If a bathroom refurb is on the cards this year, the flooring will play a large part in your design process. The style of flooring you choose can really add a touch of character to your bathroom and help enhance other features you would like to accentuate.
Specific flooring suits particular aesthetics and getting it right can work wonders for helping make your bathroom something to be proud of!
Where should you start though? What bathroom flooring patterns are likely to help enhance the style you want to achieve and what floor type helps you achieve it?
Let’s take a look.
What flooring should I use for my bathroom?
If you are planning a bathroom redesign, there will be a lot of factors you may wish to consider. Aside from the look, the style, and the budget, you will also want to look at other elements that may be additionally important. Comfort, safety, and durability all play a part in your bathroom design. When it comes to flooring, you can’t go far wrong with Luxury Vinyl Tiling.
Luxury Vinyl Tiling, or LVT as it’s often known, provides the user with a flooring type that is not only available in a host of colours and patterns but also one that is easy to clean, waterproof (ideal when in the bathroom!), and extremely durable.
With stone, ceramic, or wood effect tiles available, the options for styling your bathroom explode into a huge variety of choices. You just need to decide what works for you!
You can, of course, opt for a wooden or stone floor to add a more authentic look to the bathroom, but wood needs to be regularly treated, and stone doesn’t provide the most comfortable surface for your feet! (Plus, it can be so hard to clean between the gaps!)
Which flooring patterns should I style my bathroom with?
There are a host of exciting patterns you can adorn your bathroom floor with, as well as a few that are a lot more subtle in the impact they create. We’ve picked a selection of the most popular.
Herringbone
A herringbone flooring pattern is an all-time classic and looks great with its wood effect that adds a sense of vintage fused with modern. With the tiles set at angles to create a V-shaped pattern, a herringbone bathroom floor creates something distinctive for a bathroom looking for a flash of elegance.
Parquet
Parquet flooring in your bathroom is another excellent option for those looking for a touch of sophistication in the room. This geometric pattern adds what some may say is sophistication to your bathroom. Perfect for a host of design styles, this flooring type has been popular for years and will remain so for a long time to come!
Basketweave
Basketweave patterns for your bathroom floor are visually more impactful than the two patterns we have mentioned already. With square tiles arranged into a checkerboard pattern, it creates an impression of the flooring material having been woven together, when in fact, it is all singular tiles. This tends to be a favourite flooring pattern for those hoping to create a traditional or vintage bathroom aesthetic.
Chevron
The chevron flooring pattern provides your bathroom with a V-shaped zigzag that adds a hint of dynamism to your bathroom and helps it show off its contemporary style.
Windmill or pinwheel
A pattern that creates a little more of an impact, but may be more complicated to lay if trying to do it yourself. The pinwheel creates a stunning focal point in your bathroom. Created by placing square tiles in a rotational layout, you have a pinwheel effect that really stands out!
Checkerboard
An all-time classic for bathroom flooring, the checkerboard pattern has stood the test of time among the best of them! Alternating two tiles of contrasting colours, this simple yet effective way to furnish your bathroom floor helps keep things simple yet also stylistically impressive. A great option for both the more traditional and the contemporary styles.
Versailles
Mimicking the style of the Palace of Versailles, this intricate flooring pattern creates a captivating appearance that helps create an effect of luxury. Commonly seen on stone floors, the Versailles pattern lends itself well to LVT too, providing homeowners with a much more affordable alternative.
Stone effect, wood effect or abstract?
The patterns are just a few of the most popular but with a bathroom flooring type like LVT you can really let your imagination run wild. There are over 30 pattern variations on the Amtico website for example and each can be created using a stone, wood or abstract effect.
Stone effect
The stone effect flooring for your bathroom gives all the durable and luxurious aesthetics of real stone at a fraction of the price. Granted, natural stone will be much more hard-wearing, but it won’t be anywhere as easy to clean! Cool, natural tones help evoke a relaxing feel in your bathroom and may help you feel more like you are in a spa than in your home!
Wood effect
Wood flooring is a classic, but real wood comes with its pitfalls. LVT wood effect on the other hand provides you with a natural look without the fear of warping, cracking, or rotting. With dark and light wood available, the cosy feel you may look for in your bathroom is further enhanced with a wood effect floor.
Abstract effect
For something with a little more vibrancy, a little difference, and a little personality, an abstract effect bathroom floor can be not only full of impact with its colours but can also create a much more interesting floor space. Think, bright greens in tiles of varying sizes or an intriguing chevron combining three colours. Abstract flooring will give your bathroom a character you never knew it had!
Now you just have to plan the rest of your bathroom to see which aesthetic suits you best and then start putting the plans into action!