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4 Bathroom Floor Tile Ideas To Revamp Your Space

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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This blog post explores affordable bathroom flooring ideas to help you choose the ideal layout, texture, and patterns. Keep reading to discover the essential factors that help you make the best floor tile decision.

Tiles for All Shapes and Sizes

Bathrooms vary in shape and size leaving room for endless styles for flooring design. These budget-friendly tile designs are great for bathrooms of all kinds:

Floor Tiles for Small Bathrooms

There are many ways to make a bathroom feel larger to the eye. The process of creating a spacious bathroom depends on tile size, color, and layout. Here are some tips:

• Use the same pattern for the floor and walls. Neutral colors and large-scale tiles look great together.
• Wide-format tiles visually create less grout lines. Smaller tiles have twice as many grout lines cluttering the visual space. Matching the grout and the wide-format tiles makes the room more spacious.
• Use floating storage cabinets.
• Use vertical subway tiles to lengthen the walls and ceiling.

Floor Tile for Everyday Bathrooms

Generally, first floor bathrooms need a simple and everyday look and design because of their frequent use by homeowners and guests. These spaces need to be easy to clean and manageable for families. For an everyday bathroom, consistency is key. Incorporate the complementary tiles for the floor, walls, and shower for a cohesive look.

Subtle ombres or decorative patterns add more style and appeal to a bathroom. While black or white highlights are standard decorating techniques for a minimal approach.

Avoid flooring more susceptible to damage as a result of water or high foot traffic. Some examples being linoleum and solid hardwood. Moisture penetrates these surfaces affecting the appearance and longevity of the material.

Floor Tiles for Unique Bathrooms

Unique bathrooms often have eye-catching colors and abstract design. The endless range of decorative tiles with shapes adds a flare to any room.

Floor tiles serve as the foundation of a bathroom style if done properly. Choosing the right flooring style to create a one-of-a-kind restroom is all about the basics.

Floor Tiles for Elegant Bathrooms

Luxury bathrooms are all about creating visual interest in the right places. The material, shape, and finish adds to the appeal of the bathroom. Similar to unique bathroom styles, utilizing geometric patterns specifically hexagons and octagons gives a sleek and classic look.

For more natural stone tiles, slate and basalt are extremely durable and long-lasting for both the floors and walls. Other alternatives of stone are quartz, granite and limestone which tend to be a more expensive material.

Factors to Consider Before Choosing Bathroom Floor Tiles?

Asking the right questions before buying new floors is the best way to get the most value for your dollar. Below are key factors to help you understand your flooring needs to better and narrow down your options:

The Material

Bathrooms, in any location, are prone to moisture damage from showers, sinks, or toilets. Although there are numerous materials to consider, choosing a material that is water resistant is vital. Below are some top options:

• Ceramic
• Waterproof Vinyl
• Natural stone - marble, limestone, granite, quartz, and onyx
• Concrete
• Porcelain

Avoid hardwood as it is more susceptible to water damage and discoloration. Over time, the wood deforms from excess humidity exposure.

Ceramic, concrete, and porcelain tiles are relatively low maintenance, water-resistant, and less slippery when wet.

Tile Design

If you like eye-catching patterns and designs, consider decorative tiles. From contemporary to rustic, popular tiles include patterned circles, hexagons, mosaic tiles and many more.

It’s easy to combine designs and materials. Whatever you choose to mix and match, ensure the colors and designs come together cohesively. In most design cases, less is more.

We recommend two to three complementary tile patterns. As a base, start with neutral colors such as beige, brown, or white as the base followed by a decorative tile.

When choosing two patterns, this hack helps you find the balance when combining patterns:

• Choose different shapes with matching colors.
• Combine same-sized matte and shiny tiles in a cohesive pattern.
• Use one primary dynamic tile.
• Use one tile design in varying complementary hues.
  
  

Tile Layout

The layout describes tile installation on the floor or wall. Your options include:

• Vertical or horizontal stacked layouts
• Brick and subway layout
• Octagonal layouts
• Offset layouts
• Hexagonal layouts
• Chevron layouts
• Basket-weave (stacked and variation) layouts
• Herringbone layouts - angled at 45 degrees

Tile and Personal Style

Many homeowners showcase their personality through design and decor. Expressing individual personality through certain elements in your home is the perfect way to develop an aesthetic. Think intense, airy, bohemian, modern, feminine, masculine, simple, underwater, or Saharan - what do you want to capture?

Tiles are more than just a simple surface, but an opportunity to be versatile and eclectic.

Your Design Goals

In the early stages, you might not know entirely where to start. Figuring out how to impact a room or simply spruce up a space starts with intention. Simply find inspiring designs and spaces similar to your own. This helps narrow down design style, colors, and possible materials.

Plain designs visually expand a space, while patterned tiles consume a space. Soft black, white, gray, or other neutral colors create a cleaner appearance.

Your design goals could include these styles:

• Minimalist
• Themed
• Simple
• Comfortable
• Functional

Your Budget

Costs of a bathroom floor renovation depends on the materials, installation, equipment, and possibly labor. If done by a professional, the contractor examines the space and quotes the cost of the project.

If this is a DIY, creating a cost guide and budget sheet helps determine the expected cost of the entire project. Follow this basic cost guide to outline a budget:

• Square Footage of Space
• Tile Material
• Setting Material
• Old Flooring Removal
• Site Prep
• Labor Cost

Are You Ready for a Bathroom Upgrade?

Designing a bathroom is exciting, especially when prepared for the project. We’ve done the work to explore the styles, textures, patterns and schemes for remarkable bathroom floor tile ideas. For over 30 years, Bridgeport Carpets of Georgia has served as your one-stop shop for all your flooring needs! Contact us when you're ready to begin your design journey.