Discover the Secret to Decorating with Tiles
Apr 30th 2018
Classic home materials get pigeonholed into specific roles, limiting their overall creative potential. For instance, tile is too-often relegated to kitchen backsplashes or bathroom floors, always thought of in basic colors, shapes, and designs. However, the greatest secret to decorating with tiles in your home is knowing just how many choices you have when using this decorative flourish.
There Are So Many Options
People think of tile as clay squares, and of course there is that traditional tile type. In fact, tile is made with a range of materials, including:
- Ceramic
- Terracotta
- Vinyl
- Stone (Marble, Granite, Limestone)
- Cork
- Glass
- Metal
- Cement-bodied
- Slate
- Porcelain
- Pebble
- Travertine
- Quartzite
Not only do tile materials vary, but the designs they are available in also run the gamut from rustic to modern. Geometric shapes and patterns turn plain tile into a statement piece that adds a fresh take to any room. From neutral tones to bold colors, tiles come in every shade you can imagine allowing you to pick and choose exactly what you need.
Tile Decorating Ideas
Incorporating tile into your home design means thinking outside of the box. You can always use tile in traditional settings but why go with the conventional when you can create something personal for your home? Consider how some of these tile decorating ideas would translate into reality in your residence.
- Flooring: Tile is most often used as flooring, but is limited to the bathroom or kitchen. This material functions so well in numerous other spots throughout the home. Tile is a durable, easy-to-clean surface that looks stunning in entryways and staircases. You can also use tile in addition to other flooring materials to outline and delineate a space.
- Backsplash: Another tile application for the bathroom or kitchen, a backsplash is a perfect space to experiment with colors and designs that might be too bold on a larger scale.
- Ceiling: Look up and envision how transforming your bland, neutral-toned ceiling could really make a statement with a smattering of tin tiles, for example. Your ceiling is a surface that is often ignored but ready to impact your home.
- Wrapped around a kitchen island: This works especially well for islands that double as eating/working spaces equipped with stools because the tile is resilient enough to withstand kicking feet.
- Laundry room: Since it is so easy to clean, all of your soiled, muddy, and stained laundry won’t leave a mark on the tiled countertop in your laundry room.
- Accent wall: Decorative tile takes an accent wall to the next level. Colors, patterns, and shapes allow you to create an accent wall that speaks to your interior design style and personality.
- Alcoves and nooks: These cozy places in your home deserve their own special decorative element. Why not try tiles?
- Tabletops: Many times you see tiles used in countertops, but you can also create a tile tabletop for your home.
- Shower and tub: Don’t limit yourself to the conventional here. Hexagonal tiles or marble tiles make quite the splash in the shower or tub.
- Mix and match: Use a few different sizes and colors of tiles in a room for a unique texture.
- Borders: Counters, rooms, and window frames bordered in tile looks absolutely stunning while adding a newfound charm to your living space.
- Vintage tiles: A dozen or so antique decorative tiles used to frame a bathroom sink or fireplace hearth, for example, adds a sophisticated and welcoming flair.
- Mosaics: Tile mosaics is a centuries-old artform, With geometric tiles shapes in a variety of colors, create your modern tile mosaic that serves double duty as a backsplash and a unique piece of art.
- Pop of color: A pop of color in any room can take it from drab to fab. With the selection of colors tiles come in, you can add that splash of brightness of your space needs to feel vibrant and special.
The Secret to Decorating with Tile
Another secret to decorating with tile? Let your imagination run wild and have fun as you brainstorm ideas for decorating with tile in your home. This versatile and customizable material makes a major impact so if you’re looking for a unique way to add character to your space, considering your options for decorating with tiles. Remember to complete the look with complementary touches, such as a set of modern barn doors (on sale now for 15 percent off with promo code BARNDOOR15).