Creating colour and tessellation mood boards helps visually explore how different hues and geometric patterns can set the tone for a space. Each board can represent various styles and emotions, from calm and serene to bold and dynamic. Below are ideas for mood boards using tessellation combined with summer colour palettes, highlighting how these elements can transform both interior and exterior spaces.
Embrace the harmony of pink and blue
Pink and blue in interior or exterior design creates a visually striking and harmonious combination when used thoughtfully. These two colours, often seen as opposites on the colour spectrum, can complement each other beautifully, offering a blend of warmth and coolness. Depending on the shades used pink and blue can suit a variety of styles, from modern and minimalist to vintage or even bold, contemporary looks.
This mood board brings out the beauty of pink and blues together. The tessellated pattern is called Glebe a stunning design with a historical charm formed in a grid like formation, adorned with an encaustic decorative tile called Metz . The colours chosen are pink, light pink, light blue, blue, charcoal and white making this pattern a more contemporary feel and look to it. The border selected is called Deco giving reverence to the Artdeco movement. To complement this design a marble step tread is added to this tessellated design to give it that extra touch to the finish.
This moodboard brings the outside indoors by choosing complementing colours for a bathroom or kitchen flooring. Seen here is an octagon & dot tessellation that could be easily applied as a flooring solution. The colours selected are pink and light pink complementing the exterior design. For a wall application craquelle Victorian subways can be added with trimming tiles to enhance the wall design. Adding capping and skirting tiles to the wall enhances the design giving emphasis to Victorian period.
Using pink and blue in interior design can create a stunning, versatile aesthetic that works for various styles, from playful and fresh to elegant and dramatic. By carefully balancing the tones and pairing them with complementary materials, this colour combination can transform any space into a visually appealing and inviting environment.
Perfect synergy of blue and grey
Blue and grey colours are timeless and versatile colour combination frequently used in both interior and exterior design. Together, these colours create a sophisticated, calming, and balanced aesthetic, suitable for a wide range of design styles, from modern and minimalist to traditional and coastal. Their neutrality and flexibility make them perfect for creating serene, yet stylish, spaces.
Creating a summer interior or exterior design with the colour blue evokes a feeling of freshness, tranquillity, and a light, breezy atmosphere, perfectly suited for warm-weather months. Blue, being reminiscent of clear skies, and oceans, naturally brings a cooling, soothing effect to spaces. This mood board introduces colours blue, light blue, white, grey and charcoal. The tessellation pattern is ‘Windsor’ a Victorian tessellated design with a Norwood border. To add that finishing touch a bluestone step tread is added to the tessellation to frame the area perfectly. Tessellation is a perfect flooring application and can easily be introduced to the interior or exterior spaces.
Seen here is a checkered tessellated pattern that could easily be applied to kitchen or bathroom floors. The wall application can be adorned in craquelle Victorian subways, to enhance the wall design. Viewed here are teal coloured trimming tiles such as embossed, listello and capping tiles. They are decorative elements often used in bathrooms & kitchens to enhance the aesthetic appeal of a wall space.
In both interior and exterior design, blue and grey provide a versatile, timeless palette that works across various styles and settings. Whether you’re looking for a cozy, modern interior or an elegant, eye-catching exterior, the combination of blue and grey can elevate your space with sophistication and serenity.
Gentle sage and creams
Sage and creams are two harmonious colours that bring a sense of calm, sophistication, and nature-inspired elegance to both interior and exterior design. This combination has become increasingly popular due to its versatility and ability to create serene and inviting spaces. Sage, a, soft, muted green, evokes a natural, earthy feel, while cream , a warm neutral, adds subtle warmth and comfort. Together, they work beautifully to craft timeless and tranquil designs, making them ideal for everything from minimalist interior to cozy, rustic exteriors.
Seen in this moodboard is tessellation Raglan in pistachio, vanilla, white, blue and black. The border design is called Windsor framing the tessellated pattern perfectly. This colour combination brings out the beauty of summer colours inspired by the coastal style. In this moodboard the raglan tessellation can be easily applied to exterior spaces such as verandas, foot paths and patios. To continue the design indoors seen here is design ‘M02’ porcelain mosaics in green, white and blue, this can be added as a flooring application in bathrooms and kitchens.
To add to this design are craquelle Victorian subways with trimming tiles that can be applied to bathroom or kitchen walls and splashbacks. The capping, listellos and skirting tiles frames the walls perfectly by adding aesthetic appeal and functional purposes like moisture resistant features, required for such spaces. This design is coastal inspired where the shades of green and creams go a long way when modern design is required.
Sage and creams create a calming, elegant, and timeless palette that works equally well in interior and exterior designs. The versatility of these hues makes them perfect for crafting both traditional and modern spaces. Whether used subtly or as more dominant theme, sage and beige bring a sense of nature and traquility to any space, making them an ideal choice for creating warm, welcoming environments.
Subtle vibes yellows and greens
Yellow and green are vibrant and fresh colour combination that can bring life, energy, and a natural feel to both interior and exterior design. Together, these two colours evoke feelings of warmth and vitality, making them perfect for a range of spaces, from cozy interior to dynamic outdoor settings. Whether used subtly or in bold pairings, yellow and green can adapt to a variety of design styles, including modern, bohemian, rustic and traditional.
This yellow and green inspired mood board brings out the beauty of these colours with the use of tessellated tiles. The tessellated pattern design is called ‘Leichhardt’ with a simple border. The encaustic decorative tiles included in this design is ‘Metz’ and ‘St Moritz’ adorning this tessellation perfectly with historical charm. This tessellated pattern design can be a perfect addition to any exterior space especially to verandas, footpaths and patios, a perfect splash of colour to your exterior space.
This colour design can be added to interior spaces by introducing this design into bathroom and kitchen spaces. By adding craquelle Victorian subway tiles to bathroom walls or kitchen splash backs, in colours light green and dark green with green listellos to frame your walls, has a beautiful effect. To add value to your walls a decorative embossed tile such as the ‘Waratah’ embossed tile can be added for a classic vintage touch. When considering flooring options viewed here is a beautiful simple design. The porcelain mosaics viewed is ‘M02’ design, where the flower design in green and white colour background. The porcelain mosaics has a tessellated ‘Norwood’ border in pistachio, yellow and white that can frame your flooring space.
The combination of yellow and green in both interior and exterior design brings a bright, cheerful, and nature-inspired feel to any space. Whether you choose bold or muted shades, this palette offers flexibility, vibrancy, and a sense of connection to the outdoors. With careful balance and the right accents yellow and green can transform any home into a warm, inviting and energetic space.
Blushing pinks
Pinks in interior and exterior design bring a versatile, refreshing, and expressive touch to spaces. Ranging from soft blush tones to bold magenta, pink can evoke feelings of warmth, elegance, and modernity, depending on how it is used. Whether for cozy interiors or charming exteriors, pink can adapt to many design styles—from contemporary and minimalist to rustic and bohemian.
This mood board brings out the beauty of the colour pink by adding complementing colours. The tessellation design is called ‘Winston’ with a Richmond border. The colours included are the colours pink, light pink, white, and grey. This tessellated pattern is designed with a star in a grid like formation with a decorative encaustic tile in the centre of the star, this encaustic design is called ‘Marseille’. This tessellation is a perfect exterior flooring application, seen here is a marble step tread can be added to steps in exterior spaces.
The subtle colours introduced in this mood board can extend to interior spaces. Craquelle Victorian tiles can be added to bathroom or kitchen spaces as the vintage craquelle finish brings the Victorian style into any space, the décor colour seen here is Victorian white. Trimming tiles are a perfect addition to bathroom walls as they frame walls perfectly, seen here is capping in egg & dart design with an embossed tile called ‘Helena’ in Antique white. The flooring design seen here is are squared white porcelain mosaics a perfect addition to bathroom floors. By adding a tessellated “Norwood’ border in colours white, pink and light pink complements the outside design inside.
Pinks in interior and exterior design are versatile and impactful, offering a range of moods from soft and romantic to bold and contemporary. Whether used as a primary colour or as an accent, pink can elevate a space with warmth, charm, and elegance. With careful pairing and thoughtful application, pink brings a unique and beautiful touch to any design project.
Touch of nature
Using green and blue tessellated tiles in your design can create a serene, visually striking space that evokes the calming effects of nature and water. The combination of these two colours can bring balance, with green symbolising growth, nature and harmony, while blue represents tranquillity, stability and openness. When these hues are applied in tessellated patterns, they create a dynamic, rhythmic effect perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces.
This nature inspired mood board show cases tessellated pattern ‘Chatswood’ in colours pistachio, aqua, green, white and black. This tessellated pattern is a superb design where there is a grid like formation with an encaustic decorative tile ‘metz’ added to each corner. To complement this tessellated pattern a border has been applied this design is called ‘Glebe’ framing it perfectly. The border intricate pattern is made up of triangle shapes enhancing the aesthetic design with the play of colour. This tessellation can easily be applied to exterior spaces where a blue stone step tread can be applied to steps to finish the look perfectly.
This exterior design can easily be applied into the interior of a dwelling. Viewed here is an octagon & dot tessellation with a Norwood border that can be applied to bathroom floors in the same colour way as the exterior tessellated pattern. To add value to this design craquelle Victorian subways can be applied to bathroom walls, shown here is the light green décor colour. By applying green ‘bullnose’ capping, ‘rope’ listellos and embossed ‘Corinthian’ trimming tiles to the walls frames and enhances the visual aesthetics beautifully.
Using tessellated tiles with natural or nature-inspired colours and patterns in flooring is an excellent way to bring biophilic design into your home or workspace. Green and blue tessellated tiles offer a versatile, nature-inspired option that can transform any space into a calming, visually captivating environment. Whether you’re designing a bathroom retreat, an outdoor pool oasis, or a modern kitchen, the combination of geometric patterns with soothing green and blue tones adds texture, structure and natural beauty.