Behold the Power of a Bathroom Feature Floor
Forget feature walls; bathroom feature floors can take an all-white bathroom from boring to brilliant
White wall tiles are popular for a reason – they help a bathroom look clean, fresh and bright and allow you to add colour through towels and accessories. An all-white bathroom risks coming across a bit sterile, however, and that’s where the feature floor comes in. A pattern, mosaic, colour or design can take a boring white bathroom to the next level. So go on, why not stand out from the crowd?
Small bathrooms can benefit from feature floors, too. A patterned tile adds style without overwhelming the space, whereas it could if the tiles were used on the walls. A traditional tile pattern paired with more contemporary elements can be an irresistible combination. Can you imagine this bathroom with white or plain floor tiles instead? Its charm just evaporates, doesn’t it.
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A graphic design can give any bathroom a contemporary edge – go bold and big in larger spaces, but take care not to go overboard in a small one. Smaller patterns in more subtle colours can work best in bathrooms that lack space.
Feature floors are especially worth considering when there are no obvious walls that could work as feature walls. Three artisans painstakingly hand laid this one-of-a-kind mosaic feature floor over many, many hours.
Feature tiles in a large bathroom add effortless elegance, and the bathroom can get away with whiter-than-white walls without looking bland.
When you’re making use of recycled wares in a country or eclectic-style bathroom, a feature floor can enhance the space with an extra dose of warmth and character. An old workbench salvaged from a farm shed became the vanity in this bathroom, and the tiles were sourced from Spain. “They are an artwork in themselves,” the homeowner says.
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This London bathroom plays up the purple vanity with flamboyant Hungarian floor tiles. It’s the age-old question: did the chicken come before the egg or the egg before the chicken? It doesn’t really matter when it comes to bathrooms – find a tile you love and bring out the colours with your vanity, or do the opposite and match your tiles to your vanity.
Flaster tiles: Perini
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Flaster tiles: Perini
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If you love a floor tile so much that you can’t bare the thought of limiting it to the floor, have it run up the wall in a panel. It isn’t as overwhelming as an entire feature wall, but can add plenty of colour and flair.
Tiles: Encaustic Tiles
Tiles: Encaustic Tiles
Running the tiles up and around the bath is another way to make more of a stunning floor.
YOUR SAY
Have you made more of your bathroom with a feature floor? Share a photo in the Comments.
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Have you made more of your bathroom with a feature floor? Share a photo in the Comments.
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The Dots coat hooks: Muuto; floor tiles: Bespoke Tile & Stone