Western Living: We’re Completely Obsessed with These Tiled Bathrooms
Consider this your sign to be a little bolder with your bathroom tile.
A Sunshine Coast getaway from Knight Varga Interiors shines in summertime, but the off-season can be just as merry and bright.
Featured in Western Living | By Kaitlyn Funk | June 22, 2026
Tile is one of the hardest-working materials in a bathroom, but that doesn’t mean it has to fade into the background. In these spaces from the WL archives, designers used colour, pattern, texture and shape to transform a practical surface into a standout feature.
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Unable to move the plumbing column behind the vanity, the team at Knight Varga Interiors decided to transform it into a feature: lining it with teal fan-shaped tile from Pratt and Larson turned an inconvenience into a showstopper.
Paired with a beautiful Ellie Cashman Wallpaper, “it’s a bold surprise for guests when they come in,” says designer Trish Knight. Take a closer look at this powder room.