Features of finishing with white tiles

There are a number of nuances:

  • This finish gives the room more light.
  • White tiles are especially appropriate in small bathrooms in Khrushchev-era buildings, as they visually change the dimensions of the space, making it more spacious.
  • This design is aesthetically attractive and has a fresh and stylish look.
  • The main advantages of white finishing material are that it has no design restrictions, due to which it fits perfectly with any style solutions.

Arrangement of tiles in the bathroom

Several placement options.

On the walls

Thanks to the huge variety of shapes and designs, regular or seamless ceramic tiles are the best decorative element for decorating walls and creating a unique interior.

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The photo shows the interior of a modern bathroom with white tiles on the walls.

On the floor

White porcelain stoneware floor tiles are more durable, fairly easy to clean, have a very attractive appearance and a refreshing color that adds expressiveness, sophistication and style to the decor. The only downside is that it is easily soiled and impractical.

white tiles on the floor in the bathroom

In a niche

A recess decorated with white tiles fits particularly harmoniously into the overall style of the room, adding individuality to it. Such niches can be located near the door, above the bathtub, toilet, near the shower or washbasin.

white tiles in a niche in the bathroom

The photo shows a bathtub and a narrow niche with lighting, decorated with white mosaic tiles.

In the shower cabin

For the walls and floor in the shower, clinker tile cladding is the most popular and practical solution, not subject to fungus and bacteria.

We have made a detailed article about finishing the shower cabin with tiles.

white tiles in the shower in the bathroom

Color combinations of white tiles

In order to slightly dilute the snow-white design, harmonious shade combinations are used.

White and brown

They are a wonderful complement to each other and represent a win-win design option that favorably emphasizes the interior of the bathroom.

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Black and white

Contrasting The duo of white top and dark bottom or vice versa, divided by a border in the middle, is considered classic. Snow-white finish, complemented by dark accents in a checkerboard pattern or in any other arrangement, acquires a more interesting and spectacular look.

Be sure to check out our selection of black and white bathrooms.

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The photo shows a contrasting combination of white and black tiles in the interior of a bathroom combined with a toilet.

Gray and white

Graphite, lead, steel, anthracite or a shade of wet asphalt, in combination with white, look truly stylish. With the help of this perfectly balanced tandem, rooms in the style of minimalism or hi-tech are especially often decorated.

Take a look at the interior of the bathroom with gray tiles.

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White and blue

To create a stylish design, use a combination with blue, blue, azure or turquoise tile cladding. These two shades allow you to create a light and slightly cool atmosphere, and when decorating surfaces with pebbles, shells, starfish or themed drawings, you can create a truly marine interior.

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With beige

Such a calm combination, due to its neutrality, visually increases and expands the space.

white and beige tiles in the bathroom interior

The photo shows a bathroom interior with a combination of white and beige tiles.

White and pink

Gives the decor a particularly delicate, elegant, attractive and at the same time noble look.

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With silver

It will become the final, slightly glamorous touch and a wonderful accent in any bathroom.

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With gold

It has an unusually solemn and sophisticated look, giving the design an aristocratic nobility and expensiveness.

white and gold tiles in the bathroom interior

Mother-of-pearl

Due to the spectacular glow, golden, greenish tints and blue and gray highlights, mother-of-pearl looks especially amazing and magnificent.

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What color of grout is better to choose for white color?

White tiles with black grout or with gray grout are definitely a very practical solution, since dark seams will not lose their attractiveness over time and do not require regular cleaning, which greatly facilitates the care of the tiled surface.

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The photo shows a bathroom and white square tiles with black grout joints.

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Also, grout seams can be of a single color or have a contrasting design. For example, red, orange, pink, yellow, blue or any other colored grout will accentuate the geometry and will advantageously highlight the white tile layout.

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Shape and size of tiles for the bathroom

White ceramic tiles can be square, rectangular or have more complex shapes, such as a hexagonal shape that looks like a honeycomb, oval, round or in the form of a diamond and small mosaic elements. Due to the unusual shapes, it is possible to create a more complex play of light and achieve various visual effects.

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The photo shows the interior of a bathroom with white hexagonal tiles on the walls.

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Layout options for the bathroom

A fairly relevant and classic option is staggered or diagonal laying, which helps to hide and play up some of the surface irregularities. The surface can also be decorated with white tiles in a staggered pattern, reminiscent of brickwork due to the offset. A herringbone pattern has a very original look, which involves joining tiles at an angle of 90 degrees or a linear option with intermittent, parallel, broken or chaotic stripes.

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The photo shows white rectangular tiles with a herringbone pattern in the bathroom interior.

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Bathroom Tile Design Ideas

Popular design ideas.

Bricks

Brick-like products or white hog tiles, which are also called metro tiles, can have completely different designs, be matte, glossy, aged or sprayed. This type of cladding always looks very interesting and modern.

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Marble

Noble aristocratic white tiles with fancy brown, gray, pink or bluish veins add sophistication and visual expensiveness to the bathroom.

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Wood

This imitation very accurately conveys the texture and has a fairly natural look, which can be distinguished from the original only by touch.

We recommend looking at interesting ideas for wood-look tiles.

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Mosaic

It has special facets that beautifully refract and reflect the light flow, can have a traditional look or be decorated with fragments of stones, glass or fancy and intricate patterns.

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Glossy

Such a surface, thanks to the reflective effect, creates interesting illusions in the space, adding elegance, freshness and even some coldness to it.

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Matte

To achieve the opposite, warmer and cozier design, white matte, slightly rough tiles are suitable.

matte white tiles in the bathroom interior

The photo shows a bathroom with a shower tiled with white matte hexagonal tiles.

With patterns, designs and ornaments

Various detailed patterns, designs or ornaments, such as meander, arabesque or patchwork, add piquancy and intrigue to the decor. Tiles with flowers can become a truly powerful accent move that looks bright and expressive and gives the bathroom an exotic touch.

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Relief

It has a voluminous convex texture, often used to highlight certain areas in the room and achieve a high decorative effect. Wall tiles in waves look very unusual and, thanks to their streamlined wave shape, smooth out the interior space.

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How does it look with other materials?

White tiles also combine well with other different finishes, for example, it can be simply paint, wallpaper or plastic panels. For those who prefer natural and environmentally friendly materials in the design and a more stylish and presentable interior, a combination of tiles with wood or plaster is especially suitable.

white tiles with wood in the bathroom interior

The photo shows white tiles with imitation marble combined with wood trim in the interior of a modern bathroom.

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What styles are white tiles suitable for?

White tiles are the most popular for decorating Scandinavian interiors, minimalist or high-tech designs. This finish is also no less relevant for classics, loft, Provence, shabby chic or other retro styles. This design and color solution easily changes, complements and transforms the bathroom in any stylistic direction.

white tiles in Scandinavian style

The photo shows a small bathroom in Scandinavian style with walls decorated with white “hog” tiles.

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