arent cutting fiddly bits of tile around the architrave.

/edit
Wait, are you talking floor or wall tiles (or both)?

both, but I get your point about the floor tiles

whizbang

The reason we use architrave is due to the movement of the door frame relative to the walls.

First, there's no way that the door frame will be straight and even enough to look good without some overlap.
Any grouted edging will crumble and crack, even tiles will crack and break off.

keithdub

I got brushed chrome on my own bathroom door 6years ago and I have no issues with it. There is flexibility adhesive and grout you can buy these days. I haven't seen anyone use architrave on the inside of a bathroom door, it would look dated to me

Littlehorny

keithdub wrote: »

I got brushed chrome on my own bathroom door 6years ago and I have no issues with it. There is flexibility adhesive and grout you can buy these days. I haven't seen anyone use architrave on the inside of a bathroom door, it would look dated to me

Same as above. I used a polished chrome edge around the door frame about 4 years ago and in my opinion it looks sleeker than architrave.

awec

No architrave will just look weird IMO.

Doop

thanks for the thoughts guys...2 for 3 against!

any photos of yours @keithdub or @Littlehorny

mickdw

For me, the ideal finish needs a bit of pre planning -
I believe finished door frame running to face of finished tile is the business with a shadow gap bead around the frame and no architrave.
Most will have plastered flush onto frame preventing this detail.