Shower Tile Ideas

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Shower Tile Ideas

Are you planning a bathroom remodel and needing the best shower tile ideas so your space can look amazing? Look no further, we’re here to help you take your bathroom design to the next level!

What tiles are best for a shower?

To begin, the best type of flooring for your bathroom is ceramic. Whether you need floor tiles or tile for the shower walls, ceramic tile is your go-to. If you want to add some pop, go for mosaic tiles…trust me, it’ll look a-mazing!

However, if you’re not digging the ceramic, don’t fret – there are other options! For instance, porcelain tile is another option that will work for your bathroom floors. Because it’s fired at a higher temperature than ceramic, porcelain is much stronger (no chipping here)!

And if you’re wanting even more tile ideas – you could go with natural stone tile, luxury vinyl tiles or even linoleum tiles.

What is the easiest tile to keep clean in a shower?

Okay so if you have kids (or even a husband, heck, who am I kidding!), you know that bathroom floors can get dirty in an instant. Therefore, when you’re picking out your bathroom tile design, you want to make sure you buy a type of tile that is easy to clean.

Firstly, glass tile is an easy tile to clean because they resist excess moisture and humidity. Trust me, you don’t want mold growing in your bathroom.

Secondly, porcelain tile (any kind, polished porcelain, textured, untextured) is another great cleaning-friendly option. For example, all you need is to get some warm water and soap and get to scrubbing.

Thirdly, vinyl tile is surprisingly pretty easy to keep stain free. Because it’s so smooth, just grab a cloth or Swiffer and run it over the bathroom tile. And TA-DA – look at that! Good as new.

What size tile is best for the shower floor?

For starters, using porcelain or ceramic tile is great because they come in a large array of sizes. Therefore, this gives you a lot of play room to determine which sizing you like best. Basically, there isn’t a set in stone guide to what kind of sizing you need to put in your bathroom. However, sometimes when you use larger tiles it can make the bathroom look uneven or uncentered.

Here are some loose recommendations (but again, your design ideas are completely up to you! There is no right or wrong answer). Again, think about if you will be designing a small bathroom or a bathroom with quite a bit more space.

For a small shower floor – 1-inch square tiles

For small shower walls – 1-inch square to 4-inch square tiles

Meant for a medium-sized or larger shower wall – 4-inch to 15-inch by 30-inch tiles

For a bathroom floor – 1-inch to 12-inch tiles

For bathroom walls – 4-inch up to 12-inch by 24-inch tiles

What other materials besides tile can be used for a shower?

Hey, no one said you NEED to use tiling in your shower. There are plenty of other options (that are budget-friendly and some, maybe more modern) that could work for your bathroom makeover.

Therefore, here are some alternative tiles that you could put in your bathroom, shower area, you name it!

Acrylic Panels (perfect for a modern bathroom!)
PCV Panels (super affordable!)
Marble Tiles (more expensive but if taken care of, can last a long, long time…and tell me a marble shower isn’t gorgeous!)
Paint (perfect if you want to create your own color scheme!)
Natural Wood (great for a shower wall or even accent wall!)
Fiberglass (inexpensive and you don’t need to worry about grout lines!)

What are some benefits of using glass tiles in a shower?

You may be wanting to do a glass shower tile design, but are apprehensive because you’re not sure if there are any benefits. Actually, I’m here to tell you that there ARE benefits of glass tile walls!

Firstly, glass is just so sophisticated. It’s very spa-like – classy, elegant and unmatched.

Secondly, it’s super easy to clean. You don’t need any special shower cleaner – just grab some all-purpose cleaner out of the kitchen and BAM…just like that, your master bath is as clean as new.

Thirdly, glass reflects light, therefore making your bathroom space feel larger.

Lastly, your glass walk-in shower will not be stained by water.

Will cleaning the shower tiles make them last longer?

Yes! Cleaning your bathroom tiles will not only make them last longer, but your bathroom will feel a lot cleaner. And let’s be real – everyone wants their bathroom to feel clean. Therefore, you should be cleaning your shower tiles about 2 to 3 times a week.

However, how exactly you clean your tiles is dependent on the kind of tiling you have. Therefore, look up how to clean the type of tiles you have!