100 Bathroom Floor Tile Ideas

Your bathroom floor tile can make or break your design. These amazing images will show you how to pull it off in your bathroom

Choose the wrong bathroom floor tile, and you’ll take your life in your hands every time you step out of the tub or shower. Some tiles should only find a home on the bathroom wall. While other tiles are perfect for use throughout your master bath as flooring.

The type of tile you use has to be functional and enhance the look of your bathroom. This means not picking a tile that’s too small or too large. You shouldn’t choose a tile that will be too hard to keep clean.

These bathroom floor tile ideas will help you get inspired. Perhaps your large master bathroom would look beautiful with marble, or maybe your small guest bath is the perfect place for a penny tile.

1. Elegant Patterns

You may hear people refer to these two types of bathroom tile designs interchangeably. This is incorrect. While both patterns create a zig-zag pattern, a chevron is a continuous and unbroken zig-zag pattern. You’ll see a “V” shape repeated throughout the design. A herringbone also creates a zig-zag, but it’s broken up and creates more of an overlapping pattern.

Either pattern can look stunning in both a large and small bathroom. You can scale the tile size to match the bathroom floor size. The smaller the bathroom, the smaller your floor tile should be. Finish your tile design with a straight border around the perimeter to give the design a refined and finished look.

You could also consider color. To create a subtle patterned effect, keep all of the tiles the same color. This scheme will give the bathroom floor a design without it overpowering another focal point in the bathroom. If you want the floor tile to be the main point of focus, consider using multiple colors and creating a pattern.

A popular choice for this style of floor tile is to use white. It could be a plain white tile similar to a white subway tile, or it could be a natural stone like marble. The other popular choice is black. A darker tile floor can balance an all-white bathroom beautifully.

2. Stylish Inspiration

If you want to keep your bathroom feeling light and fresh, but don’t want the upkeep of an all-white bathroom, consider grey. This neutral color in a light shade can help keep your bathroom feeling bright. But it’s also easier to care for than white. It can be beautiful in a darker shade if you’re looking for something sleek and sophisticated.

You can find grey in human-made ceramic and porcelain tiles or natural materials. This gives you freedom in how you choose materials for your bathroom. You could choose a grey hewed slate or concrete tile for the floor. Then pair it with grey marble or ceramic tile on the walls.

Don’t be afraid to combine more than one shade of grey to create a pattern. The subtle difference can create visual interest while keeping it from becoming overwhelming.

Adding a grey tile to your bathroom floor will keep your all-white bathroom from feeling stark and cold. If your bathroom is a color, then a grey floor will be a neutral to pair it with. Then if you change your mind about the color, you can easily transition to another one without changing the floor tile.

3. Trendy and Geometric

Geometric shapes have taken over interior design trends. You’ll see everything from geometric tile to angular wall decals and even furniture that is geometric-inspired. Done right, you can have a beautiful design element. Done wrong, and you have an overly trendy interior design that will quickly look outdated in a few years. Remember the glass block that seemed to be everywhere? It’s a cringe-worthy design element these days.

To make this tile idea work for years to come, stick with one neutral color for your flooring. Black hexagon tiles with dark grout will give your bathroom floor tile a uniform look. Another beautiful option is white tile. Try using the hexagon tile throughout the bathroom flooring and as the shower floor. This pattern ties the entire bathroom together and makes the geometric tile look more like a purposeful bathroom design and less trendy.

When choosing your tile, consider the size of the tile. Small hexagons can look just as busy as penny tiles. If you’re tiling a large space, increase the tile size to be proportional to the size of your master bathroom.

4. Timeless Beauty

Using Carrara marble in your bathroom will instantly give it a sense of luxury and elegance. It’s also a smart idea because it’s impervious to water and durable. Whether you use it as an accent tile, or throughout the entire bathroom as the floor, ceiling, and wall tile, it’ll look beautiful.

Since marble is a natural material, no two tiles look the same. If you prefer uniformity, then marble is not the tile for you. However, if you appreciate the natural beauty and random design, then marble can add subtle color variance and detail to your bathroom.

Choose a color that will complement your bathroom. Most people choose a white, grey, or black shade. If you really want to showcase the beauty of the stone, stick with a large tile dimension. You could even choose to have a single large slab installed to create a stunning accent wall or cover the entire shower floor. However, this can be quite expensive, so a more affordable option may be to buy smaller tiles.

5. Nature’s Touch

Why not turn your home’s bathroom into a mini spa? You can do this by using the same materials that you’d find in professional spas. Slate is a natural stone that’s darkly hewed and has a rougher texture. You’ll find it as an unglazed tile, which makes it non-slip when it’s wet. This grippy surface makes it an ideal choice for your bathroom floor tile.

When choosing your slate or another natural stone tile, think about the look you’re trying to create. Slate is a natural stone but still gives your bathroom a modern and sleek look. A more rustic stone would be perfect for a farmhouse bathroom.

While you may be able to find smaller square tiles, most slate tile comes in large tiles or sheets. It has a more uniform look than marble, so a large sheet covering a smaller space won’t look out of place.

If you’re looking for a more affordable option than slate, consider cement tile. It’ll give you a similar sleek feel. You can also stain it to be dark like slate. It also has a similar non-slip surface.

6. Express Your Creativity

Using a patterned tile on the bathroom floor is a great way to add color and design without it being visually overwhelming. Just pick a pattern that is the correct size for the bathroom. Plan for your bold bathroom floor to be the focal point of the room.

One easy way to create a pattern is to use a tile with a design. When you lay multiple tiles next to each other, it creates a larger pattern. You could choose a traditional pattern that creates diamonds, chevrons, or squares. Or opt for a modern design that creates geometric shapes or lines.

The other option is to use plain colored tiles to create your own design. Try using tiles of different colors and sizes to create a woven design or some other repeating shape.
If you’re afraid that a pattern tile would be too much, try using it for a portion of the floor. You could use the patterned tile for the shower floor area, in front of the vanity, or under a clawfoot bathtub.

7. Embrace Tranquility

Are you looking to get a foot massage while you take a shower? Then consider installing pebble tile on your shower floor. These little rocks will feel like a massage as you move and step around in your shower. They’ll also add a bit of natural beauty to your bathroom.

There are a few things you should keep in mind when moving forward with this bathroom flooring idea. The first step is to decide how much of a massage you want. The rounder the rocks, the bumpier they’ll feel. If you like the look of pebbles, but find the round rocks uncomfortable, then choose a sliced or flat style of rock.

Your second step is to consider how smooth the overall surface should be. For a smoother surface, you’ll need more grout. A smoother surface helps water flow to the drain better. However, the increased amount of grout also means less of the rocks will show, and the more grout there will be to clean.

One common mistake people make with a pebble tile is that they forget to customize it. The pebbles come on sheets like mosaic tiles. The problem with this is that you’ll see these seams on the finished floor. This will distract from the finished look. To prevent this, you’ll need to carefully place the sheets and customize the rocks along the edge of each sheet.

8. Charming and Affordable

You’ll hear that super small tile is a terrible idea for flooring in a large bathroom. This isn’t exactly true. What people get wrong is that it isn’t the small tile that’s the problem. It’s the grout that creates a negative visual effect. If you have a grout that contrasts with the tile color, then a large number of grout lines close the bathroom in and make it feel smaller.

If you want to use a penny or mosaic tile on your bathroom wall or floor, then match the grout to the tile color. You could use a black penny tile with black grout. The visual effect is a single color with a uniform patterned texture. Or you could use white tile with a light-colored grout. Visually, it just looks like an all-white floor.

Another option is to use multiple colors of mosaic tile to create a larger pattern. The eye will focus on the large pattern and not on the smaller individual tiles. This broad pattern will trick the eye into thinking the bathroom is larger than it really is.

What’s nice about using this small tile is that you can continue it in other areas of the bathroom. You could use it on the shower wall as an accent to your chosen shower tile. Or you could use it at the vanity as a backsplash.

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