Bathroom Tiles Ideas

Tiling Your Bathroom

The bathroom tiles type and design will influence the whole look of your bathroom. The most important thing, apart from material, type and design of the tile, is the color of the bathroom tile. It will define the space and create the mood for your bathroom. You must also consider the cost and maintenance factors.

Another important consideration when using the bathroom tiles idea is safety. Study the safety ratings of tiles that are glazed with different finishes to make it less likely to slip over. Ceramic bathroom flooring is often used because of its durability, resistance to dampness, safety to walk on when wet and its ease of cleaning.

Bathroom Tiles Ideas - Things to Consider

  • the composition of the tile,
  • the surface,
  • the wearability,
  • the gloss,
  • the ability of your bathroom renovator to lay it,
  • the grout,
  • the sealing.

Bathroom Tile Types

  • Glazed ceramic tiles
    (price start around $20 per square metre),
  • Mosaic tiles,
  • Natural stone tiles,
  • Porcelain tiles
    (price starts at $40 per square metre),
  • Quarry tiles,
  • Terracotta tiles.

Bathroom Tiles Ideas - Themes

Conservative bathroom tiles idea:
neutral square ceramic tiles in standard sizes, with a few border or feature tiles can create a calm and cheerful atmosphere. Lighter color shades also give an impression of a more open area, which is useful if you have a small bathroom.

Adventurous bathroom tiles idea:
big bold tiles, tiny mosaics, interesting materials such as glass, ceramic or natural stone.

Contemporary bathroom tiles idea:
bright and bold colours with shapes or graphics against plain backgrounds.

Romantic or Victorian bathroom tiles idea:
floral bathroom tiles in soft colours like pink, light green or light blue plus ceramic sinks and perhaps a wooden floor.

Mediterranean bathroom tiles idea:
for the floors - mix terra-cotta tiles with Mexican or other hand-painted tiles; for the countertop - mix the hand-painted tiles with another plain colour tile.

Bathroom Tiles Ideas - Tips

  • Not all tiling materials are suitable for the high moisture atmosphere of the bathroom (the porous nature of marble traps moisture from the air and tends to crack from the humidity).

  • Ask the dealer about the required maintenance for each variety of bathroom tiles.

  • Order a few sample bathroom tiles so you can check if the colors and patterns are what you actually want.

  • Before buying, make sure that your bathroom tiles are from the same batch as different batches are fired at different times and so often can differ in their sizes.

  • Impression of space:
    Larger bathroom tiles have less grout lines and make your surface look bigger. Bathroom with a low-ceiling can be countered with a narrow strip of feature bathroom tiles running vertically up a wall to give an appearance of a taller ceiling.


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Bathroom Tiles Ideas
Among bathroom tiles ideas you can choose from Conservative, Adventurous, Contemporary, Romantic or Victorian, Mediterranean themes. Use larger tiles to make your surface look bigger or use narrow strip of feature tiles vertically up a wall to give an appearance of a taller ceiling - good bathroom tile ideas.