Tile Design Ideas for a Minimalistic Look

Image: Invictus Beige Vein Cut 24×48 Rigato Porcelain Bathroom Wall Tile & Invictus Ivory Vein Cut Polished 24×48 Large Format Bathroom Floor and Half-Wall Tile from Arizona Tile

Minimalistic design and décor are just as stunning as a bolder, more vibrant look. Deciding between these design styles simply depends on the products you use, what you accentuate, and your desired aesthetic. Lighter colors with less detail are more typical for minimalistic style elements, which allows for a clean, soft aesthetic.

With a focus on décor, you can always customize a space further, and with a minimalistic look, it becomes easier for features to pop like your favorite art or a picture wall, for example. Let’s review some spaces around the home for ideas to truly enhance and perfect your minimalistic aesthetic with tile and natural stone.

Kitchen Minimalism

The kitchen is the hub of the home. Most people you welcome into your home will likely see and spend time in your kitchen. Countertops, backsplashes, and flooring are all valuable spaces to consider in your kitchen design. Also, in a high-traffic area like this, it’s important to ensure the tile and stone products you select can withstand heavy use.

Countertop

Quartzite is a natural stone that can handle tough tasks. For a minimalistic kitchen countertop, Mont Blanc radiates. Resembling marble in appearance, but harder and more durable, Mont Blanc is a creamy white stone with grey and taupe veining. While this stone does have veining, unlike other minimalistic slabs, the colors are soft and neutral. In a kitchen, having some countertop detail is beneficial as it can help mask minor messes before you have the chance to wipe the counter down.

Image: Mont Blanc Quartzite Kitchen Waterfall Countertop, Reside Beige USA Straight Stack 1×12 Mesh Backsplash Tile, & Reside Beige USA 24×48 Kitchen Floor Tile

Backsplash

Adding a kitchen backsplash is a great idea to add detail and design, to protect the wall, and create a cleanable surface. There are many popular options available in porcelain and ceramic that would look lovely in this space. Browse through our expansive selection and find your favorite minimalistic backsplash tile.  

Flooring

Kitchens are high-traffic spaces so proper flooring is important. You want it to last a very long time, be aesthetically pleasing, and easy to clean. Porcelain is a good option because it checks all the boxes:

• Durable  
• Resistant to scratches, stains, and water
• Easy to maintain
• Comes in a wide variety of colors and sizes
• Lasts a lifetime (with proper maintenance)

One gorgeous tile option for a minimalistic kitchen is Invictus Vein Cut. Appearing as natural vein-cut travertine, all four color options offer a soft, versatile, natural look. If the kitchen carries through to an outdoor space, Invictus Vein Cut has an R11 Anti-Slip Finish option recommended for exterior use. This allows a consistent flow of floor tile, creating a unified design from indoors to out.

Bathroom Tile

Other big-ticket spaces in a home are bathrooms. Most of us prefer a neat, clean, and comfortable bathroom. As the main surfaces of a bathroom; flooring, walls, vanities, and showers are the perfect area to bring a minimalistic look. Large format tile is great for this space because its sleek design adds a streamlined appearance and enhances the feel of an area while making it look more expansive. Tivoli porcelain tile provides a natural travertine look in two large-format sizes and one small 2 x 2 mosaic that is recommended for a shower floor. The 2 x 2 tile perfectly accommodates grading fluctuations for water drainage, and the plethora of grout lines create traction and aid in slip-prevention in the shower.

Image: Tivoli Beige 18×36 Large Format Porcelain Hallway Tile from Arizona Tile

Reside USA minimalistic bathroom floor tile is inspired by the rich textures of large-format commercial textiles. Its clean, simplistic, modern appeal works well in a bathroom and as shower floors because it features R11 Anti-Slip Finish: an aesthetically undetectable gripping on the tile surface.

Vanity & Wall Tile

Bathroom countertops are just as important in the bathroom as they are in the kitchen. They need to withstand heavy use and heat (think hair tools). Poplar White is a beautiful display of what Mother Nature can make for those who prefer softer colors and patterns. This cream and grey-toned stone with gold veining creates a fabulous vanity and can also be displayed on vertical surfaces throughout the entire space for a super sleek and functional design statement.

Image: Poplar White Polished Quartzite Slab on Bathroom Wall, Marvel Calacatta Apuano Polished 12×24 Porcelain Bathroom Floor Tile, & Marvel Calacatta Apuano Matte Small Hex 2-⅝ Mesh Shower Floor Tile from Arizona Tile

Shower Tile

A bathroom shower space can be a little trickier to design, but as long as you understand your product options, your shower walls and flooring will create an oasis on their own – be it a shower stall, zero-entry walk-in shower, shower room, or steam room. Porcelain and ceramic come in a wide selection and are always great options because they have low porosity, high durability, and are color-permanent. Reflexion and Marvel are two porcelain series that can be used in this space and are versatile enough to be used throughout the entire home or commercial space as well.

Image: Reflexion Mercury 24×48 Large Format Porcelain Bathroom Floor Tile, Marvel Fior Di Bosco Matte 12×24 Bathroom and Shower Wall Tile, Reflexion Mercury 2×2 Walk-in Shower Floor Tile from Arizona Tile

The Reflexion series has a shimmering look of metal offering infinite transformations of light and reflections for an urban, modern feel.

Marvel is truly a marvel with its look of marble sans natural stone maintenance requirements. If veining, intense shades, and a luxurious appearance excite your design senses, this will easily fit into your minimalistic tile design.

Other Spaces for Tile

There are so many other areas throughout a home or commercial space, inside and outside, that can dazzle with a minimalistic look with the above-mentioned products! Around a fireplace, on a patio, around a swimming pool, creating a focal wall, etc. To see our products in person, visit an Arizona Tile showroom or slab yard near you! To see products in a layout, try our Just Imagine Tile and Slab Visualizer, which can help aid in decision-making. If you have questions along the way, please send us a message, and our exceptional staff will be happy to help.