Bathroom Stone Flooring Designs

Bathrooms are a good place to use stone flooring because of the high levels of heat, moisture and humidity. Carpet flooring is impractical because of mold and mildew. There are many tile options for the bathroom, such as glazed ceramic tiles, mosaic tiles, glass tiles and stone. Consider the size of the room and the desired finished look before purchasing stone flooring.

Checkerboard Pattern

When stone flooring is chosen for a bathroom, there are many ways to create a decorative element. Consider using different colors to create a modified checkerboard pattern. This type of style looks nice with 3 or more colors of varying shades. You can also try a diamond pattern by setting the stones diagonally. Another great way to showcase stone flooring in a bathroom is to create a border around the edges of the floor and have a decorative pattern in the center of the room. In styles like this, the border stone and patterns are usually different colors than the rest of the flooring, so that it stands out.

Uniform

A small bathroom would look best with a subtle, uniform look of lighter colored stone such as a soft ivory color. Skip bold patterns as it will be overwhelming for the small space and will actually make the room feel smaller. Instead, opt for subtle designs and color variations. Style does not have to be sacrificed; there are a lot of stone flooring options that will look great in a small room. If you must have a bold color on the stone flooring in the bathroom, consider using very light and neutral shades with just a few bold color tiles thrown in. But keep the colors in a small bathroom to three or less.

Match Existing Decor

Large bathrooms have a lot more options because of the wide expanse of floor space. Choose stone flooring colors that match the existing décor. Bold colors look great in larger bathrooms, such as blues and greens. White, gray and almond remain the most popular colors for bathroom flooring. Choose a contrasting stone color to create a monogram in the center of the floor, or simply place stones down randomly.  

Themed Design

For homeowners looking for a themed bathroom, stone flooring goes well with most designs. Popular bathroom themes include beach, nautical, topical and shabby chic. For a beach themed bathroom, consider light blue stone flooring. Nautical themed bathrooms would look great with bright white stone flooring; tropical themed bathrooms with tan or coral colored stone flooring is perfect; and a shabby chic bathroom calls for stone flooring in tan, light pink, off white or light green to will pull the whole room together.

Colored or Tinted Grout

Lastly, there is the option of using colored or tinted grout and leaving the stone flooring the natural color. Paint supply stores can tint grout to just about any color and use a unique way to add some color. Light colored grout is easy to stain and difficult to clean, another benefit of using a colored grout is that it will not stain.