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Tub Surround Tile

The tile surrounding your bathtub is an important design consideration as well as being necessary for protecting the surrounding walls from splashes. Whether you choose to contrast your tile with your tub or to coordinate the two will affect the overall feeling of the room. A contrasting look adds drama while a coordinated one has a more relaxed feeling.

The tile surrounding your bathtub is an important design consideration as well as being necessary for protecting the surrounding walls from splashes. Whether you choose to contrast your tile with your tub or to coordinate the two will affect the overall feeling of the room. A contrasting look adds drama while a coordinated one has a more relaxed feeling.

Elevate Your Bathroom with a Bathtub Tile Surround

Dreaming of a truly luxurious bathroom reno? Nothing turns a regular bathtub into a stunning focal point quite like the addition of a bathroom tile tub surround.  

What Is a Tub Surround?

At a minimum, a “tub surround” refers to a protective covering—such as a single piece of vinyl, or water-resistant tile—on any walls adjacent to the sides of a bathtub. You can extend the tiled area if you so choose, either by covering additional wall space, or making it so that your tub tile surrounds the exterior of the bathtub itself.

White bathtub with grey subway tile on surrounding bathroom walls and sides of tub.

Featured Tile: Tribeca Grey Whisper

Combined shower and bath featuring a white tub, white handmade-look ceramic tile on the shower walls, and matte black shower fixtures.

Featured Tile: Riad White

Selecting the Right Bathroom Tub Tile for You

First and foremost, you want to select a tile that will protect walls from water damage from splashes and humidity. Beyond that, though, tiling the walls around your tub offers the same design freedom as selecting wall tile for any other area in your home. Because wall tiles don’t have to meet the same safety criteria as floor tiles, adding a tub surround can be a great way to create visual interest by incorporating textures, relief patterns and other decorative surface elements into your bathroom design.

A subway tile tub surround is probably the most classic choice, but remember that you can arrange individual tiles in any pattern you like. This is a great time to experiment with unique layouts like herringbone, basketweave or aligned vertical rows. But our selection doesn’t end at subway tile. Talk to one of our knowledgeable sales associates about other great options, like a ceramic tile tub surround, or mosaic tile accent walls and recessed shower niches.

Black, white and grey bathroom featuring a white tub, dimensional white tile on the shower walls, and black and white floral patterned tile on the floors.

Featured Tile: Origami

Bathroom area with natural marble throughout and a glass stria mosaic as accent in frame and niche.

Featured Tile: Assorted Queen Beige

Marble mosaic tile bathroom area.

Featured Tile: Alato Beachwalk Chevron & Assorted Firenze Calacatta

Our Experts Can Help

We know there’s a lot to consider when selecting tile for a bathroom tub surround. Why not simplify the process with a visit to one of our showrooms? Our friendly sales associates and design experts can help you find tile you love, including trim pieces and accessories to complete the look of your tub surround. With the right tile for your bathroom tub surround, you can create a space that’s as functional as it is beautiful, and enjoy it for years to come.