Romans love Mosaics wall & floor designs that are very old and are abundantly used in Byzantine area for depicting mythical scenes for paying tribute to their god and emperor. Very luxurious materials (gold/ silver/ marble) were used for bring out colorful picture. Mosaics are quite popular even these days when we have entered 21st century but gold/ silver has been replaced by less expensive stone tiles in addition to colored glass which also makes it modern-day choice.
Mosaics are easy and simple way to create beautiful bathroom designs in multiple colors. You can begin with small square shaped glossy tiles all around your bathroom mirror where mirror in oval shape looks excellent. A wonderful suggested combination of different colors could be dark red, lime green, orange and lavender/ dark blue along with tiles in white color. If you use tiles around your basin, which is a small thing but can give bathroom a quite warm and inviting feel along with retro twist. Design of mosaics can also be complemented with multicolor striped towels. Stained-glass bottles would add oomph to your bathroom.
Stone mosaics are recommended for floor of bathroom as it is not very slippery. Best available options include marble, slate and ceramic. If you want to add earthy and warm look to your bathroom, then you must choose ceramic and if you want your bathroom to look opulent, you must go for marble. You need to pay more for Mosaics as compared to ordinary tiles. In case you are on budget, or simply do not want to spend big money on bathroom, you can use these as tile border. Another great option that gives maximum impact is to use them as medallion in centre of your room. This way you can save big money while your room would look absolutely amazing. You can also choose borders that slot in some particular theme like vine border adds organic look, ocean theme can give illusion of glass bottom.
Applying same idea to walls of bathroom would add class to your room. You can do for 2 color themes while adding 1-2 strips of dark mosaic tiles to add effect. Diamond mosaics in small size can be placed between large tiles to add style to your shower wall. You can go for combination of cream/ navy, sky blue/ earthy brown, white/ different pastel shades of mosaic tiles. Add mosaics available in gold/ silver/ copper to make it even more sophisticated. Metallic tiles are non porous and remain mildew free, which is another great advantage.
Adding pricey Byzantine theme in bathroom or making it special, whatever is your purpose, stone mosaics would serve it most effectively. An elaborate medallion at entrance/ mirror with a border can convert normal domestic bathroom to a beautiful showroom.
