Tile Size Tips for Small Bathrooms

Bathroom tile is available in a wide variety of colors, materials and sizes that can add updated style to your interior design. Your options include ceramic, porcelain, glass, stone and slate in warm, earthy tones, vibrant jewel tones, light pastels or classic neutral colors. Well, if you are still in the trouble of bathroom tile size, you could take the following tips into account.

Firstly, small tile without contrasting grout lines. Select small 1-by-1-inch tile for your small bathroom as long as you reduce the appearance of contrasting grout lines. Contrasting grout lines enhance the pattern in the tile and make it look like a checkerboard. A heavy pattern does not complement a small bathroom and often makes the room appear even smaller. Opt for light-colored small tile with matching grout if you want a room-expanding design. The Yorkshire Tile Company recommends that you consider the spacing between your sink, bathroom, windows, doorway and shower before you select a tile size. If the spacing between fixtures is compact, small tiles may be the better option because they flow better than larger tiles.

Secondly, for medium-sized tile, install medium-sized tile in a small bathroom if you want to encourage uniformity and simple design elements. Medium-sized tile measures approximately 4 inches by 4 inches and is installed with thin grout lines between each tile. The World Floor Covering Association reports that installation of small tiles requires more grout joints that can make a small bathroom floor appear too busy. Large bathroom tiles can make a small shower area and a bathroom floor appear disconnected. According to the site, "Scale plays an important role in giving a space an overall balance."

Then, for the large uncut tile, choose large 12-by-12-inch tiles if your bathtub and floor areas can accommodate uncut tiles that size. According to The Yorkshire Tile Company, a company with over 35 years of tile industry experience, if the majority of large tiles can be installed without having to cut them into smaller pieces to make them fit in your bathroom, the end result can be very impressive. Select large tile if your faucet, shower head and floor dimensions do not require you to cut the large tiles into smaller square, rectangular or triangular shapes to fit the space.