16 Shower Tile Design Ideas to Suit Every Style

White tiles are boring? Not so in this Alexander Reid-designed bathroom where the clean look inspires a gallery wall, with framed art placed above the shower, giving the space a museum-like appeal. This is a great trick for renters who want a more custom space without sacrificing their security deposits.

Wall-spanning marble slabs and unpolished brass hardware may be the scene stealers in this bathroom design from Nina Barbiras of Fig NYC. But the demure penny tile flooring plays a nice supporting role and lightens the look.

Tile is thoughtfully used throughout this Eneia White bathroom, from the geometric patterns leading to the shower to the hexitile on the shower floor. But the white tiled arched entryway greeting you at the shower? It's an inviting statement-maker that makes you feel like you're stepping into a room.

Check, mate. AP Design House turned a standalone tub into a shower and then wrapped the walls in blue, stone checkerboard tiles that complement the cool marble and silver hardware.

In this serene, nature-inspired Maui vacation home bathroom, designer Breeze Giannasio wraps the shower in teak wood and then allows a wall of hexagonal stone tiles to brighten things up all while staying on theme. She sourced the accent wall's tiles from clé tile, a designer-loved destination for statement-making, artisan tiles.

Heidi Cailler achieves a timeless and sophisticated look in this bathroom with rows of black and cream zellige tiles pinstriping the shower. A smaller-scale pattern repeats itself on the bathroom floors.

The deep gray grout lends an interesting contrast to this edgy, all-over subway tile bathroom in Patrick Flynn's Iceland home. Crisp, defined black and white lines continue throughout the space.

For maximalist verve, commit to a bold color like these playful purple tiles in this color-happy bathroom designed by Kati Curtis. From there, add complementing patterns with hand towels and shower curtains.

Need a nudge to go noir? All-black natural stones bring drama to this sophisticated bathroom that wears gold shower jets from Grohe like jewelry.

If you were wondering how to expertly mix and match tile colors and variations, look at this beauty routine from designer Heidi Caillier. Blush zellige tiles pair wonderfully with the orange mosaic tiles in this jewel box of a shower. A bathroom this pretty indeed deserves gold-like grout.

These contrasting tiles put a regal spin on the timeless—albeit, ubiquitous—subway tile trend. When gut-renovating the bathroom, the Gordon Dunning design team sourced from Fireclay Tile, an eco-friendly Northern California company that makes subway tiles in 100 or so colors beyond calcite white. A small pattern on the floor tiles bridges the look.

Made you look down! This serene Jae Joo-designed bathroom with patterned penny tiles presents a strong case for giving extra design attention to floor tiles. In this case, the timeless tiles provide a nice complement to the glossy subway tiles.

Some of the glazed and fired tiles in this Tamsin Johnson Interiors shower shine like copper pennies. Others have a pearlescent luster. The fluted enclosure adds to the texture-rich feel of the space.

Gold, black and white combine to make a sophisticated statement. The glossy rectangular black zellige wall tiles contrast beautifully with a simple white tub in this chic Parisian apartment designed by Lichelle Silvestry.

GRT Architects uses tiny penny tiles throughout this bathroom, breaking up the space by color blocking it. But instead of a neat line dividing the colors, the soft blue tiles meet the pale peachy pink ones with triangular tips.

Black-painted brick meets stone tiles in this dreamy outdoor shower designed by Ruard Veltman. The earthy paver tiles in varying sizes fit together like puzzle pieces in a space that's not only generous with texture but also draws the eye with its shapes, the slatted roof included.