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Earthy Bathroom Colours: Terracotta Inspiration

last year

Hi everyone, if you have an ensuite that has terracotta-or-similar-shade floor tiles, I'd love to see what you did with the vanity colour as well as tile selection for the splash back and walls. Thanks so much.

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Ruth Benjamin-Thomas

last year

I’m about to tile my new bathroom. Terracotta herringbone on the floor with and earthy white zellige tile feature behind the vanity and matte white tiles on the walls. The vanity is actually midtone - pecan oak from Reece. I’ll post photos when it’s complete. I decided to not do the light cabinetry as it felt super safe and a little bland.

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Jan Dobson
last year
Hi El, You’re in luck as warm, earthy tones are having a revival. Search terracotta tiles and choose bathroom from the photo section of Houzz and you’ll see hundreds of inspo designs, from ultra traditional Mediterranean style to ultra minimalist options. I like the light, unsaturated look so I’d go for pale, maybe glass, wall tiles in a blue - green, blonde timber and white painted surfaces, with maybe brushed gold tapware. Tile Cloud have a slightly more rustic, but less traditional, sample pack if that’s more your aesthetic. Or you could play with lots of colour and Mexican influence. Just keep scrolling and filtering until you narrow down what appeals to you. You’ll still be left with multiple examples, on here, using google or Pinterest etc. Additionally, if terracotta, lovely as I think it is, is just not your thing, and replacement is not an option or you think it’s wasteful, there are several new treatments available to change the colour or alter its appearance. Recommend speaking to an expert if you go that route tho.
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Julie Herbert
last year
Terracotta and white looks fabulous, pale timber in the vanity looks great also, it really depends on the look your after, creating a mood board is a great start, pure white glass or tumbled tiles would look wonderful, as Jan said peruse through the inspiration photos to get an idea that you love .
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El Miller
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Thank you everyone! Ruth would love to see the end result - sounds lovely.
siriuskey
last year
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Love the idea of your flooring Ruth, I'am a big fan of brick flooring in different patterns, Terracotta tiles are a classic, also love to see a pic of the end result.
El Miller
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last year
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Love the mid-century look with these. From https://thelocalproject.com.au/videos/the-natural-beauty-of-japanese-tiles-the-artedomus-expert-series-japan-video-feature/the-artedomus-japan-series-episode-5-the-natural-beauty-of-japanese-tiles-image-02/?parent=80962

Or these (would need to subscribe to see if the terracotta are also on the floor):

https://www.dwell.com/article/composition-house-studio-prineas-midcentury-renovation-d-a9cc7a2e/cover

And another idea with the rectangular shape, although a bit much going on with this wall for our space. https://www.claybrookstudio.co.uk/ayla-rectangular-basin.html?epik=dj0yJnU9UVBlUlk5VnZtVEVPZ0N1Z0YtLWZ5RmxoYk5tSDEzdmwmcD0wJm49OHNaYU51OW9NZkY3d3VHOUNRWXpydyZ0PUFBQUFBR1lwd0Nz

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