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Tile Designs To Spruce Up Your Shower

If you want to dress up or brighten up your bathroom, consider adding shower tiles. On the shower walls or the floor, bright or simplistic, big or small, there’s a nearly endless array of tiling options and styles to choose from.

To help narrow down the final look, Brody Haugrud, Business Director at CDL Carpet & Flooring Centre, recommends limiting yourself to no more than three different tiles in a bathroom. Size, however, doesn’t have limitations. “For a full wall tile and bathroom floor tiles, the bigger, the better!” says

Haugrud.

While an elaborate design can be tempting, sometimes simpler is better for shower tiles. For example, make creative use of spaces in the shower, such as the use of an accent tile in the back of your shampoo niche or in the front of a shower bench. If you have a minimalistic or clean white bathroom, a small touch in a clever space in a vibrant shade adds just the right touch to liven up the room. Or, for something more dramatic, Haugrud says, “you can’t go wrong selecting one shower wall as a space for a subtle accent tile to add some wow.”

If shower walls aren’t your focus, the floors are always an option instead. “We still love a classic mosaic for shower floors. It’s also a good place for simple, clean accents,” says Haugrud, adding that even a few simple tiles around the drain can add some character to your shower.

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