Bathroom
Traditional pale-grey grout still has a place in a contemporary home, and when teamed with coloured tiles looks anything but bland. Here, the grey grout warms up these blue tiles and prevents them popping out too boldly. Instead, this wall looks smooth and warm, rather than graphic. The grey grout also ties in with the vanity top and the lighter grey wall to the side.
Add a glimmer of glamour There’s something particularly appealing about hexagonal tiles with a dash of mother-of-pearl or glitter about them, but if you’re going to use them wall-to-wall, ensure you match them with plain surfaces that don’t compete for attention.
The mirrors behind these basins serve two functions – they provide a useful looking glass, and they also form a design feature in the room. By placing them from floor to ceiling, the designers have almost turned the vanity area into a piece of art.
A roomy shower with hooks, niches and a private courtyard view.
Oversized hexagonal tiles make a statement.
A wet zone with a view.
Lift it off the floor Mopping becomes much easier when there are fewer permanent obstacles on the floor to mop around, so consider raising your cabinetry. It also creates less opportunity for moisture, dust and mould to gather in the area where the cabinetry and the floor would meet. Win-win.
This bathroom goes to prove that easier-to-clean can still be glamorous. Dark tiles with matching dark grout means not every spot of dirt or mould is be obvious. Large-format dark tiles, a freestanding bath without mounted tapware, and limited glass for the shower, are other good lower-maintenance choices.
Because a powder room is a fantastic place to go a bit wild.
Here’s another example of using these colours in one application; this time it’s about keeping the floor plain and making contrasting wall tiles the star of the show.
Powder room – restrained approach White walls can be dull, but certainly not in this case. Here, the pale walls contain an endless pattern of branches, transforming the tiny room into an imaginary forest – the perfect touch of fun for a powder room. Tip: Limit the amount of colours you use in a small space so it’s not visually overwhelming. Here, the owners have opted for a simple black-and-white palette. Using black on the ceiling adds depth to the room and accentuates the expanses of white in the wallpaper.
We adore how the black-and-white floor tiles tie the black and white walls together – a clever touch
Stylists and designers are trying to recreate the vibe of a resort oasis in the bathroom,”
Running the classic timber panelling horizontally rather than in the traditional vertical format is a clever way to visually widen a narrow bathroom.
So many clever inclusions here – a sliding barn door that doesn’t swallow up precious floor space, a clawfoot tub, and those dreamy floor tiles. Tiny but terrific.
Over the bath shower made glamorous
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