Talking about this actually reminds me of a house someone I knew was renovating and upon getting to the kitchen I literally wanted to scream. This guy had picked the UGLIEST tiles I have seen in a long while. They were big yellow tiles with ghastly patterns on them and the biggest joke is that he tiled the walls from floor to ceiling on all sides...shock horror! Why Why Why...is all that ran through my mind and I tried to advice him otherwise but he insisted to me that that is the trend here, (Nigeria) lol. Sadly folks, the disaster didn't end there as he picked equally ugly tiles for the bathrooms or wet rooms as they were. Yuck!
Seriously though, there is a fine line between using a past decade to influence you or to give you inspiration lead by the current day trends, as opposed to being so literal and actually using tiles that I'm sure even in the decade they were designed/made they were rejected lol.
Here are a few examples...
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| disco time, lol www.iheartmyroom.com |
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| floor tiles http://myhgtvremodels.com
Ok yeah true, these maybe slight extremes of ugly tiles but I wonder why people feel the need to make them so busy in the first place.
I'm sure you're all getting the idea by now of the kind of tiles not to chose, so let me show you the kind of tiles that I think should be used and can I quickly interject here that please, we should stop feeling that we have to tile walls from floor to ceiling - pick sections to tile but not the full wall unless it's a feature wall i.e one wall. This way, if you ever get tired of your tiles you just change that section where the tiles are - less damage to your walls.
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| http://myhgtvremodels.com I love how this feels and looks like a room and not just a place where you bath The tiles are neutral and the colour is used in the choice of paint on the wall which is easier to change over time |
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| http://supergriya.com/?p=108 Love the way the tiles are used as a border here which makes it look elegant |
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| http://www.tilerworld.com/inspiration here the wall tiles is used as a splash back so it stops just under the extractor |
Can I suggest that when picking tiles, you go for the most neutral colour or the least 'fussy' pattern you can and contrary to belief, that will not make your space look boring as what you do is use other things in the room to accentuate it through paint colours or accessories. The reason I suggest this is that neutral colours can be paired with much stronger colours so in a year or two, you can change the painted walls and the space will look different again.
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| http://www.gossmarble.co.uk/Products/Ceramic-Floor-Tiles/Fontana.aspx Neutral tile options |
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