Guest Blogger: How to Create Stylish Interiors with the Addition of Tile

Guest Blogger #355, Entry #935, February 3, 2012

When it comes to a bathroom or kitchen remodel, a homeowner has a wide array of choices when it comes to choosing tile for their project.  Coming in a wide range of materials and designs, tile is a great addition to any project.  Here are a few of the hot new tile designs on the market:

Kitchen and bathroom tile projects can be enhanced with tile

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Metal Tiles:

If you’re installing new stainless steel appliances, what better way to compliment them than with metal tiles in a range of finishes. You can end up with a sleek contemporary look. You can also get tiles in different metals like bronze and copper.

Glass Tile:

Glass tile is a very popular choice on the market today because of the wide array of colors, finishes and sizes. It is great for doing the backsplash in the kitchen or using on the walls of your bathroom. You can use them more sparingly for added texture and interest in a wall or covering an entire wall in them for a focal point. The added benefit of glass tiles is that they are generally made from recycled glass, so you’ll be doing your décor and the planet a favor.

Gorgeous tile can enhance any room

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“Hardwood”:

Companies have gotten clever with manufacturing a broad array of tiles, including the latest hit on the market, faux wood tiles. Made in planks, the porcelain is made to look like hardwood so you can get the benefit of the beauty of hardwood in a moist room like the bathroom, but without the negative effects that water and moisture have on true hardwood.

These are not the only choice you have for tile. Marble, ceramic, porcelain, and slate are the other choices you have too. After you’ve selected what type of tile fits your design plan, there are an endless amount of options you have for how to use the tile in your plan. Here are a few tips for creating a unique look in your home to compliment your remodel.

Use Different Sizes:

Choosing different size tiles to create more texture and interest to your room. In a bathroom, use small tiles on the floor contrasted with large tiles on the walls for a dramatic look.

Continuity:

On the other side of the coin, create a luxurious and dramatic look by using the same tile throughout the room; the floor and the walls so there is flow and a modern look.

Choose tile that is right for your home and lifestyle

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Create a Focal Point:

Using mosaic painted or even just tiles of a different color and pattern is an easy way to create a focal point over the sink or stove in a kitchen. In the bathroom, use the same approach on your back wall for a similar effect. As soon as someone walks into the room, their eye will immediately be drawn to that point of interest.

Hang Your Tile Differently:

Subway tiles do not always have to be laid in a brick pattern and square tiles don’t always have to be laid square with the wall and floor. Flip square tiles to make a diamond pattern and tilt subway tiles to create a herringbone pattern.

These are just a few ideas for the many ways you can incorporate tiles into your design. The possibilities are almost endless when it comes to creating a unique and beautiful décor in your home.

By Erik Braunitzer, and courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate Company, agents for New York City Apartments.

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