Self Designed Bathroom Floor Tile Pattern

Anyone can have the typical tiled bathroom, but why not make your home truly unique. Self designed bathroom tile patterns are a decorative and cost efficient way of making your home more valuable. Designs can range from hand sketched ideas, simple patterns, or mosaic like pictures. With a bit of preparation and an adventurous home improvement attitude a beautiful new floor can easily be accomplished in a weekend.

Step 1: Select a Design

Take a few days or weeks to stew over what type of bathroom tile pattern you would like your new floor to look like. A basic black and white tiled pattern provides a classic look, whereas a photograph of a favorite piece of art or a picture of a cloudy sky will ensure a one-of-a-kind look. Take into consideration the long term repercussions of selecting a wildly unique pattern for your floor if you plan to resell your home in the near future, the next owner may not be as appreciative of something that you may adore.

Step 2: Measure and Prepare

Measure the space in your bathroom where you wish to install a new floor. Write down all of your measurements on paper, and even sketch a basic layout the room. Having these numbers on paper to reference is one of the most important steps in the process of transforming your room because it will ensure that you purchase the correct amount of materials.

Step 3: Find Your tile and Tile Spacers

Visit a local home improvement store or a tile specialty location and decide what size tiles will work for the pattern you have selected, as well as what will work for the size of your room. The more intricate the pattern, the smaller the tiles should be so that the pattern can best be seen. If you have selected a photograph which you wish to replicate then you can purchase tiles as small as one inch by one inch. Purchasing unique tiles such as those that are hand painted, imported, or tiles with an interesting finish will make all the difference in the quality outcome of this project. Select a tile spacer which will be appropriate for the size of the tile. Spacers range from 1/16^th of an inch, to as much as ½ an inch in width.