Source List: 20 Tiles That Make a Statement

Kitchen backsplashes and bathroom floors are the well-tread territory of hardworking tile, but we’ve come to learn there’s more to tile than function. Tile can also inject color and texture and create cohesion.

The tiles in these 20 popular photos drive each room’s design, either accenting an otherwise simple space or complementing other bold choices. Click on the links accompanying the photos to find out where you can get the tiles.

1. Tin Tiles From American Tin Ceilings

Painted tin ceiling tiles make up an unforgettable and completely customized accent wall in this Houston bedroom. Contour Interior Design ordered the tiles online and had a paint contractor come in and paint each individual tile before hanging them on the wall.

Paint: Sherwin Williams; bedding, pillows, area rug, nightstand and table lamp: West Elm; Industrial Cage 3-light arc rust floor lamp: Lamps Plus


2. Patchwork Encaustic Tiles From Encaustic Tiles, Ltd.

A patchwork mix of encaustic cement tiles creates quite the color story in this wet room. The bold prints and patterns meet clean simplicity in the otherwise all-white bathroom.

Bathtub: Aurea Slipper, Fired Earth


3. Paccha by Popham Design Field Tile, From Ann Sacks

Black and white encaustic tile flows from the kitchen in this Portland, Oregon, bungalow into a cozy, functional mudroom nook.

Light fixtures: Vintage


4. Tozen 1-by-4-Inch Stack Glass Tile From Lunada Bay in Ahou Silk

This renovated basement kitchen has a mostly neutral color palette, but the glass backsplash tiles add unexpected color that ties it in with the items in the rest of the space, from the blue Dodgers street sign to the worn leather glove.

Cabinet paint: Silver Gray, Benjamin Moore; cabinet hardware: Restoration Hardware; countertop: Caesarstone in Concrete; microwave: Sharp


5. Soft Green and Gloss Black Tile From B&W Tile Co.

This bold contemporary bathroom looks back to Art Deco design of the 1920s and ’30s. The black tiles create a crisp edge around the mint green tiles in this glamorous and refreshing design.

Sconce: Foundry; sink: Richmond Pedestal Lavatory, St. Thomas Creations; Metropole double-handle faucet: Newport Brass


6. Nottingham Tile Collection by Ann Sacks

Free of cabinets and shelves, the tile backsplash of this Charleston, South Carolina, kitchen runs all the way to the ceiling.


7. Chelsea Art Glass Tile by Walker Zanger

The slightly irregular shapes of these handmade glass tiles add slight imperfection to an otherwise orderly bathroom. Backlighting and bamboo veneer cabinets contribute to the bathroom’s overall warmth.

Faucet: Axor Massaud, Hansgrohe; Eco UltraMax one-piece toilet: Toto; countertop: Caesarstone


8. Penny Tile Mosaic by Waterworks

This backsplash in a San Francisco kitchen brings the bold with a penny tile backsplash and matching graphite grout. Soapstone counters and black outlet covers add more darkness and depth on the bottom and pop against the crisp white dinnerware and cabinets up top. Walnut shelving bridges the two.


9. Parramore Brocade Mosaic Tile by Waterworks

An intricate mosaic pattern creates a memorable space, but the neutral colors don’t overwhelm the otherwise pared-down bathroom. Using the same tile in the shower and the bathroom made the space feel larger.


10. Cuban Heritage Cement Tile by Avent Tile

In what is an otherwise understated kitchen, another patterned cement tile backsplash brings flavor and color inspiration. A painted blue island echoes the darker hues in the tile, while the lighter gray cabinets around the perimeter complement the more prominent pattern.

Exeter wall sconces: Hudson Valley; cabinets: Ultracraft in Stone with Nickel Glaze; hood: Faber; wall paint: Gray Owl, Benjamin Moore


11. Clodagh Shield Primitive Concrete Field Tile by Ann Sacks

This intimate powder room once served as an entry closet. These square field tiles create an interesting pattern on their own, but the starburst pattern created in the grout between them is just as memorable.

Sink: Memoirs, Kohler


12. Lucente Stone Blends Mosaic Circle Blends Tile by Emser Tile

A blend of different white tiles in an all-white bathroom creates subtle moments of brightness and interest. The more detailed, and costly, tile is reserved for an accent stripe but is complemented by an overall contemporary field.

Background tile: Specular Acamar, Emser Tile; floor tile: Emser Tile; shower head: Brizo


13. Tangier C Tile by Mosaic House

Blue mosaic tiles envelop this sunny bathtub nook. A blue built-in bathtub and sky-blue ceiling round out the room.

Bathtub: Luxor, Aston Matthews; fixtures: Tara Classic, Dornbracht


14. Décor Classic Noir C Tile by Kerion

Instead of the color blast that encaustic tile typically brings to a space, the designer of this white bathroom went bold with a black and white floral pattern on the floor. Pulling the same tile into the shower from the rest of the bathroom made the bathroom feel larger.


15. Oval Dimensional Tile by Heath Ceramics

The subtle tonal shifts among the neutrals in this bathroom may not initially make the strongest statement, but where this bathroom dares to be different is through its dimensional tile. Raised tiles from Heath Ceramics intermingle with flat rectangular tiles from the same company.

Field tile: Heath Ceramics, pedestal sink: Memoirs, Kohler


16. La Espanola Tile From the Tapiz Collection by Alkusari Stone

This master bathroom in Austin, Texas, doesn’t shy away from drama. A dramatic walk-in shower and soaking tub are met with an equally bold material palette of charcoal subway tile and patterned encaustic floor tile.


17. Celestial Starry Blue Polished Mosaic Tile by Artistic Tile

Though we’re talking about statement tile, this whimsical backsplash has met its match in the Azul Macauba granite countertop. The unexpected blue countertop and stone mosaic backsplash bring surprising flourishes to an otherwise traditional white kitchen.

Countertop: Azul Macauba granite; paint: Decorators White, Benjamin Moore; faucet: Traditional Triflow, Rohl


18. Mariposa Cement Tile by Mosaic House

Geometric blue and white cement floor tile makes a statement in this compact bathroom, but the wall tiles don’t just recede into the background. The slight but noticeable color and height variations reflect the careful, handmade process that went into each field tile.

Wall tile: Bejmat, Mosaic House; toilet: Aquia, Toto


19. Chrysalis Marrakech Mosaic Tile by Ann Sacks

This Morocco-inspired tiled wall is a picturesque backdrop for the free-standing tub in front. Subtle blue tints on the floor and walls acknowledge the bold blue wall while maintaining a serene, almost aquatic, scene.

Floor tile: Blue Celeste Rectangle Field Tile, Ann Sacks


20. Fleur De Lis Saltillo Tile by Clay Imports

White kitchens come in many forms, as this eclectic kitchen in Austin, Texas, proves. The white glaze on the backsplash tile allows a hint of red clay to peek through, with dark grout adding even more of a twist.

Addison single-handle pull-down faucet: Delta

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