5 Crucial Steps to Make When Choosing Bathroom Tiles

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Whether you’re renovating or building a bathroom from scratch, you must be careful when choosing bathroom tiles. Unlike ordinary tiles that you use elsewhere in your home, bathroom tiles are subject to moisture and changing temperatures.

Fortunately, there are a large number of bathroom tiles available on the market today. In fact, bathroom tiles are available in an endless choice of colours, designs, patterns, and finish options. While this is all well and good, it also makes choosing the right bathroom tile a very tricky task.

As the head of purchasing at Ross’s Discount Home Centre, I meet customers looking for bathroom tiles in Perth every single day. And in doing so, I’ve learnt exactly what it is that you need to know that will enable you to choose the perfect bathroom tile. Today, I will share some of my knowledge with you.

So, continue reading this post as I list five crucial steps that you must take when choosing bathroom tiles. This guide will help you choose the perfect tiles for your needs, so be sure to read through till the end.

Key Takeaways

  1. Deciding on a bathroom style—such as hotel, geometric, or decorative—guides the choice of tiles to ensure harmony with the home’s design.
  2. Tile size is essential, with 300x300mm tiles preferred for floors due to ease in sloping and large-format tiles creating an elegant look on walls.
  3. Limiting the selection to three types of tiles prevents visual clutter, starting with floor tiles and then adding wall and feature tiles.
  4. Using anti-skid tiles for shower areas enhances safety, and a consistent look can be achieved by matching shower floor and wall tiles.
  5. Choosing low-maintenance tiles, even if slightly more expensive, is cost-effective over time, reducing the need for frequent upkeep.

Step 1: Decide on a Design Style

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Before you even start looking for bathroom tiles in Perth, you must choose a style. Bathroom tiles are available in a myriad of styles, colours, and design options, and you can create just the look you want.

Some popular bathroom design styles that people go with include hotel-style bathrooms, geometric bathrooms, and decorative bathrooms. Hotel-style bathrooms are minimalistic in design, and they include neutral colours. Black, white, beige, light grey, and other pastel shades are usually good colour choices for tiles to create a hotel-style look. Geometric bathrooms make use of printed tiles that come in geometric patterns. Such bathrooms look unique, and the patterns also make them look highly attractive. Finally, decorative bathrooms use decorative tiles to create a bold or cheerful look. These bathrooms offer a modern and quirky look.

What bathroom style you want will determine the type of tiles you need to purchase. Think about the overall style of your home and how your bathroom style will complement it.

If you also need help with your overall bathroom design, our article, Bathroom Design Trends You’ll Want to Follow, is a great starting point and also offers valuable insights and inspiration for the latest bathroom tile trends.

Step 2: Consider your Tile Size Preferences

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Before you start looking at bathroom tiles in Perth, you must consider what size tiles you want. Bathroom tiles come in a range of sizes, ranging from small to large format tiles, so if you don’t decide on the size beforehand, you will be overwhelmed by all the available choices. If you’re unsure which format is best, check out our small vs. large bathroom tile comparison.

Bathroom Floor Tile Size

When it comes to bathroom floor tiles, the most popular tile size is 300x300mm. This is also the standard floor tile size used in most bathrooms all across Australia. The biggest advantage of this size is that it can be easily laid out in a sloping manner towards the floor waste.

Another popular tile size for bathroom floors is 300x600mm. This is considered to be a large format tile, and it can be used with a rectangular stainless-steel floor grate. With a large floor grate, there is no need to make excessive cuts and slopes in the tiles. Also, large-format floor tiles offer a much more elegant look compared to smaller tiles.

If you’d prefer to create a unique look, you can go with hexagonal floor tiles such as the Hexia Rapsodia and the Hexia Rothko tiles. These tiles come in a 250x220mm size and feature unique printed patterns, which are right on trend at the moment. They’ll allow you to create a bold and unique look in your space. You can even use these tiles as wall tiles to create a uniform look.

For more help choosing bathroom floor tiles, read our guide on how to choose bathroom floor tiles.

Bathroom Wall Tile Size

As for bathroom wall tiles, large-format tiles are always preferable over small-format tiles. You can either contrast tiles by creating a feature wall or create a seamless look using a similar tile.

For more help choosing bathroom floor tiles, read our tips for choosing bathroom wall tiles.

Bathroom Feature Wall Tile Size

Lastly, if you’d like to create a feature wall, our Edge Frame and Edge Wave make fantastic choices for your bathroom. On the other hand, if you’d like to create a seamless look, check out our Matang Charcoal and Paradigm Light Grey tiles. These tiles are available both as floor tiles and wall tiles, allowing you to create a seamless look.

For more help choosing a feature wall tile for your bathroom, read our guide on how to choose bathroom feature tiles.

Step 3: Choose No More Than Three Different Tiles

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With the style and size decided, next, you have to narrow down your options. If you’re trying to mix and match tiles to create a unique look in your bathroom, you must take some care. While mixing and matching tiles is great, it can also lead to making your bathroom look busy. You should choose no more than three different tiles if you’re planning on mixing and matching.

As a starting point, always choose your floor tiles first before considering your wall tiles. Then, consider your wall tiles and how you will contrast them with your floor tiles. Finally, if you are creating accents or a feature wall, choose your feature tiles last.

Typically, your wall tiles will be used on 3 of your four walls, with the feature wall being the fourth wall. Your feature wall will create the focal point of your bathroom, so make sure to keep it elegant. (Also read, How to Match Tiles in the Bathroom.)

Step 4: Consider Your Shower Space

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If you have a shower alcove or separate enclosure in your bathroom, you may want to consider using different tiles here. Be sure to choose anti-skid tiles, as showers can easily get slippery. Also, using the same tile for your shower floors and walls can create a seamless look. For more ideas on tile options, especially for your shower niche, check out our article on Tiles To Consider For Your Shower Niche. Whatever tile you choose, make sure it complements the rest of your bathroom as well.

Step 5: Take Maintenance Into Consideration

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Lastly, if there’s one mistake people make when purchasing bathroom tiles, it is that they don’t consider maintenance requirements. This often turns out to be a big mistake, as some bathroom tiles are available at a cheap price, but they have heavy maintenance requirements. Always choose tiles that require little to no maintenance, even if they are slightly more expensive. Over the long run, they will work out to be the better option. For helpful tips, check out our Tile Cleaning and Maintenance Guide to keep your bathroom looking pristine.

Ross’s Discount Home Centre stocks only the best quality bathroom tiles in Perth. While our tiles offer elegant looks, they are also designed to offer minimal maintenance. By choosing our tiles, you will get the best value for your money. And thanks to our extensive collection of tiles in Perth, you’re sure to find the best tile for your bathroom.

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Conclusion

Before you jump into buying bathroom tiles in Perth, there are some crucial steps you must consider. First of all, decide on a style for your bathroom. This will also determine what colour and design of tile to choose for your space. Next, consider your tile size preferences. Bathroom tiles are available in large format and small format tiles. Large-format tiles will produce a more attractive finish than small-format tiles. You can either choose to create a seamless look or mix and match tiles to create a unique look. If you’re mixing and matching tiles, choose no more than three different types of tiles. If you choose more tile types, you’ll unnecessarily make your bathroom look busy. Consider tiles for your shower space and make sure that they complement the rest of your bathroom. Finally, before you purchase your tiles, make sure you consider the maintenance requirements. If you follow these steps, you’ll have no trouble finding the perfect bathroom tiles for your needs.

Read our bathroom tile trends article for more inspiration. It is always updated with the latest trends.

And, if you’re after quality bathroom tiles in Perth, which you should be, look no further than Ross’s Discount Home Centre. From small-format tiles to large-format tiles, floor tiles to wall tiles and shower tiles, you’ll find everything that you need at our store.

To purchase our bathroom tiles in Perth, drop by our showroom in Guildford. Alternatively, you can also shop from our online store to avail of delivery across Perth Metro.