Tile Design Tips & Tricks

SketchUp rendering of a bathroom with blue subway tile and mosaic tile behind mirrors with sconces and a double vanity in a black finish

Have you been searching for tile for a kitchen or bathroom remodel and you keep falling in love with tile that puts you over your budget? We have a few tips to share that are ways to work in a tile that would be too expensive to use everywhere. The benefit to these tricks is that they also add in design elements and visual interest that make your space more interesting while saving you money.

  • Feature the expensive tile you love in a highlighted area with a small square footage.

  • Source a less expensive coordinating field tile and run that everywhere else that needs tile.

Design options for highlighted areas:

  • Picture framed areas on a tightly visible shower wall

  • Picture frame above a range on a kitchen backsplash

  • Highlight beautiful plumbing fixtures in a shower

  • Frame an area behind mirrors to add depth to a wall elevation

  • Horizontal or vertical banding in a shower or bath alcove

  • Horizontal banding on a kitchen backsplash

  • Horizontal banding on a bath wall

  • Contrast tile in a shower niche

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