Inspiration & Helpful Tips for Your Home
Embarking on a tiling project — no matter how simple or small — can be both exciting and unnerving at the same time. What will work best? How many will you need? When can two styles mix, or can they?
We have suggestions that may give you the confidence to be imaginative with our diverse range of tiles. So read on and discover all the possibilities in your hands.
Your Bathroom
Whether you need to charge up for the day, or unwind and freshen up after a long one, bathrooms are often the first place you head or retreat to. Get ideas on how you can jazz up your bathrooms with our diverse range of tiles — from soothing colours to luxurious motifs and surfaces.
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Practical Tip 1
Tiles For Safety & Easy Cleaning
Slip-resistant tiles can keep your bathrooms safe for both the old and young. While smaller size tiles and mosaics are lovely to look at, they have more grouts for mould to gather with continued exposure to dampness. So, choose darker, larger sizes for the floor for easy cleaning and maintenance.This rustic bathroom plays with two types of tiles to create a relaxing atmosphere. Re-create the look with our Silkstone range in Grey for the wall surrounding the bath tub and the vanity-cum-basin.
And for an anti-slip white floor, try our Elements or Cemento or Stucco ranges in White.
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Practical Tip 2
Tricks For Small Bathrooms
Modern-day urban living means that small bathrooms are the norm for many of us. To trick the eye and reduce that cramped feeling, place your tiles diagonally or choose lighter shades and larger tile sizes. For increased height, place smaller, rectangular-cut tiles vertically on the wall.
Beyond enhancing spaciousness, white tiles are great for bathrooms because they act as a springboard for your ideas to leap off. To re-create this look, explore our Minimalist range and lay them in a brick format for the wall. Create a dynamic floor by mixing up chevron-shape cuts of our Graniti and Monument ranges
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Practical Tip 3
Trusting The Maximum-3 Rule
To avoid a cluttered and overly designed bathroom, try to use no more than 3 tile designs. A general guideline would be to choose a floor tile, a wall tile for the shower stall or all the walls in your bathroom, and an accent tile that’s used as a focal point.
This contemporary bathroom makes natural stone the hero by throwing together earth and grey tones. Subtle grain and patterns help to create a stylish yet relaxing ambience even with 3 different tiles in use.
To create your version, select the Sorrento range in Charcoal for the main wall, the Navona range in Natural for the shower area, and the Mixed range in Timber for the floor.
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Pragmatic Minimalism
Contemporary bathrooms can be classically minimalist yet stylish, depending on the fixtures, fittings as well as the tiles and soft furnishings you use.
For this low-maintenance, unpolished concept, match slate-grey concrete-inspired tiles with natural stone-shade varieties.
Keep fixtures and accessories white. And finish up with photographic prints as well as potted plants.
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Artsy & Rustic Chic
For the playful artist in you, take a leaf out of this cheerful bathroom with a feature wall lit up by a rainbow of coloured tiles laid in random manner. Choose fixtures and fittings that are rounded, and keep bathtubs and basins white to balance our the noisy medley.
A simple wood-inspired vanity and a floor in tan shades will help inject warmth and cosiness.
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Creative Tip 3
Modern Luxury
You don’t need much space and expensive marble to create a luxurious bathroom.This example of vintage Victorian luxury plays off different stained wood cabinets against a sumptuous black bathtub dressed in gold fittings.
A white brick-patterned wall adds a rustic touch while the dynamic charcoal floor in chevron-cut tiles express bold elegance clad in old-world charm.
