Pool season is upon us which means it is time to get the backyard ready!! Pool tile options can make the different between a generic garden-variety pool and a gorgeous visual tour-de-force that makes your entire backyard look like an oasis of tasteful design and enjoyable relaxation. If you are looking to inject your pool with its own unique design sensibility, the five pool tile styles listed below can provide you with numerous different ways to do so.
The 5 Most Popular Pool Tiles
1. Glass: In modern pool design, ornate glass tiling has become arguably the most popular pool tile trend available. With a wide range of colors and shapes available, many pool owners use glass tiling mosaics on the walls and floors of their pool to add a splash of luxury that most other pool tile options can’t touch.
2. Porcelain: While porcelain isn’t generally considered as visually striking as glass by pool tile trend markers, it has one advantage above virtually all other pool tile options: durability. Porcelain is an incredibly strong tiling material, but is also lightweight – making it easy to handle and build into your pool – and zero percent absorbent, meaning it can last at the bottom of your pool for years at a time.
3. Stone: Give your backyard swimming pool a natural wading pool feel with stone pool tiling. Combined with water features and paired with complimentary landscaping, stone is arguably the most classic pool tile option on the market, and is therefore a trend that will never go out of style.
4. Glazed Tile: Glazed tile is perhaps the pool tile that most people expect to see in swimming pools, thanks to their experiences with hotels pools and spas. The glazed pool tile trend is a particularly great one to invest in if you have a taste for images or patterns in your pool, such as wave-like designs along the sides of the pool or dolphin tiles scattered intermittently.
5. Metal Tile: Less common than the other four options, but no less visually impressive, metal tiles and their ornate moldings can be an excellent pool tile option if you want to add a grandiose singularity to your swimming pool.
Our Top Picks From Tile Bar:
Aquatic Ocean Blue French Pattern Glass Tiles
The aquatic glass tile series can make a dramatic statement in any kitchen, bathroom, any decorated room in your home and especially a pool installation. The mesh backing not only simplifies installation but it also allows the tiles to be separated which adds to their design flexibility.
CELESTE AUTUMN FEST GLASS TILE
This stunning mosaic is created to look like stained glass. With the mixture of clear, iridescent, brown, yellow, shades of green glass tile will give a luminescent quality to any bathroom, kitchen or pool installation. Add a pop to any room with these beautiful tiles that are versatile.
CELESTE DREAMCATCHER GLASS TILE
This stunning mosaic is created to look like stained glass. With the mixture of clear, iridescent, brown, yellow, shades of green glass tile will give a luminescent quality to any bathroom, kitchen or pool installation. Add a pop to any room with these beautiful tiles that are versatile.
COASTAL SEASIDE FRENCH PATTERN BEACHED FROSTED GLASS TILE
Make a splash and add a burst of color to any room with this beautiful tumbled edge sea glass tile. This bright, ocean inspired design, consisting of green, blue and white frosted glass, will give your kitchen backsplash, bathroom or any decorated room an aquatic and fresh look.
COASTAL RAIN 2X8 BEACHED FROSTED GLASS TILE
Create the look of a sea glass backsplash with this beautiful tumbled edge frosted beached glass subway tile. This design will give your kitchen, bathroom or any decorated room within your home a bright and fresh look. This tile comes in units of 9 loose individual pieces.
LAGUNA
IRIDESCENT
BLACK & LAGUNA IRIDESCENT WHITE BRICKS GLASS TILE
Inspired by the beautiful beaches of Orange County, California, the Laguna Series is vibrant, colorful, and the perfect tiling option for your upcoming shower or pool project. Evoking memories of sunny days spent driving up and down the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna is geared towards those looking for a fun, unique selection to liven up their space, while also adding vivid bursts of color and texture to your surroundings. Available in 3 distinct colorways, as well as in a Square or Brick format, get your summer started early with this coastal-inspired series.
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