subject: Ideas For Tiling Your Bathroom [print this page] The bathroom is one of the first places you visit in the morning and generally the last at night before you retire to sleep. It is also the place where one goes to not only have a bath but also freshen up and even relax. It is therefore important to remodel and renovate bathroom suites in a way that makes them not only attractive to look at but also comfortable to stay in.
Few things have a dramatic effect in changing the appearance of cloakroom suites than changing the tiles. Their design and colour can be used to add character and style to your bathroom's overall look. Tiles are often used in bathroom suites due to their ease to clean and their water resistance.
You can find tiles in many different colours, shapes, sizes and designs. This wide variety of tiles is great in helping you to choose or develop a design that will suit your taste and preferences. To change the tiles in your cloakroom suite, there are a number of things you must pay attention to.
First, do some online research and visit DIY stores in your area to check out the different styles of tiles available. Carry a notepad or diary so you can write down what you liked in each store and on each website. But even as you choose the tile colours, do not neglect the important aspects of interior design.
Go for colours that will add to your bathroom's ambience and brighten up the mood of anyone who uses it. For instance, blue is considered a nice colour for bathroom suites while red, even though it can be worked to achieve a great look is challenging to get right.
You do not have to stick to one colour though. Cloakroom suites can look even more vibrant when different tile colours are used for the walls and the floor. However, you need a good sense for effective colour combinations to ensure that the colours you pick blend well. If you decide to use a solid colour for both the walls and the floor, consider using different tile sizes or shapes to bring out a feeling of varied design.
Usually, using a different shade of the same colour within cloakroom suites is the most preferred approach. You could have alternating tiles of light and dark shades of the same colour.
Alternatively, you could have a lighter or darker shade around the floor edges. Bathroom suites feel small when dark coloured tiles are used throughout. You can make your bathroom feel more spacious by using light coloured tiles, while darker tiles may be used to offset ambient lighting in cloakroom suites that have plenty of natural lighting.
Tiles with graphical designs can also be used if you want to get an even more unique look for bathroom suites. Tiles with graphics tend to give bathroom suites a modern yet classical look. The design can be artistic landscape, animal shapes or even replicas of famous paintings.
