Tile design - what is meant by these words?
In the bathroom repair is very difficult, because the space is limited, it becomes necessary to harmoniously combine personal preferences, rules of room geometry, visual effects. If you decide to do it yourself, then you will have to study all aspects in more detail.
What combinations of tiles are now in vogue and are often found on the market, are they suitable for your particular case, what performance qualities should the finish, how to expand the room or narrow down, even how many tiles to buy, will have to think for yourself.
For finishing the place where the humid and warm atmosphere constantly prevails, you need a material with special qualities. Therefore it is used tile in the bathroom, the design of which today can vary quite widely.
The main rule when buying - to take a sufficient amount of material, because in case of shortage, it is extremely difficult to find the missing parts of the same lot to match shades of color. Therefore, we will further consider how to calculate the area, and what general requirements should be presented to the tile( ceramic) tile, it is best suited for bathrooms.
Design tiles in the bathroom - technical nuances
Picking up the design of tile, it is worth bearing in mind that for walls and floor this material will be different. You can, of course, make an exception, if it is possible to put floor tiles on the walls, but on the floor the wall version does not fit, and now we'll figure out why.
In general, the requirements of for finishing in this part of the apartment are approximately the following: minimum moisture permeability, durability of external glaze and paint to fade, ability to transfer steam, temperature changes and chemical cleaners. And if we talk about the floor tile , then it must withstand abrasion, deflection, abrasion.
You have to go shopping, having already calculated the necessary area, which you need to cover, taking a stock of about 15% for cases of sawing and banal breaking of elements. The number of pieces is not difficult to calculate, knowing the size of the planned tile and the area of walls and floor. If you use curbs, then the perimeter is divided by the length of their element.
Design tiles - aesthetic nuances
It's time to discuss the aesthetic side of the tile design. There are two vectors in the color design of the bathroom: make all in one color ( scale, texture, figure), or floor and walls perform in sharply different colors of , sometimes this boundary is done on the wall, dividing it into two parts.
The design of ceramic tiles in the first version is more traditional and can exist as a complete composition, regardless of the rest of the situation, and the second requires an integrated approach, you will have to emphasize this concept also with furniture. Next, consider the nuances of design.
As a rule, a frequent problem is a small bathroom, then it should be decorated in light colors, it is impossible to make a contrast variant, it will visually lower the ceiling. Selecting one gamut, you can use several of its shades, but, again, avoiding saturated colors, so that they do not create an accent.
To increase space, the design of tiles with a glossy surface is also advised, playing with light, it will expand your room. Do not make out a small bathroom with a large tile. It is also suitable for patterned colors, drawings, but they should not contain coarse and large details, in this case, a composite picture on the whole wall is also not suitable.
Choosing the design of tiles in the bathroom, you want something special, new, modern. Try using a glass or mirror tile, and point-wise, placing on the walls only a couple of pieces in different places. You can lay a place around the bathroom and wash basin with a tiled mosaic tile.
For owners of small bathrooms, we will tell you a few more secrets: vertical tile lifts ceilings, horizontal - expands space, floor tiles laid diagonally, will also visually increase your space.
