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White Subway Tile Ideas with Black Patterned Tiles and Brass Hardware
This relatively small walk-in shower is clad in white subway tiles laid in a running bond style. They expand the visual scheme on the horizontal axis. The brass plumbing fixtures add warming tones to soften the all-white look. The black geometric patterned tiles add an edgy element to define the shower niche. Overall, this bathroom design manages to look modern, classic, and funky. At the same time while suggesting a sense of cleanliness thanks to the white metro tiles.
Picket Hexagon Shower Tile Ideas with Black and Wood Accents
In this modern bathroom, the combination of black and white colors in the company of glass and wood textures offers a well-balanced atmosphere. The white picket tile backsplash clads the walls, creating an intriguing background, while the black U-shaped floor tiles provide a contrast that enhances the space visually. The reclaimed teak wood tiles of fatter picket tiles create an accent wall design to bring a more sustainable element and a natural flavor, complemented by a wooden corner table and black metal towel holders.
Shower Tile Ideas
In the post-pandemic-induced world, the concept of home and how to design homes in connection to nature were put into question. Even if we get stuck at home disconnected from the outdoors for various reasons from time to time, we can still find escape and treat ourselves within the borders of our home, and interior design has to plaints a significant role for that. Since bathrooms are one of most the visited and shared areas of our homes, showers can be turned into spa-like settings that will slow the time down and refresh us. Shower tile ideas gain importance in this context. You can be creative with shower tiles to create your dream bathroom that can visually transport you to another time and place.
Posing as a hybrid somewhere in between an open-plan wet room and a fully enclosed shower cubicle, walk-in showers offer a designer look and functional use with easy access. A sense of luxury and spa-like atmosphere come as a bonus. For the same reason, in walk-in shower areas, shower tile ideas gain even more importance. Additionally, as bathrooms are wet areas, choosing the right materials with certain required features such as non-slippery materials is necessary. That’s why while designing the shower, a balance of beauty and functionality should be the priority. This blog will walk you through multiple shower tile ideas and offer you a guide while navigating your shower room project. So, now let’s explore some design projects.
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Fabulous Bathroom Design with a Standalone Tub and Blue Tiles
The blue and white color palette of the bathroom feels alluring and inviting. The white standalone bathtub acts as a sculpture against the blue backsplash. It is a great choice to place the bathtub by the window side to benefit from natural lights. At the rear, the blue cement tiles continue on the ceiling and floor. They create a waterfall effect and adding more movement to the design. The wooden side-table brings an organic touch, housing an aloe vera plant and a trio of mini towels that enrich the composition, which looks like an exhibition piece of conceptual art.
Material Options for Shower Tile Ideas
The variety and material options for shower tiles are mind-blowing. Ranging from natural stones to ceramic and porcelain, glass, wood, stone, and acrylic panels, each element is unique on its own and brings various qualities and visual impacts with itself. Those looking for a natural flavor can benefit from limestone tiles in sand tones that provide comforting aesthetics, porcelains that mimic stone and wood patterns, marble offering a sophisticated finish, and slate and cement providing non-slip finishes.
Additionally, acrylic wall panels offer sleek and contemporary looks while adding fun to the space. For those looking for an alternative to the sealing-free and hassle-free materials that are easy to clean and with no grouting, acrylic wall panels seem to be one of the least demanding material options. Plus, in aesthetic terms, they offer a fresh and clean look with high-gloss and colored finishes. Honestly, this list can go on and on, and in this blog, we will mainly be looking at marble, glass, ceramics, and porcelain, or in other words, the most popular shower tile materials.
Marble Shower Tile Ideas
It is very common to use natural stones in the slab, tile, and mosaic forms to create a sophisticated feel and deliver a sense of luxury to the space. Marble is one of them that builds up visual drama and a statement finish while exuding elegance and opulence. Especially, book-match marble works as a space-enhancing factor and achieves a uniform look. But, if you wish to make a difference and expect diversity from the design, you can combine different forms of marble such as slabs on the walls and tiles or mosaics for the flooring and the niche.
Especially white-gray marble is very popular and used in abundance in bathroom designs whether with pronounced or less pronounced veins that add movement and a sense of flow to the walls while mimicking the liquid form of water. Also, another aesthetic aspect of natural stones such as marble is their beautiful natural patina within the stone that creates a unique organic vibe spread all over the place.
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White Marble Shower Tile Ideas with Wall Niche and Black Accents
Clad in white marble from top to toe, this soothing shower design offers the perfect spot to wash the day off. The neutral atmosphere of the shower almost slows down the time, while the small black-framed window lends beautiful energy and natural light to the space. The marble subway tiles coat the floors offering extra friction for safety purposes, while the large format tiles clad the walls to creative diversity even if it comes with the same material. The shower floor offers more texture underfoot, which is a smart decision given that the flooring is the most felt surface while taking a shower. To evade breaking up the uniform look and keep the attention on the material, a niche wall is created rather. Lastly, the glass door provides full transparency and delicacy, while the black veins of the marble bring a sophisticated touch.
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Soothing Shower Design with Marble Hexagon Tiles and Shower Bench
This shower design owes its tranquil atmosphere to the white marble and its delicate unpronounced veins that create subtle beauty. Sticking to the same material both for wall and floor design retains integrity within the space. The brass rain showerhead and the handheld shower with the brass-finish door pull add some shine and contribute warming colors. The shower bench is a great addition, offering a natural stone seating spot, while the niche provides a space to keep shampoos within an arm’s reach. The beautiful hexagon patterns clad the niche to skillfully differentiate it from the rest of the wall.
How to tile a shower?
While tiling a shower, the first step is to remove the old one by using a hammer and a chisel. After the removal, check what is behind the tiles. If it is the drywalls, then replace them with cement backer boards to prevent mold and moisture. After placing the cement backer boards, your shower area will be ready for the tiling process.
Start with measuring the application area; to do so, multiply the width by the height. Make sure to get some spare tiles in case things go wrong at some point. You can also save the extra ones for the future. Before starting to apply the tiles, you can get cardboard to practice the layout. It is recommended to start from the center and to see how much you need to cut the tiles that are going to be placed at the edges. Then cut the tiles with a tile nipper or a tile hole saw. For the exposed edges, you can use bullnose or trim pieces. Make sure to wear the proper clothes such as long shirts, long pants, gloves, and eye goggles or face shields.
When the tiles are ready, you can continue with the next step, which is applying the thin-set mortar to the application area. By using a trowel spread the mortar to the wall surface. It is also important to use the right trowel notch size. To make sure which one is right for you, check the manufacturer’s recommendation. Also, to leave even spaces between the tiles, use spacers and leave them for about 24-48 hours for the tiles to set completely and dry. After 24-48 hours, you can come back to remove the spacers and start with grouting and sealing.
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Stunning Shower Design with Marble and Brass Accents
The protagonist of this stunning shower design is without a doubt the pinkish marble that dominates the space with beautiful energy. The gorgeous marble provides therapy for its users through its color and beautiful flowing veins that suggest water movement. The brass door hinges and shower hardware reinforce the sense of warming feelings while delivering luxury in the meantime. For a change, the rain head shower is ceiling-mounted, offering a center-oriented design while placing its users at the center. Outside the shower, the design continues with the white marble to provide a distinct and more colorful identity for the shower side. This transition is achieved through an elevated step to prevent water from flowing to the other side of the bathroom while adding dimension simultaneously.
Glass Shower Tile Ideas
Thanks to their pore-free skin, glass tiles are easy to clean and maintain as they don’t require any sealing, which makes them favorable. However, the glass is also infamous for being expensive. But if you have the budget, glass can liven up the interior space with its luminous and reflective surfaces. Especially blue glass tiles endow the kitchen with a sense of freshness and liveliness. You can even create a pool-like environment while using glass mosaic tiles.
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Monochromatic Shower Design with Gray Glass Subway Tiles and Oversized Niche
This edgy and moody bathroom design is sophisticated and immersive, offering a monochromatic scheme where every element harmonizes and acts as one body altogether. The floor-to-ceiling gray glass subway tiles blanket the walls, while white grout adds a slight contrast. The oversized niche provides ample space, allowing at least 2-3 people to keep their stuff and adding a beautiful recessed feature. The brass accents, the linear drain, and the glass division are other interesting details that evoke interest, enriching the visual scheme and adding more character to the design.
For those who want to spotlight the niche, they can use a different material, color, or pattern to clad it.
How to clean shower tiles?
In the showers, unfortunately, cleaning the tiles themselves is one thing, and cleaning the grout is another, which causes a more demanding cleaning process for a perfectly clean look. Plus, soap scums, mold, and mildew are the most common issues in the bathrooms that require proper cleaning. To clean the grout, you can get products that contain hydrogen peroxide that can dissolve the dirt accumulated in the grouts.
Bleach is another key cleaning product. It not only brightens up the tiles and grout but also serves as a disinfectant. Another pro tip is to run hot water for a few minutes to soften the scum and use a mixture of vinegar and water and let it sit for a few minutes and give it time to do its job. Then use a sponge to rub all the dirt and accumulated dead skin. Finish the cleaning by rinsing the tiles with warm water.
As additional information, if you want easy cleaning, the material types and patterns make a huge difference. For texture lovers, especially, the fluted and ribbed surfaces provide great tactility to the walls, which makes them harder to clean. As the gaps attract dust and cause mold, they require extra effort to reach those thin gaps. The glazed tiles, on the contrary, provide easy-to-clean surfaces and are visually pleasing too.
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Glass Shower Tile Ideas for a Tub and Shower Combo with Wall Niches
In this energizing shower design featuring muted blue tiles, you are given multiple options thanks to the tub and shower combo. The blue glass tiles wrap around the wall to delineate the shower side, while glass creates the perfect backdrop that is smooth and visually comforting. As the tiles are laid in a running-bond style, they add movement to the space, expanding the visual scheme on the horizontal axis. Additionally, double-wall niches emphasized by the decorative tiles add excitement to the design, bringing diversity, while the stainless steel finish hardware completes the blue tiles with neutral and expert touch.
Ceramic or Porcelain Shower Tile Ideas
Ceramic and porcelains are the most common shower tiles for their high customizability and affordable prices. They are durable and easy to clean, which makes them perfect for shower tiles. However, they are not recommended for shower floors as they get slippery when they are wet.
Porcelains are a stronger version of ceramics because they have additives such as quartz and sand which make them more durable and less water absorbent. Another distinguishing feature of porcelain is that it can mimic natural materials. So, if you don’t want to spend tons of money on natural stones, porcelain tiles offer a great alternative to achieve the same impact without becoming a financial burden. They can mirror wood, marble, and stone patterns to achieve a level of authenticity. In technical terms, unlike natural stones, they are easy to maintain as they don’t require any regular sealing.
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Porcelain Shower Tile Ideas with Black Hexagon Flooring and Shower Bench
The visually pleasing and comforting aesthetics of this sh design unveils in the various shades of gray and white to offer smooth color changes on the wall surface. These soft transitions of the stacked porcelain subway tiles not only evoke visual interest but also add depth to the design. As you lower your gaze, your eyes encounter the oversized shower bench that provides a seating spot and acts as another shelf to keep its users’ stuff along with the small niche. On the floor level, the black hexagon pattern tiles add depth to the ground contrasting with the upper level of the design. The white grout of the tiles emphasizes the beautiful hexagon patterns, while a small potted plant introduces green for a splash of color. Lastly, the glass shower doors emphasize the modern character of the bathroom that preserves its visual connection with the rest of the bathroom.
How to grout shower tile?
After installing the shower tiles, the next step is to apply the grout to fill in and finish the tile joins. For shower tiles, what you need is waterproof grout. You can get premixed versions or get the power and arrange the mixture yourself. During the next steps, what you need includes a grout float, sponges, warm water, and a soft cloth.
Once you are ready, start applying the grout with a grout float across the tiles and wipe the float diagonally at a 45-degree angle. By using the edge of the float, you can remove the excess. After finishing spreading the grout, clean the surface with a wet sponge, and let the grout set for 20-30 minutes.
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Green Stacked Ceramic Tiles and Antique Brass Shower Heads
Oozing in elegance with a natural flavor, the green stacked subway tiles work as a space-enhancing factor in this relatively small shower. The antique-brass shower heads and plumbing fixtures punctuate the shower wall delicately, suggesting a lived-in feel. The honed finish of the tiles provides a beautiful and textured finish that suits the overall theme of the shower. They perfectly match with the antique-brass touches in terms of color and texture. When users step out of the shower, they came across the soothing atmosphere and organic touches.
How much does it cost to tile a shower?
The cost depends on the size of the shower and the material of the tiles, but usually, it costs $10- 25 per foot. Overall, it varies between $ 550 and $ 2000 more or less.
Pattern and Texture Options for Shower Tile Ideas
Pattern and texture options for shower tiles include subway tiles, herringbone, hexagon, and penny tiles with which you can act innovatively to build any design you want. Especially penny tiles as they are small give the flexibility to push the boundaries of your imagination. Depending on the complementary elements to use these patterns, you can achieve modern, retro, industrial, fun, masculine, and even classic looks.
Subway Tile Shower
Subway or metro tiles keep being on-trend and continue to clad the walls in bathrooms, kitchens, and many other settings, bringing timeless subtle beauty to the design. As they are available in every material, color, and finish, they enhance the design options significantly. Depending on the other elements complementing them, they can look both modern and classic. For example, to achieve a vintage look, you can use black grout between the white subway tiles. To create extra interest and add more character, you can combine subway wall tiles with patterned tiles on the floor.
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Subway Tile Shower Ideas with Classic Checkerboard Flooring and Brass Plumbing Fixtures
This eclectic and modern bathroom features a rich variety of materials, ranging from vintage elements to brass touches and elements with an industrial subtext. White marble-look porcelain subway tiles wrap around the bathroom, while their black grout highlights the tile patterns in coordination with the other black details. The wet-room-style shower side is delineated through an industrial-style glass division with black framing. Brass plumbing fixtures and wall sconces add luxurious elements while contributing warming tones. The checkerboard flooring brings a classical feature, while the potted plant and forest green accent wall surrounding the mirror adds a splash of color and a lush hue.
What is the most popular tile for showers?
The popularity of shower tiles can be discussed in three main categories, which are materials, colors, and patterns. To start with the first category, ceramics and porcelain are the most popular materials as they are affordably priced, durable, and highly customizable. For a more natural and sophisticated look, marble stands out as a luxurious option to deliver a statement finish to the shower room. Also, glass tiles as easy-to-clean and poreless materials are heavily used for bathroom designs, bringing a sense of liveliness.
As for the color schemes, blues, whites, and creams are popular. Pops of colors include pink and green to create accent walls. When it comes to the patterns, needless to mention, subway tiles preserve their popularity in shower rooms. For a sense of change, they can be tiled in various layouts, horizontally or vertically stacked, and laid in a running bond style.
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Subway Tile Walls and Mosaic Flooring with Brass Elements
In this beautiful bathroom design, the bathtub and the shower area successively follow each other in harmony. The brass hardware and blue floral pattern flooring add pops of colors to the otherwise all-white bathroom. The blue-white mosaic flooring introduces floral patterns, creating the illusion of a garden unique in itself. To complement the overall look and keep the rest simple, the white subway tiles are used as a wraparound backsplash that clads the walls and adds a timeless aesthetic value and a clean look. And with the floral patterned tiles, they gain a more purposeful beauty.
Herringbone Tile Shower
Herringbone patterns that we used to see as floor tiles since Ancient Rome are currently available in various colors and materials to design with. They are one of the popular faces of the modern and transitional designs, cladding the walls and floors.
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Pink Herringbone Tile Shower Ideas with Glass Doors and Brass Shower Heads
Colors are always good choices, especially to improve the psychology of the space while upgrading the mood of the space and its users. In this bathroom, pink, without a doubt, accomplishes an upgrading of sorts. It offers a spa treatment skillfully and an intimate feel to the space. Glass doors let us enjoy the beauty of the pink herringbone tiles. The soft color transitions and various shades of pink create a purposeful artwork. Also, the brass shower heads and fixtures add a sense of charm.
Hexagon Tile Shower
Hexagon tiles, also known as honeycomb tiles, are commonly used in kitchen and bathroom designs in various ways. Sometimes they are given an incomplete finish to make them look like puzzle pieces for a sense of playfulness and add more dimension and movement to the wall. Secondly, the ombre is another popular way of experimenting with hexagon tiles to create diversity and color transitions on the wall. Thirdly, as hexagons can be intertwined with other geometric shapes such as cubes and diamonds, they enrich homeowners’ options.
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Hexagon Acrylic Wall Panel Accent Wall with Herringbone Flooring and Brass Fixture
Contemporary and sleek, the green hexagon acrylic wall panel knows how to entertain the space. They provide an accent wall for the shower room. The green color transitions and intriguing honeycomb patterns as a reference to nature create a unique look nourishing the bathroom. To balance the busy pattern of the wall panel, the floor is clad in white marble herringbone patterns. It gives the ground a statement finish. The brass shower head adds warming colors to make the design more approachable. Lastly, a shower bench provides a spacewhere homeowners can sit and use the shower room as a spa. Or, they can use the bench as an extra shelf to keep towels.
Penny Tile Shower
Penny tiles, also known as penny round tiles, have a beautiful visual impact in bathrooms, where homeowners and designers find them easy to experiment with. They are available in ceramics, glass, porcelain, marble, and metal. Also, they achieve multiple impacts ranging from minimalist aesthetics to masculine, industrial, and retro feel. Additionally, since they are small they can create various patterns. For example, when creating accent walls, emphasized wall niches, and wide stripes to accentuate certain corners of the bathrooms, penny tiles are great to make a statement.
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Penny Shower Tile Ideas with Brassware and Two-colored Backsplash
In this shower and tub combination, laying penny tiles in red and white colors in wide striped blocks creates an invigorating backdrop and textured surface. This innovative layout not only energizes the space but also adds a sense of calmness. Also, the brassware adds a warming shade. But in case you would like to add further contrasts, you can benefit from a darker grout. It adds depth between white and red penny round tiles.
What size tiles are best for a shower?
The best size for the tiles is dependent on the width of the shower zone. The smaller the shower area is, the smaller the tiles should be. While homeowners can act freer when choosing the tile sizes for the shower walls, it is different for the flooring for safety and other technical reasons.
First of all, the smaller the tiles are, the more grout lines provide more friction on the floor, which makes the ground less slippery. You can, for example, consider 1-inch by 1-inch mosaic tiles for shower flooring that also introduces intimacy and built-up connections between the tiles and tiles and the feet. Aside from that, the size tiles can reach up to 4-inch by 4-inch.
As for the shower walls, large format tiles are very much welcome especially if you have a spacious shower room. The tile sizes can reach up to 15-inch by 30-inch range. Plus, as they are easy to clean and bring less grout with them, they have become more popular.
Additionally, in technical terms, it is recommended for tiles to have a resistance rating of R13 in wet areas such as shower floors or shower rooms in general. For safety reasons, ceramics and porcelain tiles are the best options at least for floor coating. They can get slippery when wet.
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Black and White Penny Tiles with Shower Bench and Blackware
To achieve an impactful look, creating contrasts, especially through black and white penny tiles, is a perfect teaming-up project. Rich in textures and contrasts, this bathroom adopts an egalitarian approach while dividing the volume of the shower room into two halves defined by colors. The black water valve and shower head complement the rest of the bathroom design. Lastly, a sense of humorous touch comes with the fluffy rug that echoes the overall color palette of the design.
Patterned Tile Shower
Including patchwork prints, stunning cement tiles, and Moroccan-style tiles that carry a Mediterranean breeze, patterned tile showers are great for creating accent walls and spotlighting the niches. If you are a pattern lover, you can also clad the whole shower room with patterned tiles. This way you can create a sense of integrity and make the shower itself a statement piece. Or, for small areas, you can benefit from mismatched handcrafted tiles for a more authentic look.
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Spanish Breeze with Arabesque Tiles and Wood Shower Bench
The Spanish breeze occupies this beautiful shower room rich in colors and textures where sun, sky, and earth references pull the whole design scheme together in muted and more natural flavors. At the rear, blue arabesque tiles create an accent wall with a built-in shelf. This shelf features the smaller formats of the surrounding tiles. A wooden bench placed against the accent wall brings a rustic flavor and a lived-in feel. It creates a cohesive look with the wood-framed window to retain consistency. Lastly, the floor and the rest of the walls are clad in stone. These stones emanate organic vibes supporting the Mediterranean feel and the gentle Spanish flair.
What color tile is easiest to keep clean?
The light colors are easier to clean for various reasons. First, they show the stains and dirt without it getting accumulated. Thus reminding you that you need to clean them regularly. Eventually, it saves you from putting extra energy as you clean them regularly.
As additional information, in terms of material and texture, large-format tiles, porcelain, glass, and glazed or polished tiles are easier to clean when compared to textured ones.
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Shower Tile Ideas with Blue Patterned Tiles and Brassware
Awash with blue, the walk-in shower is clad in patterned blue tiles from head to toe. The brassware adds a warming tone to match the other brass plumbing fixtures of the double vanity. The wall ledge and a step up to the shower add dimension both in and out of the shower. As its users step out of the shower, the feet meet wood that adds warmth and authentic material underfoot. The half-glass enclosure provides full transparency to maintain visual connectivity with the rest of the bathroom.
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Stunning Shower Design with Stone Flooring and Antique Brassware
When you have such a delicate and well-curated design, you sometimes don’t know where to start. Ranging from white ceramic herringbone tiles to floral-patterned built-in shelf tiles, marble floating shelf, and flattened stone flooring in an earthy palette, the shower abounds in materials. The combination of brass, antique brass, and soil palette keeps the design’s connection to the earth. The textures and a lived-in feel simulate the five senses of its users and take them on a tactual journey. As such, the shower options and the white standalone tub create a yet comfortable design to offer a spa-like treatment.
