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Tile for a small bathroom (150+ Design Photos): The optimal combination of style and decor

Valentina Pavlovskaya

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Want to know how tiles are used for a small bathroom? Photo design of finished projects will reveal the secrets.

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Finishing material made of ceramics is practical, unpretentious in care and resistant to moisture. Patterns of tiles differ not only in color, texture, but also in size. This allows the material to be used for facing the room.

Ceramics - one of the materials for finishing walls

Thanks to decorating techniques, you can visually increase the atmosphere of even the most compact room. At the same time, the original design will increase the degree of comfort. Therefore, when choosing a material for facing a small bathroom, it is necessary to consider:

Choose a different texture, texture and color for your bathroom.

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Large or small?

Stylish designs dispel the myth that it is not rational to use large tile for facing of small rooms. By correctly positioning the tile, you can visually add volume to the room. Just do not decorate her entire surface.

Add volume to the room using tiles

An excellent option would be laying in the center of a large wall of vertical stripes of large rectangles or squares. Tile 20x50 cm with an ornament on the floor in the center of the room will create the illusion of carpet.

Large rectangles in the center of the wall

Unusual tiles to create a cozy bathroom

Using a large tile for decorating a small bathroom is possible, but difficult, so the medium and small size are considered to be the most suitable:

• 10x10 cm models fit the design, but it should be remembered that the dark gamut visually “eats” the real size, it looks a bit gloomy;

10x10 cm models fit the design

• perception of 20x20 cm squares is almost not affected by their color or design, the main role is rendered by a visual impression;

Visual impression with a size of 20x20

• Mosaic allows you to create original ornaments of different variants, but requires precise counting.

Original mosaic panel

It is believed that the correct size and shape give a more pronounced effect of increasing the volume of space than the color palette.If the bathroom is narrow, the large size of the tile will reduce the number of conditional lines and create a visual effect of spaciousness.

The effect of increasing space due to the correct form of tiles

The optimal tile size for a rectangular bathroom of a modest size are rectangles 20 by 30 cm, and for square ones - 20 by 20 cm.

The optimal size for tile is 20 by 30 cm

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Texture Features

Modern ceramics is diverse not only in size, decor, but also in the texture of the front surface. There are tiles only for wall or floor cladding, versatile models that are suitable for both coatings. Presents products with a surface:

• glazed;
• unglazed;
• glossy;
• matte.

For small rooms are suitable shiny. Gloss contributes to a visual increase in space. Glazed surface is easy to clean, wash.

Also available. Therefore, an option for a small room would be a tile with a glaze in two layers and small protuberances. This surface looks very original.

Brilliant for small spaces

Glass and mirror materials will require more often to clean them, but in combination with other materials will give the atmosphere lightness, airiness, spaciousness.

Glass for interior airiness

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Attention - colors

Color design sets not only the direction of the design of a bathroom of a modest size, but also allows you to add volume and airiness to it. The darker the shades, the smaller the small room seems. A similar reaction occurs with sharp color contrasts.

Sharp color contrasts for larger rooms

A tile for a small bathroom is preferable to light colors. It should be remembered that light shades are divided into categories:

• warm;

Warm color when choosing a design

• cold;

Light but cool shade in the bathroom

• neutral;

Neutral shades in the bathroom

• achromatic.

Shades from deep black to white

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The warmer the more fashionable

Fashionable warm colors include:

• yellowish;

Yellowish shades in the bathroom elements and decor

• peach;

Natural shades in your bathroom

• sandy;

Fashionable sand in the bathroom wall decoration

• beige.

Elegant beige tint in wall decoration

The combination of several tones of this series looks impressive, and preferably with a horizontal delimitation of the color palette. The expansion of space is facilitated by the arrangement of dark narrow strips at the top and bottom, which do not change the prevalence of the background of the light palette.

Several tricks for successful expansion of space

If you wish to visually “lift” the ceiling of the room, it is important to design narrow vertical stripes on both sides of the wall. The combination of these two receptions is not excluded.

Raise the ceiling will help the line in the center of the wall

To highlight a specific section of the wall, dark color inserts are used. This illusively brings the selected part.

Highlight the wall using dark inserts.

Following the traditions

For the lining of bathrooms traditionally used shades of blue and light violet range related to the cold type or neutral tones of white and light gray, which do not affect the sensations of heat.

The achromatic palette includes shades:

• pink;

Gentle pink bath

• lilac;

Lilac shades for comfort

• greenish.

Greenish shades in harmony with white

They do not contribute to any unambiguous sensations, but awaken purely individual perception of the scale.

Modern solutions include tile with imitation of the texture of metal, wood, stone, paper.

Imitation of wood in the decoration of walls

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Pure white - too boring

Dilute white tile with bright accents

An erroneous decision would be to veneer a small bathroom with only white tiles. Excess white will make the interior boring, similar to a medical facility. In addition, thus it is impossible to achieve the effect of expansion of space. White color will only increase the illumination of space. But it looks great in combination with other bright surfaces:

• terracotta;

The effect of expanding space with a shade of terracotta

• pearl gray;

Light solution for a small bathroom

• light blue or blue;

Blue color in the design of the bathroom

• muted green or light green;

Muffled green in the bathroom interior

• light yellow or pale lemon;

Yellow shades even in the bathroom decor

• peach;

Peach colors in classic bathroom

• lavender;

• sandy.

Neutral sand for comfort and relaxation

A tile of muted dark blue shades or marsals will give the design depth, but will not have a negative impact on the geometric perception of the room.

The inclusion of not only monophonic elements, but also with a pattern will help to revitalize the interior. Chaotically arranged vertical stripes, borders add to the atmosphere of creativity.

Dark blue shades give the design depth

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Optimal combinations

If you wish to decorate a small bathroom with two-color tiles, you must choose elements that do not contrast, but complement each other. The main thing - the predominance of light shades. Winning combinations:

Pink with soft purple - as one of the options in the interior

For the combination of bright and unusual shades on a light background, these options are combinations:

Subdued orange and purple in the bathroom interior

A small pattern on the elements of a contrasting shade will give the design refinement and elegance.

Hue emphasizes style

Any style is suitable for a small bathroom. You can emphasize shades:

Blue with white - Mediterranean style

Examples of successful decisions

Colors give the atmosphere freshness

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Relief and ornament - creative and stylish

Decorative accents enliven the design, creating a sense of completeness of the image. In a small bathroom they cope with this task:

Patterned borders in your bathroom

The number of tracks is minimal. They should complement the decor, but not to stand out from a single concept. Brilliant particles of gold and silver increase the attractiveness.

The use of elements with a convex relief, especially models with a 3D effect, creates a limiting effect of expansion, but only when decorating small sections of the wall. The relief tile on the entire surface will cause the opposite reaction.

Relief with 3D effect

Pictures or ornaments on the tiled floor give the situation individuality, but a small bathroom will look smaller if you decorate it with large colorful panels. In such a room is actually a dim image of the tiles, the same size as the main cladding. It is preferable to place not pictures on the wall, but small patterns on each segment of the material.

Ornament for individual design

Looks stylishly on a light-colored tile surface at the top with tiles a tone darker at the bottom, divided horizontally by a decorative pattern. And at any level. The room seems wider and more spacious.

Mosaic - room for decoration

In multi-color solutions, it is preferable to use a mosaic. Better monochrome or neutral gamma. For its production uses ceramics with a porous structure, glass, smalt, less often - metal. And for flooring - granite, marble, sometimes jasper.

Mosaic elements for multi-color solutions

The miniature size is an advantage of this cladding material. It allows you to lay the mosaic in remote places, for example, a rounded shape. This is a definite plus for decorating a small bathroom, where there are many fancy bends.

The advantage of the mosaic in its small size

Dignity - many forms. The multi-angle format expands the possibilities of creativity, goes well with tile.

Mosaic in the form of accents gives the atmosphere sophistication and originality. Many mosaic ornaments created in past centuries have been preserved to this day, which testifies to the durability of such lining.

Mosaic in accent

Recommendations for selection

For decorating a small bathroom, the choice of tile is not a simple question. Before buying, you should listen to the recommendations of experienced designers:

For the most part of the room to get a light tile, so that the decor contributes to the visual expansion of the space. Tiles of dark colors should be laid at the bottom of the walls or on the floor.

Bright tile to expand the visual space

The glossy surface of the elements has a mirror property, so it adds roominess and lightness to the room. But on shiny dark surfaces there are traces of water.

Carefully select the surface of dark tones.

Facing material must be of high quality, resistant to mechanical stress temperature drops. Information about the properties is placed on the packaging.

Choose quality materials

Thematic collections facilitate decision making.

Browse thematic collections

3 secrets of the styling system

For the walls of small bathrooms is appropriate method of direct laying square tiles without displacement in rows.

On the floor, the method of mixing in half the size or diagonal layout allows you to illusoryly increase the space.

Diagonal layout on the floor

Placement on the walls of rectangular elements vertically "pulls" the height. Horizontal layout - expands the surface, but reduces the ceiling level.

Vertical tile laying stretches the ceiling height

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