Top Tiles For Bathrooms

MOSAIC "RUG"

"The first thing we shopped for was that tub," says Chicago-based designer Julia Buckingham. "It's the crown jewel." A "rug" made from tile balances the focal point, "and you'll never need to dry-clean it."

ARTISAN TOUCH

Hand-painted Victorian tiles bring drama into the powder room of Mark D. Sikes's Hollywood home.

MOROCCAN MOTIF

A powder room in a worldly Los Angeles house includes Ann Sacks's Maghreb 4 tiles on the wall.

BUILT-IN FRAME

A geometric design encloses the mirror and sconces in a New York bathroom, with tile from Studium.