Make your shower smile with tile!

One of my favorite aspects of designing is working with tile.  There are so many possibilities and options that there is never a limit to the ideas that I can create.

This shower shows how tile can be used on the floor of a shower.  This metallic mosaic tile creates a sort of mat or sense of space in an open shower.  The shower also shows how much texture can add interest in a shower with only one color.




Adding a tile inset is a simple way to add interest to a shower.  It creates a window-like feel without actually adding one in. (Money-saver)  If this inset hadn't be here this shower could have easily turned tepid with just the mosaic border around the middle.



Now this bathroom uses tones of tile on the walls and floor.  Don't forget to notice the smaller tiles that create lines behind the mirrors and vanities.  The white wall, ceiling, and dull white tile on the shower floor help the bathroom from becoming too dark.  I like that this tile has natural variations and creates it's own random pattern without having to work at it.



This shower was on Houzz.  This may be too much for some people but I love the overall graphic that the small glass tiles create.  To me it looks like a computer image that has been blow up to large and became pixelated.   I love that the color tiles get less dense as it goes up the wall.


This image from Flickr is another take on the inset tile panel from above.  This is a collection of mosaic tiles that create a shape with varying square sizes.  I hadn't seen this idea before I let me just say... I dig it.  If you use your imagination like I do, you can see the whale or fish.