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10 Bathrooms With Bold Flooring Ideas
See how a punch of color or pattern can elevate the look and feel of a bathroom and help visually expand the space
Designers often refer to the ceiling as the “fifth wall” for its potential to make a significant statement. But a room’s floor has just as much potential. A bold color, material or pattern can add personality and drama — and even help visually enlarge a space. While no one is advocating for calling the floor the “sixth wall,” the following collection of bathrooms with bold flooring ideas shows why sometimes it’s important to lift up the low-down.
2. Energetic Hexagon
Lively blue patterned hexagonal floor tiles star in this Maryland teenagers’ bathroom by Bearded Builders. A new wall-mounted vanity allows the view of the tile to extend all the way to the wall. The same blue tiles cover the back of a niche to help keep the eye moving and to draw attention to the depth of the room.
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Lively blue patterned hexagonal floor tiles star in this Maryland teenagers’ bathroom by Bearded Builders. A new wall-mounted vanity allows the view of the tile to extend all the way to the wall. The same blue tiles cover the back of a niche to help keep the eye moving and to draw attention to the depth of the room.
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3. Wood-Look Herringbone
Fox Interiors used wood-look porcelain floor tiles to create a warm spa vibe in this Minnesota primary bathroom. The direction of the herringbone pattern helps highlight the length of the room rather than its width and pulls the view toward the green handmade-look tile in the shower.
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Fox Interiors used wood-look porcelain floor tiles to create a warm spa vibe in this Minnesota primary bathroom. The direction of the herringbone pattern helps highlight the length of the room rather than its width and pulls the view toward the green handmade-look tile in the shower.
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4. Artful Art Deco
Design-build firm 123 Remodeling updated this Chicago bathroom with touches of Art Deco style, including a showstopping new floor with patterned black-and-white 8-by-8-inch porcelain tiles. Glossy green ceramic shower tiles, an arched niche in the shower, a black gridded sliding glass door and brass details also nod to Art Deco style.
Flooring: Deco porcelain in matte charcoal black by Stacy Garcia Maddox, 8 by 8 inches, TileBar
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Design-build firm 123 Remodeling updated this Chicago bathroom with touches of Art Deco style, including a showstopping new floor with patterned black-and-white 8-by-8-inch porcelain tiles. Glossy green ceramic shower tiles, an arched niche in the shower, a black gridded sliding glass door and brass details also nod to Art Deco style.
Flooring: Deco porcelain in matte charcoal black by Stacy Garcia Maddox, 8 by 8 inches, TileBar
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5. Light and Luxe Latticework
Black-and-white mosaic porcelain floor tiles designed to look like aged Carrara marble bring a punch of latticework-like pattern to this updated Hudsonville, Michigan, bathroom by Delight in Designs. The tiles coordinate with an overall black-and-white color scheme that includes a soft black vanity, white shower wall tile, black penny tiles on the shower floor and other black and white details.
Flooring: Cassettone in black, The Tile Shop
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Black-and-white mosaic porcelain floor tiles designed to look like aged Carrara marble bring a punch of latticework-like pattern to this updated Hudsonville, Michigan, bathroom by Delight in Designs. The tiles coordinate with an overall black-and-white color scheme that includes a soft black vanity, white shower wall tile, black penny tiles on the shower floor and other black and white details.
Flooring: Cassettone in black, The Tile Shop
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6. Tight Pattern With Movement
This Sherwood, Oregon, bathroom by Mountainwood Homes features a statement floor consisting of black-and-white Italian porcelain tiles with a tight ivy-like pattern. The tiles add energy and movement and help visually reduce the large expanse of floor.
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This Sherwood, Oregon, bathroom by Mountainwood Homes features a statement floor consisting of black-and-white Italian porcelain tiles with a tight ivy-like pattern. The tiles add energy and movement and help visually reduce the large expanse of floor.
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7. Large Pattern With a Loose Look
The tile pattern in this Hermosa Beach, California, bathroom by designer Tamra Blair is similar to the previous one, but the large-format porcelain creates a looser pattern that adds visual breathing room. The same tile clads the back of a niche near the tub for a cohesive look.
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The tile pattern in this Hermosa Beach, California, bathroom by designer Tamra Blair is similar to the previous one, but the large-format porcelain creates a looser pattern that adds visual breathing room. The same tile clads the back of a niche near the tub for a cohesive look.
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8. Vintage Mosaic
In this bright Long Beach, California, bathroom by Tamara Marie Designs, black, white and gray hexagonal marble mosaic floor tile adds visual interest and energy to an otherwise subdued design. The tiles and pattern are a playful take on vintage style, which is supported here by a claw-foot tub and traditional-style shower, faucet and tub fixtures.
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In this bright Long Beach, California, bathroom by Tamara Marie Designs, black, white and gray hexagonal marble mosaic floor tile adds visual interest and energy to an otherwise subdued design. The tiles and pattern are a playful take on vintage style, which is supported here by a claw-foot tub and traditional-style shower, faucet and tub fixtures.
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9. Oversize Hex
Urbane Design created a custom floor pattern for this Austin, Texas, bathroom. Using a computer design program, the firm worked out an array of three different types of 20-by-24-inch geometric floor tiles — solid black and two patterned styles. The result is an effect that’s hard to imagine ever becoming boring. The black-and-white scheme also helps add contrast to the two white oak vanities.
Flooring: Bee Hive, Daltile
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Urbane Design created a custom floor pattern for this Austin, Texas, bathroom. Using a computer design program, the firm worked out an array of three different types of 20-by-24-inch geometric floor tiles — solid black and two patterned styles. The result is an effect that’s hard to imagine ever becoming boring. The black-and-white scheme also helps add contrast to the two white oak vanities.
Flooring: Bee Hive, Daltile
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10. Watery Blue Herringbone
The star of this Austin, Texas, primary bathroom by CG&S Design-Build is the 2-by-8-inch blue concrete tile laid in a herringbone pattern. The tile covers the main floor, shower floor and shower wall and has natural variations in color. The pattern helps pull attention into the room and to the back wall.
Tile: Clé
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The star of this Austin, Texas, primary bathroom by CG&S Design-Build is the 2-by-8-inch blue concrete tile laid in a herringbone pattern. The tile covers the main floor, shower floor and shower wall and has natural variations in color. The pattern helps pull attention into the room and to the back wall.
Tile: Clé
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This Torrance, California, primary bathroom features an elegant brown-and-gray limestone tile flooring in a diamond checkerboard pattern. Created by designers Linette Dai and Amber Sokolowski of the then-Soko Dai Design Studio (now Soko Design), it adds an old-world look and a touch of movement. The direction of the floor’s pattern helps visually lengthen the narrow room.
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