Ideas for Shower Tile Designs

By Bella Purdy | July 15, 2017

A bathroom will look more interesting with a focal point created in the shower area with its beautiful shower tile designs. If you only have a shower area that is not in too special design, then you can apply some design skill to make the bathroom looks like a designer work without spending high budget. Use earthy pattern for the bathroom floor and then apply tiles in single or multiple colors to create more special bathroom look.

The Floor of the Shower Area

For the shower floor tiles, you have to choose smaller tiles so it will slope to the drain. 3 x 3 inch mosaic tiles will be a great choice for the shower tiles. Make sure you take tiles in rough texture to get good grip. To get the organic pattern, you can use stone pebble tiles with textures that also feel more comfortable and relaxing underfoot. Besides, you can also choose 2×2 inch mosaic tiles that are also available in various colors to fit your bathroom design.

Single Color and Size

To create regularity in the bathroom design, use tiles in one size for the shower walls. Besides, it will also hide the imperfection of the tile installation. Using single tile pattern will not make your bathroom looks monotonous since you can choose the right tile pattern such as brick style tiles, mosaic tiles with different color combinations and patterns, etc. Besides, you can also apply the tiles diagonally to create more interesting look.

Additional Accents

It will also a great idea to add accents into the shower tile designs such as pieces insertion or strip accents. Make an interesting line on the eye level shower wall by applying tiles band in different color or some strips of listello. Make patterns by using smaller tiles so it can become beautiful accents into your shower wall. On the other hand, you can also consider to insert tiles in metallic color so it makes harmony to the faucets and shower head. Otherwise, you may also like a bolder design by making tile pattern in checkboard design by using tiles in two or more colors.

In choosing the tile type, you can opt glossy tiles that will look shiny after being cleaned. Choosing matte tiles will also be a great idea to get nice look but this type will hide some dirt. To create accent design, you can use grout colors of tiles. Use tiles in similar color to create clean flow into the shower tile designs. Whilst use tiles in grout color to create contrast look like making a decorative frame or other designs.