You saw countless houses with a simple, tiled kitchen baking splash, a tiled bathroom floor or even a tile fireplace. But now? Homeowners think a little more outside the box. They include unexpected tile applications and the latest example is Tile nail.
The concept is simple: cover or “channel” a room (or most of the room) in tiles for a dramatic effect. You can select the same tiles or a few different tiles with similar colors or patterns. Imagine a bathroom with room -high tiles or a kitchen baking splash that extends to the ceiling.
“By catching a room in tiles, architectural coherence creates in a way that feels both effortlessly and great,” says designer Erin Williamson von Erin Williamson Design. “From aesthetic perspective, the simplification of materials combines a space and gives a feeling of durability because it represents a single, definitive point of view.”
Why is it popular now?
Why is this special design trend the entire anger now? On the one hand, it's about practicality. It removes the frustration that goes hand in hand with the selection of several materials. “Repeating the same tiles reduces the number of options required when designing a room – it is almost impossible to make a mistake because every selection coordinates with itself,” says Williamson.
In addition, according to the designer, every room can benefit from the striking look Aimee Meise from Am Interior Architecture. “Tile bins looks both in large and small areas,” she says.
It is also in line with similar, Buwen design trends, including color and patterns, adds Meiser. “It offers the same opulent and stylish look as the latter two trends in a room that has been so good in recent years,” she says. “It was only a matter of time before the fluid food also followed after the example!”
How to nail the trend
Here, professionals share some tips that you can consider when you test the trend of tiles in your own room.
- Choose your tiles carefully. “The key is the selection of a tonal variation or texture, such as a hand -enhanced or embossed finish, to avoid a flat effect,” says Courtney. Alien If it uses several tiles in one room, she first selects the dominant selection: “I start to design a tile -through design by finding a tile that I know that I want to use as the main center in the room,” she says. “As soon as this has been determined, I am looking for other tiles that have additional colors to achieve balance.”
- Do not overlook the durability. “Since it is permanently installed on several surfaces, it is important that your selected material is used for everyone. For example, a considerable amount of wall tiles on floors cannot be used. Likewise, steam shower, outdoor spaces and materials that pass to workplaces, all about special considerations,” says Williamson. “If you design a bathroom or kitchen, stay away from porous or highly structured stones that are difficult to clean or absorb. Nice design should always live hand in hand with the use of a room,” says Britany Simon from Britany Simon Design.
- Choose the right room. “The tile base for the water works best in rooms contained, such as powder rooms, showers and bathrooms, in which you can support yourself in courageous design without overwhelming the room,” says Amy Courtney from Amy Courtney Design.
- Think about the crouching. “The use of a decorative tile floor to the ceiling is one of my preferred possibilities to make a small room more intentive and visually connected. It pulls the eye up and creates the illusion of the height and at the same time adds the additional layer of design details, which feels independently of one another,” says Simon.
- Mark the quirks of a room. “Unusually shaped rooms with low ceilings or roof ducts are a great opportunity to convert an unpleasant space into something special,” says Williamson. “It seems to be contrainting, but a lack of contrast between materials can actually create the perception of a larger space by blurring the edges and contours of the room.”
- Pull a treatment with “Jewel Box”. “If you have ever worried to become too dark or imaginative in a clearly visible room, a small closed space is the perfect place to be brave and create an immersive jewel box moment. After all, who is not to open a door to a great and unexpected surprise?” says Williamson.
Monique Valeris is the director of home design for Good housekeepingwhere it monitors the brand's decoration cover on pressure and digitally. Before she came to GH in 2020, she was the digital editor at Elle Decor. In her current role, she examines everything, from design trends and home tours to lifestyle product recommendations, including writing her monthly column “What is in my car”.