Eye-Catching Bathroom Tile Ideas br Whether you favor bold brights or sleek neutrals, channel this design inspiration to create a spa-like oasis. br Spain, Morocco, Japan, you name it — the designers featured here looked around the globe to infuse a home's most intimate space with international flair. br br TEXTURED WHITE br Marmi Blanco tile by Porcelanosa and a floral wall-covering create a focal wall in a feminine bathroom. br br MOSAIC "RUG" br "The first thing we shopped for was that tub," says Chicago-based designer Julia Buckingham. "It's the crown jewel." A "rug" made out of tile balances the focal point, "and you'll never need to dry-clean it." br br ARTISAN TOUCH br Hand-painted Portuguese tiles bring drama to the powder room of Mark D. Sikes's Hollywood house. br br SILVER TRIM br Silver travertine tiles, Ann Sacks's Palladium, line the walls and floor of a Boston townhouse's master bath. br br BLUE OMBRE br The master bath walls in a Manhattan penthouse are tiled in Bisazza's Mughetto, and the floors in Ann Sacks's Savoy. br br WHIMSICAL COMBO br Graphic Escher tiles by Amethyst Artisan and zebra wallpaper elevate a kids' bath in an apartment decorated by Miles Redd. br br COLORED GROUT br Gray-grouted Nemo subway tiles line the walls of an apartment's second bath. br br MOROCCAN MOTIF br A powder room in a worldly Los Angeles home features Ann Sacks's Maghreb 4 tiles on the wall. br br MODERN BOHEMIAN br "I like to blur boundaries," says designer Karen Vidal. The tile she chose for this 1970s beach house bathroom is similar to that of a cement floor in Spain, but the pattern is based on a block print from India. br br VINTAGE PALETTE br In a boy's bathroom, turquoise tiles by Mission Tile West create a 1930s-inspired vibe. br br SPANISH COLONIAL br In a Spanish Colonial-inspired powder room, the graphic tiles are original to the Richmond, Virginia, house. br br FLORAL MURAL br "I love cherry blossoms," says designer Caroline Beaupère. "And this master bath in a house in Jersey City, New Jersey, was inspired by hanami, the Japanese tradition of going to see the blossoms as part of a celebration of spring.