Ceramic and porcelain tiles come in a wide range of sizes from small mosaic tiles on up to large format tiles as big as 30 inches by 15 inches.
Using large floor tiles in small bathroom.
Here s a quick summary of all 11 creative ways to make a small bathroom look bigger.
The bigger the tiles the smaller the room will look or so they say.
While large tiles can make a bathroom look larger than it is they are actually better used in medium or large bathrooms to make them seem more spacious.
In this small space below you see a light colored large format square tile installed on the diagonal.
Keep reading below to get details and photo examples for each creative tip.
The pale green tiles used in this simple bathroom from at home in love are just glossy enough to create the feel of a larger bathroom without looking dated.
Only use light coloured tiles.
Generally interior designers will say that you shouldn t use large tiles such as 60 60 cm or 80 80 cm in a small bathroom as it will make the room look smaller.
In the image below the large format tile is highly polished and reflects light.
Blend the tile color and wall color.
Just keep them for small surface areas shower splashback alcoves and use bigger tiles to cover larger expanses.
Though glossy tiles are a no no for the bathroom floor using them on walls can reflect even more light and make a small bathroom feel spacious.
And also can look a.
Installing large bathroom tiles helps the space feel larger than it actually is by having fewer grout lines.
Keep everything the same tone color value as much as you can.
One great benefit of using ceramic tile for bathrooms is tile s flexibility.
Just like small 1 inch tiles large tiles can actually make the small space appear larger.
A larger floor tile often means a larger slick surface unless you use slip resistant tile or apply a nonslip coating to your floor versus smaller tiles sectioned off by grout.
Their grandiosity also gives the bathroom a more luxurious feel and by putting large tiles on the walls they help to make your bathroom look sleeker and reduce cleaning time.
Don t use small tiles.
Contrast that with the very dark colored matte finished large format tile in the bathroom below.
The effect is warm and cozy without feeling small or claustrophobic.
Paint the ceiling the color of the walls.
There is a risk smaller tiles might be too busy in a small bathroom but if you have found some tiny tiles you are obsessed with of course you can still use them.
The reason for this is because of the fact that they can be very hard to install around the many obstacles in a small bathroom such as the sink toilet bath etc.
Or go small and large on the bathroom floor with strategically placed carpet.