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Scallop Tile Bathrooms

March 25, 2013 by Jane F 4 Comments

scallop tile bathroom - blue and green scallop shape glazed tiles on a bathroom wall by Camilla Molders via atticmagScallop tile bathrooms offer the rich look of mosaics with half-moon, mermaid or fish-scale tiles.

Have you ever noticed fish scale-shaped roof tiles on vintage homes? Or overlapping rows of curved shingles on Victorian-era buildings? I have and I’ve always liked them. Fish scales have been a decorative motif since ancient times (think old stone carvings) but haven’t been seen for a long time. Now, along with patterned cement tiles, Moroccan lantern tiles, and other decorative shapes, the fish scales are beginning to appear prominently on bathroom walls. In design school, this pattern with a curved top and pointy bottom is called imbrication – the technical name.  But there’s nothing academic about the dazzling sink wall of a modern scallop tile bathroom [top and below], where Aussie designer Camilla Molders deftly mixed five different lines of color to give the tiles visual movement as well.

scallop tile bathroom - blue and green scallop shape glazed tiles on a bathroom wall by Camilla Molders via atticmagThe oceanic blue-green colorway of glazed Australian-made tiles really does evoke undulating ocean currents and shimmering fish. For me it’s a romantic wall treatment and one inspired by the natural world, attributes the Victorians appreciated, too.

scallop tile bathroom - turquoise and blue scallop tile wall in a contemporary shower - desire to inspire via AtticmagA single accent wall in a very minimalist open shower gets a a similar show-stopping shot of color from scallop tiles. Note that in this bath, and in Molders’, the “fish scales” face up.

scallop tile bathroom - scallop tiles facing down in a Virginia bathroom - northern virginia mag via atticmagIn another bath, the scale pattern faces down. This looks a bit odd to me even though the wall and shower still have that lavish texture. Clearly, there are two approaches to setting this type of tile.

scallop tile bathroom - Douglas Watson variegated crackle-glaze scallop tiles - via atticmagA close up of Douglas Watson crackle-glaze scallop tiles show beautiful color variations within the tiles plus a luscious Arts- and-Crafts- look crackle glaze. I wonder how long it will take for designers to rediscover these for powder rooms though this graceful shape can do the job in a bath of of almost any style bath.

(Source: Camilla Molders, desiretoinspire, northernvirginiamag, douglaswatson)

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  1. Liz @ Quirky Vistas says

    March 25, 2013 at 8:53 am

    I’ve never seen home with scallop tile in real life, but I love the look!
    Liz

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  2. Tricia Rose says

    March 25, 2013 at 8:58 pm

    I guess I’m just a ‘face down’ sort of person! My first thought on seeing the first pictures was that they were upside down…

    Reply
  3. Jane F @ Atticmag says

    March 26, 2013 at 7:37 am

    Or they could go sideways, which is the way they would be on a fish!

    Reply

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