Essential Guide To Selecting Tiles For Your Home

Tiles are no longer simply solutions for kitchen & bathroom areas, instead, by selecting certain styles and textures, tiles can provide a unique and stylish look for your living room, dinning area or bedroom.

There are many different options for the tiles which you use in these areas, here’s a couple of our favourites.

Natural tiles
Natural tiles such as limestone, slate & granite can be used in both period & contemporary homes. With it’s natural beauty & durability, natural tiles are an excellent choice for tile in your home. Its only drawback is its expensive cost. Here’s some key points in using Natural Tiles in Your Home:

• The naturally worn away surface of travertine stone provides a stylish, worn & established look, perfect for use in a kitchen area.
• For busier areas, such as a living room, choose a darker tile colour, ensuring less time being spent on having to clean the tiles.
• Limestone Tiles can be used as great compliments to wooden furniture within your property.

Ceramic and porcelain tiles
As an alternative to Natural Stone tiles, Ceramic & Porcelain tiles is a sleek, stylish, hard-wearing & lightweight tile solution. Also, they often are a cheaper option, making them a perfect choice for larger areas or when tiling on a restricted budget. A Few Key Takeaway Points:

• With both minimal design & texture, porcelain tiles provide a discrete approach to tiling in oppose to bolder options such as Natural Stone.
• If tiling/creating a spacious wet room, ensure you use matching tiles for both the floor & wall areas ensuring an airy & open look.

Vintage tiles
With their classic designs & attractive finishes, vintage tiles provide both character & stylish design, providing your property with a unique & appealing look. A traditional choice is monochrome designs & work in both new & old homes, however are arguably best suited to ‘country-style’ properties. Whilst, patterned victorian tiles are best suited to properties of the same period of time. Again, here’s a few points to keep in mind.

• Vintage Tiles can be used to add detail to your bathroom — with black & white hexagonal tiles being great options here.
• To make a room appear wide, lay the tiles in a diagonal pattern.

Still Need Help Selecting & Fitting Tiles In Your Home?
Direct Tiling Group are leading London tilers and can provide both High-Quality and precise laying of floor tiles in your home. We also can provide further assistance through our free-consultation service. Get in contact to find out more about what we can offer.

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