Ceramic Tile Design Ideas — Bathroom

Pillowed Ceramic Tile Adds Color, Texture to Classic Portuguese Patterns

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Pillowed Ceramic Tile Adds Color, Texture to Classic Portuguese Patterns

Add some fun, texture and bold color to classic Portuguese tiles patterns with our Pillow Chiclet in Jungle Green. In this wall concept, the pillowed chiclet tile in Jungle green is laid on point using the Oporto 2" x 2" dots in the field. A bright white molding frames the wainscot with the Oporto 3" x 6" listello or border tile at the top. To add balance, Oporto 6" x 6" tiles run along the base. Design Tip: Pillowed Tile Our colorful Chiclet tiles have soft, round pillowed edges on all four sides. They are a great in adding visual...

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Spanish Tiles Keep the Romance

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Spanish Tiles Keep the Romance

The hand-painted designs of Spanish tile add charm and color to this powder room. Together with the terracotta Arabesque floor tiles, these La Merced ceramic tiles from our Barcelona collection reveal a warm and friendly surrounding. We wish to thank Ines Haml, Designer and Principal of The Sky is the Limit Interior Design Concepts in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her vision, warmth and patience made this project very successful. The project was also featured in the March 2016 issue of Home and Cottages magazine.   Designing with Spanish Tile The geometric patterns of Spanish tiles have created alluring charm in...

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Spanish Tile Creates Classic Look for Bath

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Spanish Tile Creates Classic Look for Bath

A classic and timeless look for this bathroom in Monterey, CA, was created using hand-painted Spanish Ceramic Tiles in a traditional blue and white palette. A tile rug was created for the shower wall using 6-inch square tiles using our Spanish Caceres tile pattern. The complex, intricate patterns in the Spanish Caceres pattern works well with the plain white tile and blue trim. The palette is ideal for a bath and complements the terracotta Spanish Paver flooring. The blue trim is an excellent design example of how trim or molding can be used to bring attention and highlight a design...

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Leaf Imprint Tiles Make a Tranquil Space

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Leaf Imprint Tiles Make a Tranquil Space

Bring the outdoors in with our Leaf Imprint Tiles! These decorative leaf tiles are pressed with real leaves, giving them a fossilized look. Our leaf tiles are hand-colored and offer a subtle way to enhance your kitchen or bathroom with a decorative touch. So imagine my delight when Tom Auer, owner of a landscape architect firm, The Ground Crafter, contacted me the first of the year about using some of our Leaf Imprint Ceramic Tile for an upcoming trade show exhibit they would be attending. He explained that the tile were to be used on a water feature for an...

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La Merced Border and San Jose Sink

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La Merced Border and San Jose Sink

Use hand-painted tiles for a decorative border along the edge of a counter or around a mirror, archway or door. Some tiles, like our Hand-Painted Barcelona Ceramic Tile borders come with a glazed edge so no trim is needed when used for a counter top. For instance, Barcelona La Merced 3"x6" Border Tiles (above) are used for the tiled counter top and mirror edge. You can also use tiles with a glazed edge to create a base trim along the edge of a room.   Spanish Tile Design Tip Ceramic Spanish tiles have a wide range of uses and benefits....

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