Collection: Green Tiles

Absolutely. One of the common assumptions is that a dark green tile will automatically make a small room feel smaller. In practice, the way the colour is used matters more than the depth of the colour alone.

Running the same green across a shower wall and behind a vanity can make the room feel more unified, whereas breaking the green up with several different wall colours can make a small bathroom feel more fragmented.

Light also plays a major role. A small bathroom with a window may support a much deeper green than a windowless room lit only by warm artificial light. In darker spaces, a glossy green can help introduce reflected highlights, while a matt green tends to feel softer and more absorbed.

The goal isn't necessarily to make the room look bigger. Sometimes making a small bathroom feel rich and immersive is a much more successful design choice.

Green is often associated with nature, but deeper greens can create a much more sophisticated atmosphere than that suggests. A rich green wall can make a bathroom feel enveloping and luxurious, while the same shade in a kitchen can bring warmth and depth to otherwise simple cabinetry.

The depth of the green matters. A darker, cooler green can feel dramatic and architectural, whereas a slightly warmer green can feel more earthy and relaxed. Because the colour has more visual weight than a pale neutral, it can also make a room feel more intimate — which can be an advantage rather than a disadvantage in bathrooms, cloakrooms and snug spaces.

For larger rooms, using a deeper green across a substantial wall can create a sense of continuity and make the colour feel intentional rather than decorative.

Green is particularly good at creating contrast with warm materials. Timber, cream stone, warm white paint and brass can bring out the richness of a deeper green without competing with it.

Black gives green a stronger, more architectural edge. That combination works particularly well in contemporary bathrooms, especially when the rest of the room is kept relatively simple. Brass does something different, adding warmth and making the green feel more decorative and luxurious.

White can be used to sharpen the contrast, particularly with deeper shades, but softer off-whites can sometimes produce a more sophisticated result than a stark brilliant white.

The most successful combinations often aren't built around an exact colour match. Let the green be the strongest colour and use the surrounding materials to control its temperature and intensity.

There isn't a single correct amount. A green splashback can act as a concentrated accent, while a full green wall can completely change the atmosphere of a room.

The important consideration is what happens around it. A strong green surrounded by pale stone, warm timber and light flooring can feel balanced even when the tiled area is substantial. The same green alongside several other dark surfaces will feel much more dramatic.

For bathrooms, using green across the full shower area and continuing it behind the vanity can create a more cohesive result than stopping the colour at arbitrary points. In kitchens, a smaller tiled area is often enough because cabinetry and worktops already occupy a large proportion of the visual field.

Think about the wall as part of the room's overall composition rather than deciding on the basis of a fixed percentage.