Don’t restrict tiles just to the kitchen and bathroom! By combining different shapes, styles and color, interesting effects can be created throughout the house. Remember that tiles also have longer endurance when it is compared to paints and wallpapers. Tiles can be expensive, particularly unusual patterns or hand-painted designer tiles so to keep cost down just tile areas that get splashed regularly, such as above sinks and around cookers and worktops. Make these partly tiled areas into a design feature by finishing with a row of ceramic dado or strip tiles, wooden moldings or plastic trim.
Make picture frame or panel effects with border tiles, edge around sanitary units in the bathroom or around fireplace. Interlock plain color with a randomly places dramatic patterned one. The range of tiles is so wide you will have fun creating something different.
Watch points
- Dark tiles in small bathrooms and kitchens will make these rooms appear smaller.
- Dark colors also mark easily and need constant cleaning.
- All-white tiles can look clinical so if you want more visual interest add the occasional patterned tile or edge with an interesting border tile.