Pastel Bathroom Tile Ideas – 14 Ways to Style Sherbet Shades
Soothing and understated, pastel tiles are a brilliant option if you love colour but don’t want vibrant shades to dominate your bathroom design.
Subtle, sweet-shop shades of blue, pink, purple, green and yellow can be combined, used alone, or matched with soft neutral shades to create the ultimate relaxing bathroom sanctuary.
If you’re swayed by ice cream-coloured tiles, read on to discover our pick of the most beautiful pastel tile ideas for your bathroom.
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Recommended tiles: Rio Rosa / Rio Beige
What are pastel colours?
Pastel colours are soft, pale shades of popular colours like yellow, green, orange, pink and blue. Pastel-coloured tiles are perfect for creating a relaxed, calming feel and they’re a great solution in small bathrooms or spaces with little natural light as they’ll help to brighten the room.
The most popular pastel tile colours include pastel pink, mint green and blue, but you can introduce any pastel shades to your bathroom, safe in the knowledge that they’ll help to soften and lighten the space.
Pastel-coloured bathroom tile ideas
Whether you’re looking to introduce a hint of colour or go full-on tutti frutti, take a scroll through our ice-cream-inspired pastel tile inspiration:
Pastel pinks
Attractive, versatile and easy on the eye, it’s no wonder that pink is one of the most sought-after pastel tile shades. Available in a range of hues from candy pink to softer blush, there’s a pastel pink tile for every style.
Pastel pink and terrazzo tiles
Combining two top tile trends, the softness of pastel pink mixed with the varied colours of terrazzo is a winning combination. As with all colours, there are varying shades of pastels; warm ‘millennial’ pink is a gorgeous neutral that blends well with a range of other colours.
Most terrazzo tiles have a neutral, often pastel-toned base colour that you can match with a selection of pastel-coloured wall tiles.
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Recommended tile: San Vincenzo Rose
Pastel pink and white tiles
For a cute, kitsch look, combine pastel pink and white wall tiles in a pretty chequerboard design. You can stick to one pastel colour, or combine a few different shades for maximum impact.
Combinations we love include pink and green, green and purple and blue and peach.
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Recommended tile: Damask White
Pink marble tiles
Add a luxurious touch to your bathroom by choosing glossy, pastel-coloured, marble-effect porcelain tiles. High-gloss tiles are an excellent choice in smaller bathrooms as their surface will reflect light around the room.
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Recommended tile: Onyx Pink
Pastel green tiles
The colour of nature, soft pastel green tiles will add a calming feel to your bathroom.
Pastel green metro tiles
Combine the most popular tile style with a soft, pastel colour to achieve a beautiful and soothing bathroom aesthetic. Metro tiles are extremely versatile and can be laid in many different ways. We love the on-trend vertical stack design in this bathroom, perfect for elongating smaller rooms and creating a modern vibe.
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Recommended tile: Emilia Sage
Mint green pastel tiles
Mouthwatering mint green is an ideal colour for livening up a tired bathroom. Fresh and clean, this pastel shade will mix beautifully with white and cream and the multicoloured colours of terrazzo.
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Recommended tile: Dorset Duck Egg Blue
Patterned pastel tiles
We often think of pastel tiles as being solid colours, but you can find patterned tiles in soft pastel shades to enhance your bathroom space.
Patterned tiles are perfect for adding a layer of interest to bathroom walls and they work especially well over smaller areas like splashbacks, shower enclosures and feature walls. You can effectively combine patterned tiles with plain tiles of different sizes and textures.
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Recommended tile: Fern Decor Green
Pastel blue tiles
Blue tiles are one of the most popular choices for bathrooms. The colour most associated with the ocean, blue is calming and refreshing, a natural choice for a bathroom.
Soft blue metro tiles
Opt for subtle shades of pastel blue for an inviting, invigorating bathroom. Subway or metro tiles are one of the most versatile tile types as they can be laid in many different ways. The timeless and attractive herringbone pattern works brilliantly in contemporary and traditional bathroom designs.
Design tip: try a double herringbone pattern for an attractive twist on the classic design.
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Recommended tile: Rio Cielo
Blue marble tiles
It’s hard to imagine a dreamier tile than pastel blue marble. Guaranteed to brighten even the darkest bathroom, marble-effect porcelain is a low-maintenance yet incredibly realistic alternative to the real thing.
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Recommended tile: Marina Ocean
Pastel purples
Parma-violet-inspired pastel purple tiles are perfect for adding a majestic touch to your bathroom.
Textured pastel tiles
Create interesting bathroom walls with subtly textured, zellige-style tiles. Traditional zellige clay tiles are crafted by hand, making each one uniquely uneven. Lay zellige-style tiles as closely together as possible to highlight the different surface textures to the best effect.
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Recommended tile: Dyroy Aubergine
Art-Deco-inspired pastel tiles
The beauty of using pastel shades is that you can keep it light and bright, or you can combine them with dramatic darker shades to incredible effect. Take inspiration from the decorative Art Deco movement and combine soft pastel purple tiles with dazzling patterns and bold, black borders.
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Recommended tile: Damask Decor 14
Pastel tile combinations
Love pastels but can’t settle on one colour? Pastel-coloured tiles will work brilliantly with many other shades, we’ve picked a few of our favourite designs to inspire you.
Pink and green tiles
A match made in interior design heaven, pink and green should always be seen. These gorgeous hues bounce off each other to create a refreshing, modern look.
Great tile combination tips include pink floors and a green feature wall, highlighting a shower area or splashback in green, and choosing opposing textures for different coloured tiles, for example, glossy green and matte pink.
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Recommended tile: Brick Olive
Multicoloured pastel tiles
If you’re finding it tricky to choose the perfect pastel shade for your bathroom, why not combine a few? Get creative with colours and layouts and select a range of soft colours for a playful feel. One big advantage of soft pastel shades is that you can mix and match several colours without completely overpowering the room.
Small square and rectangular tiles work well if you’re combining a few colours.
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Pastel glass tiles
Add a magical feel to your bathroom with shimmering, iridescent glass tiles. Designed to change colour with the light, glass tiles are a beautiful addition to your bathroom and perfect if you want a look that’s a bit different. Glass tiles are durable and very easy to keep clean, the most difficult choice is which style to choose.
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Recommended tile: Original Style Glassworks
Pastel colour pop tiles
If you want to combine different tile colours, pastels and neutrals make an excellent partnership. Dot random pastel tiles into a wall of white tiles for subtle interest. If you’re a lover of all things terrazzo, you can pick out muted colours from the terrazzo chips.
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Recommended tile: Monarch Terrazzo
Pastel tile style tips
Pastel colours are some of the easiest to work with and whatever colours you choose, you can rest assured that they’ll slot effortlessly into your bathroom design. If you’re thinking of going over to the pastel side, here’s what we recommend:
- Create a mood board – An excellent way to visualise how different colours, sizes and textures of tile will work in your bathroom, mood boards are easy and fun to create. Combine small tile samples with different paint colours and materials to see what works best in your home.
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Recommended tile: Original Style Glassworks
- Combine different tile types – using varied colours, textures and tile finishes is especially effective in neutral and subdued colour schemes. Try combining matte and gloss, smooth and textured and different-sized tiles, for example, large format and mosaic tiles.
- Mix and match – pastel colours work brilliantly together so don’t be afraid to mix different colours in the same room. You could also opt for gorgeous iridescent glass tiles which change colour with the light.
If you’re inspired to use pastel-coloured tiles in your bathroom, Atlas Ceramics has a wide range of sweet shades to choose from. Browse our selection or call one of our experts for advice.