How to Choose Kitchen Tiles

Think about the style, size, material, colour, and finish of the tiles in connection to your lifestyle and the design of your kitchen when selecting the ideal tiles. Consider factors like longevity, cleaning ease, and whether you plan to install them yourself or hire an expert.

 

Some points we will touch in this blog will be more relevant to wall tiles and some will be for floor tiles.

 

Here's a more thorough explanation:

 

Examine the overall layout:

 

Theme for the Kitchen:

Is the theme of your kitchen conventional, modern, or rustic? This should be complemented by the tile selection to ensure a uniform look and feel to your kitchen environment, getting the theme rught from the start is key.

 

Colour Palette:

Choose colours that complement your counter-tops, cabinets, and other features. Some make the mistake of choosing clashing colours, although various colours can complement each other, some just do not work together. Choosing complementary colours can work wonders for your kitchen.

 

 

Lighting:

While darker tiles can create a cosy ambiance, lighter-coloured tiles can brighten a dark kitchen. Consider your lighting and that it is adequate to achieve good lighting, if opting to purchase darker tiles.

 

Tile Layout:

While tiny tiles can produce complex patterns, larger tiles might provide the impression of more space in a small kitchen. So in this case, size matters. This is purely customer preference, the visual effect of the environment can be less important than the actual look and feel of the tiles for some, for others, it's all about the overall visual effect, so you should first consider what you want to achieve.

 

 

The selectable ranges:

 

Porcelain:

Perfect for walls and floors, porcelains are renowned for their longevity and stain and water resistance. Install and forget, porcelains only require cleaning periodically or when needed, otherwise, no sealing or specially formulated cleaning solutions required here.

 

Ceramic:

A flexible and affordable choice that comes in a variety of designs and colours, ceramic tiles may be used for both walls and floors. In a way much like porcelain tiles, minimal maintenance required here. However, there are some key differences, ceramic tiles are less dense and more fragile than porcelains which makes them less durable, but they are much cheaper usually, so ceramics can be the best option for low-traffic areas.

 

 

Natural Stone:

Natural stones are more unique and beautiful than their artificial counterparts. Since each variety of natural stone has a distinct appearance and texture, each installation is also distinct and one-of-a-kind. Your kitchen will seem unique if you choose natural stone.

Brazilian Black slate, Carrara White, and Ivory Travertine among many natural stone ranges will all achieve a different look. Every variety of natural stone will have an amazing and distinctive feel. However, natural stones need extra care, therefore sealing them is essential to their longevity. You must also use the right cleaning solution to avoid damaging your beautiful natural stone.

 

Useful Points to Remember:

 

Durability:

Choose tiles that can tolerate spills, splashes, and foot traffic because kitchens are subject to a lot of wear and tear.

 

Cleaning Ease:

Choose tiles that are simple to clean, particularly for high-traffic areas like kitchens.

 

 

Slip Resistance:

Take into account slip-resistant tiles, particularly for flooring, if you have elderly or little children. Our R11 range of tiles are the perfect options for ultimate safety.

 

Budget:

Because tile prices can vary greatly, it is easy to go over budget, establish a spending limit and look at options that fall inside it. We have many ranges that are in different price brackets that can be a perfect option for kitchen use.

 

Installation:

Getting a professional to install your kitchen tiles is extremely important, due to your tiles being exposed to high foot traffic, more frequent cleaning, possible accidents like dropping items on your tiles, how they are installed can be the difference between needing replacing individual tiles more frequently or they have a longer life.

 

 

You may improve the practicality and aesthetics of your kitchen by carefully weighing these criteria and selecting kitchen tiles that are both aesthetically pleasing and useful.

 

Samples:

To evaluate how tiles appear against your other finishes and in the lighting of your kitchen, request your free samples from our website.

18/07/2025

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