Welcome to a garden of decorating inspiration! In this blog by tile designer John Merola, you’ll find creative ideas for using the latest floral tiles to bring the beauty of nature indoors, plus ways to keep floral tiled rooms feeling fresh for years to come.
As you explore ideas for transforming your home with flower-inspired tiles, think about the kinds of flowers that express your personal style and décor. Floral tiles can be as bold and striking as a Georgia O’Keefe painting or as delicate and elegant as a Japanese watercolor. Even the same flower can look different depending on a tile’s design and style—a rose is a rose, but it can be a beautifully bright and modern magenta rose, or a subtle and sophisticated blush hued rose.
Whether your style is traditional, contemporary, eclectic, or rustic, let these ideas for decorating with floral tiles inspire you to create a special space in your home or office where nature blooms indoors.
Flower Wall
Use floral and botanical theme tiles to craft a wall that evokes a meadow of wildflowers, a tropical rainforest, or heirloom rose garden. Choose tiles with intricate details and vibrant colors to add depth and personality to rooms and infuse the space with natural beauty. For a more sophisticated ambiance, pick tile in neutral colors and subtle hues. Abstract floral motifs or tiles embossed with blooms and ivy give rooms a more modern and minimalist vibe. Consider complementing your tiled flower wall with coordinating furnishings and accessories.
Botanical Backsplash
Your kitchen or bathroom will come alive with a botanical-themed tile backsplash! Choose tiles that feature herbs, fruit blossoms, leafy vines, or colorful botanical illustrations to create a unique backdrop for cooking and entertaining. This not only adds a decorative element but also provides a practical solution for protecting walls and hiding spatters.
IDEA: Try pairing copper or gold fixtures with darker floral tile backsplashes for a lush, vibrant look.
Children’s Fantasy
Transform a child’s bedroom or playroom into a fairy garden or jungle adventure with floral and botanical theme tiles. Use large leafed botanical tiles to create a rainforest or tropical scene. Wildflower and butterfly print tiles and exotic birds of paradise inspire young imaginations to act out fairy tale-inspired scenes!
Bed of Flowers
Sweet dreams await those who embrace the trend toward tiled headboards! We’re seeing beautifully unique bedroom walls and headboards crafted from botanic, woodgrain, and bamboo style tile. Tile offers lots of versatility and creative options for bedroom décor, whether you prefer the vintage charm of spring blossom tile or a sophisticated organic fusion of botanical, wood, and stone.
IDEA: Choose tiles with tranquil nature-inspired designs such as cascading vines, blooming flowers, or peaceful landscapes to add a sense of serenity and relaxation to the room.
Indoor Kitchen Garden
Just think of strawberry blossoms on quaint crackle tile, or botanical prints featuring edible flowers, and you start to see the possibilities for using floral tile to transform your kitchen. Floral motif tiles are also an extremely popular choice for kitchen floors and walls; there are a wide range of abstract designs available to express your culinary tastes and decorating style, from antiqued tiles that look as though they’re hand painted with stylized flowers to clean, minimalist motifs.
IDEA: Create a vertical herb garden wall featuring botanical tiles. Install tiled shelving, ledges, or built-in planters boxes.
Flourishing Workspaces
Increase inspiration and functionality in your office with a floral-patterned accent wall, floor, or work table. Energize your work environment with bold and bright botanicals complemented by live plants. For a contemporary ambiance, take a look at glazed tiles–glossy and chic, there are options embossed with flowers and vines that not only look amazing, but also reflect light to brighten your work space.
IDEA: Mix woodgrain and stone tiles with abstract florals for a dynamic, contemporary vibe. Pair the floral wall with sleek modern furnishings and pops of complementary colors for an inspiring and inviting office environment.
Floral Flooring
Imagine having a romantic carpet of petals that won’t fade. With tile you can create a garden walk indoors or greet guests with a bouquet underfoot in your foyer. Whether it’s a subtle pattern of soft colors or a bold, oversized floral motif, this flooring choice will add visual interest to any room. The look is particularly effective at adding character to entryways, bathrooms, or kitchens.
Tips for Keeping Things Fresh
You can keep floral tiled spaces looking fresh in every season with this simple decorating hack: change the look and feel of a room seasonally by highlighting different colors that complement your floral tile. For example, if you choose a botanic print for your bathroom that features pink and white flowers against a backdrop of dark green leaves, you can update the look with bright pink and magenta towels in summer, or white fur throw rugs and green candles in winter.
A wonderful way to rejuvenate floral tiled rooms is to update fixtures, lighting, mirrors, and accessories in exciting new styles that complement your tile. Or try giving adjoining walls and trim a new coat of paint in a trending color.
No matter what kind of flowers you prefer, there is a floral tile available to suit your decorating tastes and lifestyle. Stroll through the Merola Tile Collections and Color pages and pick the perfect bouquet of floral tile for your home or office.