For thousands of years people used tiles in their homes or temples
. They appreciated their durability, hygiene and beauty. In archeological sites both roman and oriental homes with tiles have been discovered. Nowadays the popularity of tiles has increased.
Tiles can be encountered very often in the contemporary world. They are always present in our kitchens and bathrooms but they are also used in office-buildings, hotels and restaurants. Their presence in these places is explained by the way they offer a professional aspect to a room as well as their easy cleaning.
The imagination of the decorators is the only limitation for the color of the tiles in the contemporary world. Tiles applied on a restaurant floor can create a strong contrast with the color on the walls. Red tiles can match brown or orange walls, or dark red tiles can create a harmonious image with black walls. Although red is known as a color which stimulates activeness and even the violent side of a person, its use in such places as restaurants, bars or clubs is a good choice, since people dont spend enough time there to go from active to violent.
On the other hand in working environments a decorator should avoid such colors. People who spend much time in a red room become violent and angry. That is why the colors of the tiles in an office should keep the workers awake but calm, at the same time. The human eye finds relaxing colors like dark blue or dark green. The classic combination black and white can also be successful.
Another palette of colors is needed in places where you go exclusively to relax. For example a beauty center or even your own home should combine tile colors in pastel shades like light blue, light green, pale rose and tones of beige and yellow. If you want to extend that atmosphere in the patio you need to use travertine tiles with their typical beige or grey colors.
What decorators should keep in mind when deciding upon tile colors is the state of mind they can induce to people who spend much time in that room. Their imagination needs to be correlated to the purpose of a certain room.