Can terracotta tile go on a bathroom floor?
Yes, and much of the terracotta floor tile here is listed for interior floors. Rustic Cotto comes as a natural 3x12 rectangle, Arabesco as a natural arabesque, Piquete as a satin picket, and Rectangulo and Cuadrado as satin 6x12 rectangles and 10x10 squares. For a brown floor, the Hand Made matte hexagon is listed for interior floors too, and Iron, a rustic black terracotta, is listed for bath floors and walls. A clay floor in a bathroom gives the room a warm, lived-in base that works with white walls, plaster and natural wood. Red pieces read as classic Spanish or Mediterranean, while the brown and black pieces feel quieter and more modern, so the floor color can lead the style of the whole room.
Which terracotta tiles are listed for shower walls?
Several lines here are listed for shower walls: Rustic Cotto and Arabesco in natural red clay, Piquete, Rectangulo and Cuadrado in satin red, and the two glossy gray subway pieces, Amor and Galeria Platino. The natural pieces keep the look of bare clay, the satin pieces have a gentle sheen, and the glossy subway tiles look closer to a classic glazed wall. Every one of them is also listed for interior floors, so the shower wall and the bathroom floor can share one tile or one color family.
Glossy, satin or natural clay?
The finish changes the whole mood of a terracotta bathroom. Natural terracotta shows the bare fired clay, with the color and small variations of the earth it came from, and suits a rustic, Mediterranean or farmhouse bath. Satin pieces such as Piquete, Rectangulo, Cuadrado and Quadri Spaccatto have a soft sheen that looks a little more finished. Glossy pieces, Amor, Galeria Platino and Halcon, have a high-gloss face over the clay, and Galeria Platino is glazed to a gray gloss, a polished look that pairs well with brass or chrome fixtures.
Handmade tile for a vanity wall
Behind a vanity or along a single wall, smaller handmade pieces add the most character. Hand Made matte terracotta in 2x8 and Quadri Spaccatto satin 12x12 are listed for backsplashes, and Sunrise comes as a natural hand pressed 8 inch hexagon for a backsplash too. Sunrise also makes a natural 8x8 star tile listed for interior walls, and Halcon is a glossy black terracotta listed for interior walls. These are the tiles to use where the wall itself should be the feature.
Which colors does bathroom terracotta come in?
For a warm bath, choose red: Rustic Cotto, Arabesco and the satin Piquete, Rectangulo and Cuadrado. For something softer next to white fixtures, the handmade matte pieces and Quadri Spaccatto are brown. A cooler room suits the glossy gray Amor and Galeria Platino subway tiles, and a dramatic one the black Iron, rustic, and Halcon, glossy. Mixing a red floor with a lighter wall tile from bathroom tiles keeps a small bath from feeling too dark.
Shapes from picket to arabesque
Shape gives a terracotta bathroom its pattern. The Piquete picket is a long, pointed piece that suits a wall, Arabesco gives a curved, Moorish outline, and the Hand Made and Sunrise six-sided pieces bring a classic bathhouse floor look. Long, slim pieces such as Rustic Cotto 3x12 and the Amor and Galeria Platino subway tiles are long, slim rectangles, and the 10x10 Cuadrado pieces are squares. More terracotta in other shapes is in terracotta tiles, and handmade glazed clay is in zellige tiles.
