If an entire room or wall of glass tile is too much for you, think about glass tile as jewelry for a room.
Here are some ideas for accent areas that can be created with glass tile.
This is an example of an accent band of glass tiles in a shower. The shower would have looked fine without the accent, but with the addition of the glass tiles, it’s now a custom designed shower!
Kitchen
When decorating glass in the kitchen you can use it in several different places to tie a room together and give it some personality and pizazz!
Let’s say you have a small square of glass used in the intersection of the floor tile. You can take that same glass and use it as an accent in the countertop or backsplash.
Note how this glass tile makes this designer faucet POP!
Glass tile can be used to fill the entire space of a backsplash. Using
a blended color pallet helps add interest and hide cooking
messes!
Do you
have a small kitchen that could really use some “wow factor”?
Tile one whole accent wall and watch the entire room come to
life!
The
glass on this kitchen backsplash ties every other surface in the
kitchen together…perfectly!
Bathroom
Note
how glass tile is incorporated with plain white tiles to give an
otherwise boring space some interest!
The
glass tile in this photo is a great contrast to the dark bathroom
cabinets!
Glass
tile can be useful as well as decorative. Consider tiling behind
areas where wet towels will rest. (or just do it because it’s
pretty!)
Doesn’t this color feel serene and peaceful for the bath?
Do you
have an area in a bathroom that could be the focal point? That’s
a great place to use glass mosaic tiles!
Check
out how glass tiles were used here in different parts of the
bathroom, but particulary the featured area in the shower!
Note
how this shower has 2 different size glass tiles and 3 different
installation patterns. Glass could have made a beautiful floor
here, but often slip resistance and safety is more important than
decoration!
Wet Bar
Note
how this band of glass tile breaks up the larger, field tile. It
ties in the other accessories here very well!
Exterior Applications
*Not all glass tiles are suitable to use outside. Ask your salesperson for tiles that are suitable to go outside or in pools or spas.
Craft Projects
You should always save leftover tiles in case of replacement emergency. Let’s say you need 6 square feet of tile and the tile is sold by the box in 10 square foot increments. Don’t stress! Glass tile can be used for so many decorative projects!
Here’s a list of ideas of crafty projects you can create with glass tile:
Commercial Spaces
Glass tile can be the perfect choice to set the style for your commercial space. Think about how glass tile can give personality to your coffee shop, restaurant, boutique, retail store, spa or office space.
Need more ideas? check out our inspiration gallery for more installation ideas!
