Bathroom wall tiles.

No slip rating required. Bathroom walls aren't walked on, which unlocks polished, gloss, hand-glazed and high-texture finishes that can't be specified on the floor. This is the room where the most expressive tile finishes live.

Full-height vs half-height. Full-height tiling is almost always the better outcome — it reads as more considered, removes the need for a paint-colour decision above the tile line, and doesn't date the way a half-height dado dates.

Where a feature wall earns its place. Behind the bath and behind the vanity are the two positions where a feature wall genuinely lifts the room. The shower wall is largely obscured by the glass screen and steam, so spending the feature-tile budget there is rarely the strongest move.

Three dominant looks in Australia. Zellige for character, warmth and handmade variation; large-format marble-look porcelain for the calm, luxe brief; and large-format stone-look for grounded contemporary bathrooms. Almost every Australian bathroom we supply lands in one of these three.

How much wall tile a bathroom needs. A standard 3×3m bathroom with 2.4m ceilings runs to 25–35m² of wall tile once the shower is included. Add 10% for cuts and waste.

Grout for bathroom walls. Tone-matched grout on the main walls is the most resolved finish. Save deliberate contrast grout for a feature wall, if you use it at all. Order samples →