I am always a fan of the slightly out of the norm, and unexpected. That's why, when I design bathrooms, I am always looking for something a bit out of the ordinary. One place I look for inspiration is fabric designs. The way fabric is made (with weft and warp) makes it a great resource for creating patterns for tile.
In the children's bathroom above, I used Gingham fabric as my source, when you study the design it is actually pretty easy to recreate in tile. A bit more complicated, but just as interesting would be a plaid design, or if you are a bit less, ambitious, a stripe would be great too.
I think it would be cool to use the real fabric as the shower curtain, and then recreate the same design in tile....now that will impress your friends!
What a great look - and what a cool idea to combine custom tiles with the actual fabric that inspired them.
ReplyDeleteA variation on your theme could be to use custom photo tiles with vintage family portraits (maybe like these:
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/tileml.html)
I'm really enjoying all the ideas from your blog - thanks so much!
Anne Carter-Hargrove
www.cahootsportraits.com