Creative Bath and Kitchen Tile Ideas from Modwalls

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A little touch of creativity goes a long way when planning a tile install. A thoughtful color choice, a mix of materials, an unusual application of a familiar shape of tile or simple changing the orientation from horizontal to vertical - all of these can really make an impact. We gathered 10 examples of installations that a just a touch out of the ordinary for inspiration. Check it out and bookmark for your next tile project:

Top Row, left to right:

1. ModDotz Confetti Blend; penny rounds for the bath walls
2. Lush Wasabi Subway Tile as a glossy colorful counterpoint to dark wood cabinetry
3. Lush Big Sur Blendas a Jacuzzi surround
4. Lush Metropol Blend mixed with natural slate
5. Natural Cork Mosaic as a backsplash

Bottom Row, left to right:
6. Modrocks Kauai Natural Pebble as a sink surround
7. Lush Fog Bank in a vertical installation
8. Brio Windy City Blend picking up the colors from the cabinetry
9. Dune Subway Tile with Slate Grout
10. Brio Emma Blend on a full wall

Comments (5)

I LOVE this. But I think I personally would really need a designer's hand to use it correctly.

posted by AZkathy on March 17th 2009 at 10:36am
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These look great right now, but perhaps a bit trendy.

My husband and I are renovating an apartment building and dealing with many "great ideas" from the 50's, 60's, and 70's. I'm not sure that any of the designs shown here would stand the test of time very well, and tile is expensive and time-consuming to redo.

I'm increasingly a fan of more plain, classic looks.

posted by heather77 on March 17th 2009 at 10:48am
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While some of these are fun, I can imagine some of them, ten years from now, being AT "Good Questions: How do I live with this horrible dated tile?"

posted by Lisa (Montreal) on March 17th 2009 at 11:02am
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I love all of these, especially the Confetti, the Big Sur, and the Emma. I agree that they'd probably get dated eventually, though some of them (like Fog Bank) look like they'd hold up pretty well over time.

posted by insanity_pepper on March 17th 2009 at 11:55am
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Penny tiles bother me. Square mosaic tiles look fine and pretty timeless, but those round ones -- nope.

posted by SherryBinNH on March 19th 2009 at 10:51am
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