Here at PURE Design, we love tile especially given the choice of shapes, patterns, textures to play with and the amount of inspiration they’re able to evoke in a space. There are numerous ways to install tile throughout your home and between durability and options, there’s a lot that can make adding tile in your home worth the investment.
Whether you’re looking to add a bold or minimal touch to your living space. Below are some of the ways we’ve installed tile throughout our projects in the past to help you pull some inspiration and observe its stylistic capabilities.
Dynamic Pattern Play
Shower
Playing with patterns is a way to completely transform your living space. It could be the very detail that cultivates character and inspiration that one feels when they walk into a room. Not to mention, they are visually striking.
While patterned tile can be incorporated throughout multiple parts of your home, the bathroom is a wonderful place to start. It’s a distinct area that you spend a lot of time in and patterned tile is guaranteed to level up the look and feel of your bathroom.
Using patterned tile in the shower is a way to transform an area that is rather ordinary to extraordinary. It can elevate your entire experience within that space and will always be something to catch one’s eye.
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay @pineconecamp, Design By PURE Design Inc
Kitchen Backsplash
The kitchen is another area in the house that offers ample opportunity to incorporate elegant, patterned tile into a rather functional space. There’s something about patterned tile in a kitchen area that is distinctive and timeless. Each and every person that steps foot into the kitchen can have their own individual experience due to the exciting elements of patterned tile.
When incorporating patterned tiles into the kitchen, you can use it to complement the overall colour scheme of your kitchen or how it fits well with finishes in your kitchen. If you choose to use tile in your kitchen backsplash, patterned tiles are a way to go beyond the standard, solid coloured tile and elicit more personality.
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay @pineconecamp, Design By PURE Design Inc
Contrasting Texture
If you’re looking for a unique way to use tile throughout your home, play with contrasting texture. Contrasting texture in tiling may consist of going with tile that complements other elements in the space, for instance, colour scheme.
Glossy, solid coloured tile on a kitchen backsplash that matches the colour throughout the rest of your kitchen is a way to remain uniform with your colour scheme that still offers something different without moving too far away from a crisp, clean and uniform look. Remember, not all tile choices have to be too bold or far from minimal!
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay @pineconecamp, Design By PURE Design Inc
Contemporary//Bold Colour
On the other hand, if you are looking to add something more bold to a space with tile, the opportunity is also there. Bold colour is a trend that is nowhere near old, but it is one that can ensure that a space really pops.
Whichever emotion or mood you’re trying to evoke in a space, bold colour is a great idea to do so. You can also use it to offer a bit more contrast as well. Similar to patterns, bold colour is eye-catching and strong enough to light up any space or room in your home. Whichever mood you’re trying to emulate, whether it be earthy, neutral, exciting, or conventional, coloured tile can help you achieve what you desire.
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay @pineconecamp, Design By PURE Design Inc
Kitchen Islands
Kitchen islands play a special role in your kitchen. It’s a place to serve, dine and gather. It’s also an opportunity for you to take control of the mood you want that space to emit through design choices. One of the ways you can do this is through tile.
Tiles in your kitchen can range between the floor all the way to your backsplash. If you’re not fond of adding tile to either of those places, try the kitchen island for unique placement. It’s an area that is small enough to get creative with the design, pattern or style you are aiming for, but it is also showy enough to make a statement.
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay @pineconecamp, Design By PURE Design Inc
Contrasting Grout
If there’s one opportunity you don’t want to miss out on in any of your tiled spaces, it’s grout. Grout can do so much to the appearance of your tiled space in more ways that you might think. Depending on the tiles that you use, grout can make the tiles appear to look more pronounced than they already are. Don’t be afraid of using coloured grout to really make a solid colour stand out, for instance, white tile against navy grout. The navy grout will make the solid coloured tile stand out and add a simple yet remarkable look to the space.
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay @pineconecamp, Design By PURE Design Inc
Add Entrance Effect
A part of the house where you can add tile is on floors. Bathroom floors and kitchen floors or two common areas where tile can enhance a space, however, if you’re looking to make quite an entrance, you can experiment with tile in the entryway of your home. The tile that your guests are greeted with can speak louder than words. There’s nothing quite like being greeted by beautiful colours and unique pattern play or tile design.
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay @pineconecamp, Design By PURE Design Inc
Penny Tile
Penny tiles are a lovely way to resurface a much older stylistic trend into modern times. Penny tiles began making their ways into kitchens and bathrooms in the 1900s and have since expanded to be offered in many styles, colours and patterns. In whichever space you choose to implement penny tiles, use the choices that you have to your advantage. Penny tiles will always stand out in terms of pattern and appearance and colour may be the very thing that balances the look of your space.
Photo Credit: Janis Nicolay @pineconecamp, Design By PURE Design Inc
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There are so many things to love about using tile. They’re classic, stylish and timeless that never fail to leave a dazzling effect.