Bathroom tiles are incredibly versatile, and some offer a stunning, almost jewel-like beauty. Because bathrooms tend to be small spaces, you can splurge on luxurious materials without blowing up your budget. With the help of a professional, you can also get creative and let your imagination run wild.
A Few Things to Know About Bathroom Tile
Bathroom tiles are designed for floors and for walls. Floor tiles have to be much tougher than wall tiles, and they’re usually not as showy. Most bathroom tiles are also types of ceramic, but they can also be made of glass, stone or concrete.
Some Unique Bathroom Tile Styles: Matching Tiles
Just because you shouldn’t use floor tiles on the wall or wall tiles on the floor doesn’t mean that they can’t share the same material or pattern. Whether the colors and patterns are bold or subtle, matching wall and floor tiles can pull a small powder room together and make it memorable.
Same Color, Different Shapes and Sizes
Ceramic tiles of one color can make a room look smaller and more intimate, but not all the tiles have to be of the same monotonous size and shape. Mix up sizes and shapes to create interest.
Different but Complementary Materials
One interesting and creative look might be a wall with rows of irregularly cut stone tiles bordered by ceramic tiles. These rows can alternate with larger areas of ceramic or even glass tile.
Let the Wall Shine
The floor tiles are probably not going to be as showy as the wall tiles, so take advantage. You can have a beautiful but not sensational floor made of ceramic tiles while the walls, even the walls of the shower stall, are faced with gold-veined marble, black and white onyx or some other spectacular natural stone.
Try a Crazy Pattern
A little powder room may be the perfect place to try a crazy wall tile pattern. Have some custom tiles made, and then, let the professional help you go all Cubist with them.
Mix Textures for Wall Tiles
One of the lovely things about tile, including ceramic tile, is that it can come with different textures. It can be perfectly smooth, wavy, bumpy or ridged. One interesting trick is to match tiles of the same color but different textures on your bathroom wall.
Bathroom tile can turn a run-of-the-mill bathroom into a real showcase. To learn more about the most creative ways to use custom bathroom tile, get in touch with our professionals at Charleston Bath Experts of Charleston, South Carolina.
