Bathroom tiles: photos, design and recommendations

T Traditional moisture-resistant cladding is bathroom tiles. We will describe in detail and show photos, design and some decoration tricks in this publication. Before choosing a tile, porcelain stoneware, you should find out the basic nuances of laying this facing material.

Visualization of a bathroom project using tiles of different colors and sizes

Technical characteristics of tiles, nuances of choice

After studying the basic principles of the distribution of tiles on the surfaces of the floor, walls, choosing this material becomes much easier. Cutting waste is reduced, there are no trimmings / cores in the interiors, the labor intensity of finishing work is reduced.

Note! Not every bathroom tile that suits you is suitable for decorating your bathrooms.

Secrets of choice

Incorrect selection of tiles can not allow you to complete the finishing of the bathroom. Moreover, this moment is revealed in the course of work. Therefore, the property owner should pay attention not only to which bathroom tile the photo design has, but also to the following nuances:

• manufacturer - preferably only foreign companies, which will avoid uneven colors, sizes, geometry even within the same batch;

• collection - a ready-made solution of several components (floor + decors + borders + light and dark backgrounds), matte for the floor, gloss for the walls;

• cut – decors cannot be cut, background/floor tiles can be cut in any direction.

Useful advice! It is better not to use borders in standard and large-sized apartments. They are designed for bathrooms from 15 square meters. The main value of the border is the creation of a single belt, in practice it is interrupted by doorways, plumbing, these elements are lost, partially covered by objects .

Installation principles

The main nuances of finishing work when using porcelain stoneware and tiles are:

• Styling Methods:

• classic - the axis of the center of the wall coincides with the center of the middle tile, which is glued first, the undercuts in the corners are guaranteed to be large format, the tile consumption increases slightly, but the design is perfect;

• from the corner - the row is filled from the corner, the size of the tile at the opposite wall is unpredictable, a narrow strip sharply reduces the aesthetics of the perception of the interior, but with a width of more than half, such a scheme is quite appropriate;

• from the center - a whole tile is laid from the middle of the wall to the corners, in which two cuts are already obtained.

• Layout methods:

There are many options for tile layout. All of them differ in the degree of complexity and skills of the master, as well as the effect achieved.

Here are some examples of bathroom interiors with different tile layouts:

• Communications:

When facing hidden inspection hatches, a layout from the center with two side cuts in the corners is used. This option is much prettier than a sunroof without lining..

• GKL systems:

Drywall can artificially build up boxes and walls in order to fit the dimensions of the supporting structures for entire horizontal rows without undercutting. This technique is absolutely economically justified even in small bathtubs, bathrooms of Khrushchev, Brezhnevka. The loss of useful working space of 0.2 - 0.5 squares with an increase in the quality of the interior is fully justified for operation.

• Floor tiles:

The classic layout scheme with small additions is used more often. In bathrooms with showers, the entire floor surface is lined from the center. If the room has a bath, the room is divided into two zones by a screen below it, each space is filled from its own center line.

The amount of undercutting is doubled, but within each zone the distribution quality of the large-format cladding is maintained. It is worth remembering that the floor tiles should be laid so that the places for cutting the tiles fall on the places that will be forced.

Useful advice! The main mistake of the home master and the professional tiler is the vertical orientation of the wall tiles. If you lay it horizontally, the number of narrow undercuts will decrease, and the dimensions of the room will visually increase.

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A separate publication presents a photo selection of interesting tiles with tips for choosing and prices.

Technical design features, styling, convenience

In order for bathroom tiles to have a photo and the best design in a particular interior, you should adhere to a rational combination of colors:

• dark floor - less easily soiled, more hygienic, dark grout is used, not susceptible to debris;

• grout - lighter than the background of the tile, in order to less burden the eyesight in a small room with many contrasting decorative elements;

Grout color matches tile color

Grout of the same color, but a darker tone

• walls - the most successful solution for operation is considered to be the design of vertical surfaces with three rings - a light middle, a dark bottom adjacent to the floor, a similar top.

Useful information! Vertical design with different background colors looks elegant in visualization programs, in practice it is hung with towels, bathrobes, covered with shelves,