Nature-inspired tiles

With the natural look still an ongoing trend when it comes to bathroom tiling, choosing the perfect nature-inspired tiles for your home will help to create a sense of calm and relaxation within your home. With a wide array of choices available, when it comes to picking your products, there are some key things to consider to help you get the perfect look.

With this in mind, we’ve put together a guide below on what to consider when choosing nature-inspired tiles, so read to the end of the blog for our top tips on how to achieve this look and to find out some of our recommendations for nature-inspired tiling.

Nature-inspired tiling draws on tile texture and shape as well as colour.

Consider tile tone, texture and shape

If you’re considering nature-inspired tiles for your bathroom, then it’s not just the colour of the tiles that play a role in creating the look but, also, features such as the shape and texture of the tiling. Nature is full of visually interesting shapes, with everything from hexagonal honeycombs and smooth rounded pebbles to the craggy outlines of cliffs and the jagged peaks of mountains. There’s lots of inspiration everywhere you look, and you can also incorporate some of this into the aesthetics of your tiles.

The texture of the tiling you choose can also evoke nature – from rough to smooth, ridged and more, there are many designs which hark back to the great outdoors and will look great in your bathroom. Adding texture will ultimately make your bathroom into a more layered and interesting space – a tactile environment which will awaken the senses.

Colour, of course, is also key. Whether you like earthy, autumnal tones, prefer cool blues and whites, or are a fan of fiery bold tones and sunset hues, you can bring the beauty of nature into your home with a considered colour palette.

The Atlantis Blue Mosaic Sheet has a bold aesthetic.

Calming cool blue colour palettes

Whether you want to combine different tile tones, colour-drench your room, or use a more subtle look in a specific space, there are lots of ways to style your nature-inspired tiles.

The Atlantis Blue Mosaic Sheet has an eye-catching scallop-inspired fish-scale design which can be laid with the curve of the tiles positioned to the top or the bottom, depending on your preference. This high-quality porcelain tile has a smooth gloss finish and a deep ocean-blue tone which will add instant style and character to your bathroom.

Great as a feature splash-back or wall, these tiles have a bright and bold look, with white grouting highlighting those organic curves. Great as a feature splash-back or wall, these tiles have a bright and bold look, with white grouting highlighting those organic curves.

Keeping with blue, if you like this colour palette, then another design which will bring the colours of sea and sky to your bathroom is the Penny Natureglass Turquoise Matte Non-slip Mosaic Sheet. With a lighter, turquoise tone, this tile has a more modern matt finish along with a quirky hexagonal shape which will add texture and depth to your bathroom, as well as visual interest.

Again, this is a great choice for creating feature areas, or you could go bold and use it across multiple walls.

The Penny Natureglass Turquoise Matte Non-slip Mosaic Sheet.

Get inspired by the rustic look

If blue isn’t quite your thing, however, then the Norai White Matt White Body Wall Tile has a more rustic aesthetic, with a natural stone-effect look and mottled brown pattern over a white background. This tile has a soft, satin finish, so has an interesting texture, while the overall look will add depth to your room with those layered tones, which vary across the tiles.

The Norai White Matt White Body Wall tile has a neutral look.

Easy to pair with other natural tones and with a variety of décor, the Norai White Matt tiles are very versatile and can be combined with rich, earthy tones which draw out the brown – or you can use paler neutrals to create a cooler colour palette in your bathroom.

The rectified edges also give these tiles a clean, precise look, which replicates the more linear lines that are also found in nature – and you can lay them in a brick-effect style or horizontally in straight rows, as you prefer.

Add character with darker tones

For a darker look, the slate-grey tone and modern matt finish of the Iron Blue Matt Rectified Porcelain Tile is ideal if you like a moodier aesthetic and something practical but stylish for the floor. Again, this is a tile which will work well alongside various other tones, the darker Iron Blue shade great for contrasting with other décor or for tying a noir design together.

A large-format square tile, this will also help make your room appear bigger, while the rectified edges give the tiles a precise look when laid, as they require minimal grouting and can therefore be positioned more closely together.

The Iron Blue Matt Rectified Porcelain Tile has a clean, rectified look and a darker colour palette which evokes moody skies and steel-grey seas.

The Patmos Pulido Porcelain Wall and Floor Tile also has a grey tone running through it, this time, in a marble-effect design. This large-format tile has a white base, with the veining detail then appearing across the tiles to add detail and depth. A great choice if you want that natural marble-effect look without the hefty price tag and again, ideal for complementing other tones, this is a very versatile design which can easily be incorporated into your bathroom.

The Patmos Pulido Porcelain Wall and Floor Tile has a marble-effect look.

Made from high-quality porcelain, this is another tile which can be used on both the wall and floor, so it’s great for high-traffic areas. You can also tile the room completely, as it won’t overpower your room, or choose to just do the walls or floor, as preferred.

As this tile will complement a wide range of décor, it’s an inspired choice if you want to change your bathroom-ware around at a later date. Indeed, because it goes well with a variety of tones, it’s unlikely that you’ll need to retile when you want to introduce a new colour scheme in the room, as it will work with most colour palettes.

Mix colours and patterns for a vibrant aesthetic

Finally, if you prefer a more vibrant colour palette, then the sunset-inspired tones of the Marrakech Hexagon Tile in Pattern Ceramic will add warmth and rich colour as well as visual interest in the shape of the tiles, patterns and texture. With a matt finish, this hexagonal tile incorporates a variety of patterns and colours, including a rich tapestry which includes burnt orange, grey, white, grey, purple, blue and crimson.

The matt finish, meanwhile, combined with the ceramic material, gives it a slightly rougher texture which is reminiscent of natural stone – again giving it a nature-inspired appearance in terms of tone, texture and shape.

The Marrakech Hexagon Tile in Pattern Ceramic mixes various patterns and tones to create a vibrant look.

Get the nature-inspired look at Tileshack

If you’ve been inspired by any of our nature-inspired tiles – or would like to have a look to see what else is available, then we have a wide range of tiling at Tileshack in lots of different tones, finishes and shapes. Whether you’re looking for earthier tones, tiles with quirky shapes, patterns or anything else, we have lots of choice.

Our friendly team will be happy to chat with you if you have any questions and can also advise on tiles which work well paired together – as well as highlighting the styles currently proving popular with other customers.

If you’d like some advice on choosing nature-inspired tiles for your bathroom, just drop into one of our showrooms and chat to our team. Alternatively, email us at info@bathshack.com, call (028) 9077 0188, or use our online chat.