Floor and wall tiles are popular, elegant and timelessly stylish interior design and decorating materials. Modern floor and wall tile designs offer wonderful ways to add a splash of color, unique patterns and interesting textures to home interiors, especially bathrooms, kitchens, and entrances. Most of the tiles made in India are actually made in industrial parts of Gujarat.
Tiles Options
- Vitrified Tiles: These are the least water absorbent ones and are best for living rooms. One can easily differentiate vitrified tiles as these have a smooth finish, are elegant, and have become the norm today. Most people prefer these tiles as they are sturdy and are easy to clean.
- Ceramic Tiles: These are the most absorbent ones as these are porous. These can be slippery; hence it is wise to use them on walls. They can also be used in the bathrooms. They are not recommended for living rooms and kitchen flooring because one can skid on them easily if wet.
- Porcelain Tiles: These tiles are sturdy in comparison to the ceramic ones. These have further varieties and each one has its own specialty.
Choosing the right tile
Please be very clear in your mind regarding the ambience of room in which you would like to install the tiles before finalizing your choice. Also ponder over things like on which wall, or on what part of the wall the tiles are to be installed, an idea of your budget, the style of your household, and the habits of your family members and so on.
- Go for Light Colours.They make a small room look bigger and brighter.
- Never compromise with the quality. It would only turn out to be a beneficial investment in the long run.
- When shopping the tiles from market, make sure that you buy some extra boxes as some tiles might break while installation.
- Insist for home delivery that too at nominal fair charges from seller. This would ensure that tiles reach to your home safely without any accidental damage.
- Soon your order is delivered, have a quick check in tile boxes to detect any breakage.
- The colour of the tile grout must also be chosen while choosing the tiles. One can also mix and match the colour of the grout with the tile.
- Borders enhances the look, especially in bathrooms.
Latest Tile Trends in India
- Large sized vitrified tiles
They are a preferred option mainly because they have less joints and give a seamless look to the flooring.
- Metal finished tiles and mosaic tiles
Shiny metal finishes and glass mosaic tiles bring glamour, and create stunning floors and walls. These tiles also create fabulous accent walls. Mosaics create unique, artistic and stylish rooms.
- Textured floor and wall tile designs
Concrete textures create an industrial feel and look great, that ones that look like brick, concrete lend a contemporary minimalist style.
- Digitally Printed tiles
Technology allows one to experiment with the appearance of floor and wall tiles, adding unusual patterns that are printed on clay slabs thus creating any kind of graphics or a look as desired by you.
