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Coastal / Modern Hamptons Style Bathroom Tile Ideas – 14 Ways to give your bathroom a beachy makeover

The bathroom is the perfect place to relax, unwind and soak away the stresses of everyday life. The décor you choose for your bathroom can have a huge impact on the way it makes you feel. If you’re keen to give your bathroom a fresh, bright and calming look, the coastal style is one to consider. Relaxed yet chic, you can easily achieve a luxurious, modern Hamptons-style bathroom with the help of a few well-chosen tiles.

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What is Modern Hamptons style?

Modern Hamptons style embraces the fresh, casual coastal vibe and combines it with laid-back luxury.

Clean lines, a neutral colour palette with splashes of blue or green and elegant fittings are all classic features of the modern Hamptons style. It’s light, bright and effortlessly elegant and a perfect choice if you want a bathroom that will stand the test of time.

The Hamptons style is named after the affluent Hamptons area in the USA. Lying along the far-southeastern stretch of Long Island, it’s 80 miles east of New York City. The Hamptons are famous for their luxurious beachfront houses, art galleries and celebrity residents, and its exclusiveness has sparked a classic style of its own.

You’ll find this most beautiful of bathroom styles in homes all over the world, from the sandy shores of Sydney to the coasts of Cape Cod, Cornwall and beyond.

What tiles can I use to get the coastal look in my bathroom?

The coastal look is fresh, light and bright, giving you plenty of creative freedom when picking the perfect tiles for your bathroom or wet room.

Large format tiles are a great choice for small and large spaces alike. Large tiles with a glossy finish will help reflect light around and can work wonders in opening up smaller spaces.

Look for tiles with subtle patterns, beautiful textures and interesting shapes, you can also pick metro tiles in porcelain or stone and lay them in different patterns to add interest.

Colour-wise, keep tiles light and bright; white, ivory, pale grey and the lightest beige are all colours to consider and you can add splashes of colour with pale blue or green shades.

Modern Hamptons Bathroom Tile Ideas

From marble-clad floors and mosaic-encrusted shower enclosures to the glossiest floors and ultra-modern matchstick tiled walls, feast your eyes on the most gorgeous coastal-style bathrooms and be inspired to create a similar look in your home.

Light and bright tiles

Coastal-style bathrooms are designed to create a light, bright and spacious feel, no matter what size the bathroom. Using white or light-coloured tiles is one of the best ways to brighten up a bathroom, even if it has little to no natural light.

Tiles with a glossy finish are effective at reflecting light around the room and you can use them on the floors, walls or both. Look for tiles that have different textures and go for different-sized tiles on the walls and floors for added interest.

Image credit: @traditionallycoastal

Recommended Tile: Arctic Gloss

Glossy wall tiles

White tiles usually feature heavily in coastal-style bathrooms, but it doesn’t need to feel clinical, use areas of colour to break up a neutrally decorated room. Blue is the natural choice in a coastal-themed bathroom but you can also opt for grey, beige and other soft neutrals.

Minimal matchstick mosaic tiles

Mosaic tiles are perfect for adding texture to walls and floors and, in the case of matchstick mosaics, ideal for giving a contemporary feel to a coastal bathroom.

Matchstick tiles can be laid vertically or horizontally, creating a completely different look and they’re a good choice if you’re tiling unconventional areas, especially curved edges. Using textured tiles is a good way to increase the visual impact of a room and creates a beautiful contrast against plainer floor tiles in a neutral colour scheme.

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Delicate feature tiles

You can add character to a modern coastal-style bathroom using patterned tiles. Create an eye-catching splashback with delicate feature tiles or add interest to a floor with subtly patterned tiles.

Using patterned tiles over a small area in a room which is predominately bright won’t detract from the feeling of spaciousness and if done right, will add to the sophistication of the look.

 

 

 

Recommended Tile: Grande Matt 

High-gloss floor tiles

We love large, glossy floor tiles; elegant, timeless and perfect for creating show-stopping spaces, they’re easy to clean and maintain and are one of the best ways to create a luxe look in your Hamptons-style bathroom.

You can be creative with large tiles too, there are several different options for layouts. From the classic herringbone design to various offset and grid patterns, there are myriad ways to add interest to a bathroom floor.

Recommended Tile: Elgin Gloss Marble or  Canaletto Gold Marble 

Miniature mosaic tiles

Mini mosaic tiles are perfect for adding interest to shower enclosures and splashbacks, creating borders and making feature walls. If you want to bring colour into your coastal theme, adding it over a small area is an elegant choice.

Pick subtle ocean-inspired shades of blue and green for an authentic-looking Hamptons- style bathroom.

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Recommended Tile: Torino Glass Mosaic

Subtly patterned floor tiles

Patterned floor tiles can completely transform a room but they don’t have to be super bold to do so. Look for patterns in subtle colour combinations to get the cool, classic coastal look in your bathroom.

If you’re unsure how patterned tiles will fit in with the rest of your bathroom décor, order a few samples to see what they will look like in situ.

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Recommended Tile: Atom Matt 

Marble tiles

We love that marble is versatile enough to be featured in the majority of our feature tile articles. It’s so elegant and timeless and there will always be a place for it in classic bathroom designs.

View more: marble bathroom tile ideas

Look for marble in shades of white and grey for the ultimate Hamptons-style bathroom. You can choose real marble or opt for ultra-realistic and easier-to-maintain marble-effect porcelain tiles.

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Recommended Tile: Cosmic Aqua 

Beige floor tiles

The coastal style needn’t be all blue and white. We love the introduction of the soft beige floor tiles in this seriously sophisticated Hamptons-esque bathroom. You can opt for polished limestone, tumbled travertine, regal marble, or a wide range of beige porcelain tiles in various finishes to suit your style.

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Recommended Tile: Amerka Beige 

Blue metro and pebble floor mosaic tiles

We couldn’t resist the splash of blue in this sun-drenched coastal-style bathroom. Versatile metro tiles have a place in every style of bathroom. They can be laid in a variety of striking patterns, you can create eye-catching borders and they’re often one of the more budget- friendly tile options.

Mix glossy metro wall tiles with contrasting pebble mosaic tiles. They’re an excellent addition to a shower or wet room floor as they have unrivalled non-slip qualities and they look incredible too.

Recommended Tile: San Vincenzo Light Blue 

Wood-effect tiles

Wooden floors and accessories are key features of modern coastal-themed interiors. They provide warmth and texture and, depending on the floor style you choose, can look casual and beachy or more formal and elegant in style.

Real wooden floors can be used in a bathroom but aren’t the most practical option, we recommend choosing wood-effect porcelain floor tiles instead. They’re much more durable and, with advanced laser printing techniques, look exceptionally realistic.

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Recommended Tile: Naturae Wood Effect Snow

Zellige tiles

If you’re looking to create a slightly more rustic-style coastal bathroom, zellige tiles are well worth considering in your scheme. They add subtle texture and are perfect for creating a Mediterranean-inspired coastal bathroom.

Modern zellige tiles are made from porcelain, they have an uneven texture and are inspired by 10th-century North African tiles. The name ‘zellige’ means ‘little polished stone’ in Arabic.

Image credit: @mediterranea_mente_

Recommended Tile: River Marfil Decor

Grey tiles

There is always a place for grey tiles in stylish bathroom designs. Grey is a staple colour of the modern Hamptons-style palette. Softer than white, it’s cool, calming and timeless and you’ll be able to find natural stone tiles in this shade, as well as plenty of porcelain options.

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Recommended Tile: Bayeux Grey

Hexagonal floor tiles

Coastal bathrooms exude a clean, fresh and uncluttered vibe. Take your coastal bathroom style up a notch with modern hexagonal floor tiles. They’ll add subtle interest to a neutrally decorated bathroom and look especially gorgeous when finished with pristine white grout.

Recommended Tile: Ava Blanco

How to get the coastal look with tiles

Never underestimate the power of tiles and the totally transformative effect the right ones can have on your bathroom.

Consider your colours

To nail the modern Hamptons style, opt for neutral shades of white, beige, cream and grey. These can be combined with ocean-inspired blues and greens.

Add texture

The most beautiful coastal-themed bathrooms will effectively combine different textures for the best effect. You can introduce texture with natural stone tiles, wood-effect tiles, pebble mosaics, and textured tiles like matchstick mosaics or zellige tiles.

Mix it up

Like the sand and the sea, you can combine glossy and matt tiles to great effect in a modern Hamptons-style bathroom. Glossy tiles are excellent for reflecting light and will add a luxurious look to a bathroom. Matt finish tiles are a little more casual in style and will help you to achieve a more relaxed look.

Atlas Ceramics has a wide range of natural stone and porcelain wall and floor tiles to help
you get the perfect coastal look in your bathroom. Browse our selection yourself or call one
of our experts for advice.