There's a certain kind of bathroom that feels like it's letting light in from every angle, all soft blues, sandy neutrals, and weathered textures, and that's the mood coastal style is built around. Large format tiles across the floor and main walls keep the space feeling open and uncluttered, with minimal grout lines and a seamless finish that suits a room meant to feel calm.
Smaller decorative tiles earn their place in the details: a shower nook, a splashback behind the basin, or a single feature wall in a soft blue or sea green. Green, blue, and warm neutral tones are consistently the most popular choices for a coastal bathroom, and pairing a textured or naturally finished tile on the floor with something more decorative on the walls tends to give the best result. Polished finishes look lovely on walls, but we would always steer you toward a textured tile underfoot, since gloss surfaces turn slippery once wet.