10 Cool White Floor Tile Ideas to Refresh Your Home
Timeless, pristine and powerfully light-enhancing, white floors are an instant way to brighten up the floors in your home.
White tiles are about as neutral as it gets and can be an excellent choice if you’re struggling to choose the right floor tiles. Although white tiles are often associated with modern properties, they can look incredible in period homes too, especially if you choose smaller tiles or opt for a luxurious material like marble.
If you’re tempted by the dazzling effect of an all-white floor, keep reading to find out more about white tiles and discover the best ways to use them.
White floor tile ideas
Whether you fancy a sparkling kitchen floor, a light and welcoming hallway or a refreshing addition to your bathroom, a white floor is guaranteed to liven up any room in your home.
Polished hallway tiles
One of the best ways to bring light into your hallway is to choose bright, light-reflective tiles. Hallways are usually narrow and often windowless, so enhancing the space with tiles that bounce the light around will always be a good move.
Large format, polished porcelain tiles like these will create a sleek, seamless look and if you’re after a flawless finish, this style is hard to beat.
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Polished living room tiles
Tiling a living area is one of the most practical and cost-effective solutions for your home. Tiles won’t need to be replaced regularly, they’re easy to keep clean and you can install luxurious underfloor heating to keep the cold at bay.
Clean and simple, polished tiles are a popular addition in homes with neutral colour schemes. You can always add interest, texture and colour with rugs and soft furnishings.
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Recommended Tile: Marina Cloud
Practical penny tiles
A style classic, these retro-style tiles are ideal for adding interest to your floors. These small mosaic tiles are attached to sheets, making them easy to install and even easier to grout. Penny tiles provide an excellent non-slip surface and are safe for use in bathroom and kitchen areas.
You can easily personalise penny mosaics by adding borders, custom designs and even words. It’s also easy to change the look by choosing grout in a contrasting colour, not only will it make the white tiles pop, but it will be easier to keep looking clean.
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Elegant marble tiles
One of the most luxurious natural stones, marble will add sophistication and glamour to your floors. The veining in natural marble varies considerably so for the brightest effect, look for the lightest marble you can find.
Marble is durable and ideal for floors, you’ll just need to ensure it’s regularly sealed to protect it from stains.
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Recommended Tile: Elgin Matt White Marble
Miniature mosaic tiles
Light-coloured tiles are one of the most popular choices and there is an array of different shapes, sizes and materials to choose from.
Do something different with your floors and opt for classic basketweave mosaic tiles. Available in marble and porcelain, these tiles will add a new dimension beneath your feet.
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Marble effect porcelain tiles
Marble tiles are timeless, classy and worth the investment if you have the budget. They aren’t the cheapest option, however, so if you love the look but want it for less, porcelain-effect marble tiles offer a great compromise.
Although porcelain tiles don’t offer the uniqueness of real stone, you can choose from a range of styles to suit your budget. They also require nothing more than a sweep and a mop in terms of maintenance, making them an appealing alternative.
Herringbone metro tiles
Metro tiles are one of the most popular tiles for walls, but they work brilliantly for floors too. Part of the attraction of these simple tiles is the sheer number of ways they can be laid. White metro tiles are the best-sellers in the range and are often combined with black grout to emphasise the tile pattern.
Add a practical and stylish touch to your bathroom floor with herringbone metro tiles. Not only does this pattern look incredible, it will help to provide a safe, non-slip surface.
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Suggested Tile: San Vincenzo White
Classic octagon and dot tiles
If you like the idea of white floor tiles but think an expanse of snow-white tiles might be too bright, you can offset the white tiles with contrasting black ones. The octagon and dot pattern is a design classic, working well in traditional and modern settings.
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Recommended Tile: Harrogate
Simple square tiles
One of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to tile your floors, square white tiles are the perfect choice. Practical, easy to fit and simple to pep up with different-coloured grouts, these humble tiles provide a timeless floor surface.
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Recommended Tile: Damask Series White
Matching indoor/outdoor tiles
Take your floor tiling to new levels by choosing the same tiles for adjoining indoor and outdoor spaces. Light, bright tiles will make already large spaces feel even bigger and brighter and continuing the same tiles into the garden helps create a seamless and cohesive feel.
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Recommended Tile: Amerka Bianco Indoor and Amerka Bianco Outdoor
Are white floor tiles a good idea?
White is the most timeless colour you can choose for your home. Resistant to trends and changing tastes, white will always look good.
White is the most light-enhancing colour you can choose and will brighten up all rooms, regardless of the size or amount of natural light they receive.
Although the thought of an immaculate white floor might instil fear into many, white floor tiles are practical, durable and surprisingly easy to keep clean.
White grout can be a little trickier to keep looking pristine so we recommend choosing a darker colour, especially if you have pets or the floor is in a busy area like a hallway, or using a grout sealant to protect the grout from stains.
Does white tile make a room look bigger?
White tiles reflect light better than any other colour and will help all sizes of rooms to feel bigger. Large-format white tiles like these Artemis White tiles will be the most space-enhancing due to their lack of grout lines and seamless appearance. Polished tiles will reflect more light than matt textured tiles.
What colour walls go best with white tiles?
Because white is completely neutral, it can be matched with all colours. White floors are incredibly versatile, making them an excellent choice for all types of homes.
Are white floor tiles hard to clean?
We have to be honest, white tiles do need a little more TLC than grey, black or beige ones but the glowing, bright finish is well worth the effort. Polished floor tiles can be the trickiest to keep sparkling but a regular mop will ensure they remain in tip-top condition. If you have pets or your white tiles are in a busy part of your home, choosing an off-white grout can be a smart move. You can also apply grout sealant and opt for the extra large tiles to minimise grout lines.
Atlas Ceramics stocks an impressive range of white tiles to suit all styles. Browse our selection yourself or call one of our helpful experts for advice.