It’s well known that both kitchen and bath renovations are two of the most costly undertakings. Such makeovers can make your home more appealing to potential buyers, but you can also spend more to gain that appeal than you’ll get in return. Here are five bathroom tile ideas which will increase your enjoyment of your home, while paying you back at sale time. Plumbing and cabinetry are pricey additions, so let’s look at alternatives which are heavy on visual impact, but don’t cost an arm and a leg.
Bathroom tiling is one of the best investments you can make. Sure, there’s some work involved, but your renovated bathroom will be a knockout, on a shoestring. Here are five bathroom tile ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
1. Two-color schemes can be the simplest and most stunning ways to update your old bathroom. When you choose a two-color scheme, consider your current inventory of colors in towels and bath mats. If your towels and bath mats span a range of colors, choose neutral tile colors. If your floors are wood, a beige and terracotta color scheme will look outstanding.
2. Our second most popular bathroom tile idea uses plain tiles with hand-painted tiles as trim or in a random placement pattern. Hand painted tiles are more expensive, but you don’t need so many of them. Hand painted tiles create a rustic, upscale feel. Look for hand painted tiles with a variety of colors which are picked up in your other bathroom accessories. If your towels and bath mats are mostly in the blue-green range, look for tiles that emphasize these colors, while including a touch of red here and there. The red is normally unobtrusive, but when the holidays come and you’ve got your Christmas towels on display, that tiny bit of red makes everything fall into place.
3. Here’s one of the most innovative of bathroom tile ideas. Remember the traditional quilt ‘baby’s block’ design? This optical illusion design uses squares in three different shades, laid on the diagonal, which produce a three-dimensional impression of baby blocks, one upon another, in an intriguing display. This bathroom tile idea works best in a large bathroom. This effect can overwhelm a small space. In a small space, consider using pale shades on just one wall. This one’s pure drama and a show stopper.
4. Combine tile and mirrors. This bathroom tile idea works well in small bathrooms. Use a single color of tile throughout, with judiciously placed mirrors. This adds glamor and a spacious feeling in one shot.
5. Combine tile and wallpaper. Tile the lower portion of the wall and wallpaper the rest. This bathroom tile idea works best when the tiles are neutral shades which complement a more elaborate wallpaper design.
Tiling is an elegant and inexpensive way to make over a bathroom. Put some of these basic bathroom tile ideas to work for you.