Bathroom Vinyl Flooring Ideas

Typically, tiles are cold underfoot all year round and if you don’t want to add underfloor heating to your renovation list then a good alternative might be to look at other flooring options that aren’t so cold. A good alternative is Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT), they look more like laminate but have some of the great properties of floor tiles such as water resistance and surface texture for a realistic finish.

When it comes to choosing bathroom LVT flooring, two important points to consider are the fitting system and underlay. At Topps Tiles, all of our Luxury Vinyl Tiles come with either a 2G or 5Gi click system and every range includes integrated underlay, giving you a straightforward way to install flooring without glue or nails.

The 2G click system works with an angled click, while the 5Gi click system uses a push-down motion to lock the planks together. Both give you a tight, stable finish that can be fitted without specialist tools, making them suitable for DIY projects as well as professional installations.

Integrated underlay is where the everyday benefits really come in. It cushions each step, reduces noise in busy households, and saves the extra time and cost of laying underlay separately. In bathrooms, where comfort underfoot and a secure finish are key, this gives LVT a clear advantage.

Because all of our LVT is fully waterproof and compatible with underfloor heating, it’s perfectly suited to bathrooms where moisture and changing temperatures are part of daily life. That means you can choose the style you love with complete confidence in its performance.

For the bathroom, when deciding what style of LVT, it should be the same process as any other floor covering by considering: how does it suit the room, the overall aesthetic and the feel of the room.

For example, if you have a particularly small space then a minimal, non-fussy pattern in a neutral tone is usually best as it will make the space feel bigger. And by pattern we don’t just mean repeating geometric shapes, the printed texture of LVT also counts as a pattern. You can get heavily grained wood effects and dramatically veined marble effects, ideally, for a small bathroom you’d want a simple, mottled stone design to provide some texture and authenticity without becoming a statement.

For darker bathrooms with little natural light available, try using a lighter LVT on the floor. A light neutral will help bounce around the light even though LVTs typically have a matt surface finish. The key is then to build elements of this lightness into the rest of the room, so the floor doesn’t feel disjointed to the rest of the space. You could do this by introducing a white stone basin, chrome fixtures and a lighter glossy tile on the walls. Also, think about your accessories, sticking to clear or lightly frosted glass and clean and simple shapes will all help provide a lighter space.

Like the advice for darker bathrooms, north facing bathrooms could have plenty of natural light in terms of window space but it will predominantly feel dark and dingy without any warming sunlight. So, this is where colour correction comes into play when styling your room. Yellow, warm beige and pink based colours are ideal for north facing rooms so opt for a warm toned wood effect in this space to help create a gentle, warming glow. Complete the look with warm LED lighting and dusky pink accessories to balance the yellow.

To help picture your new bathroom, we’ve pulled together some inspirational bathroom flooring ideas using only luxury vinyl tiles. These vinyl flooring for bathroom ideas are designed to suit a variety of bathroom types, styles and of course budgets!

Have you been inspired by these bathroom vinyl flooring ideas? You can use our online visualiser tool, Design My Home, to see how they’d look in your own bathroom with just a couple of clicks.