In terms of fashion in tile floors Bay Area residents will enjoy the new eclectic mood being set by decor trends. Tiles are being made in new material...
In terms of fashion in tile floors Bay Area residents will enjoy the new eclectic mood being set by decor trends. Tiles are being made in new materials so that they can move away from the bathroom and kitchen to decorate living areas. Trend dictates a creative style that is classic enough not to date too fast.
Wood isn't used much these days,
so tiles are taking its place in wood replicas. This means that it can take on previously impossible shapes. Planks aren't necessary, so mosaic is now being used in faux wooden beehive designs.
The eclectic styles aren't for the shy. Wooden plank tiles on walls in living rooms are given graffiti detail for an inspiring, warehouse-like style. 'Fragile' and 'handle with care' are stamped onto floors in rooms designed carefully enough to pull them off with aplomb. Text is showing up in a number of varying designs. Newspaper print floors in black and white are ultra-hip.
The hot and trendy grey that has refused to let up all year is now turning to metallics. The show rooms are revealing faux metal tiles which take rooms, again, towards warehouse-like looks. The floors in these rooms are covered with large format stone colored tiles.
Since all things metallic are hip, tiles are also going bronze. They're placed in focal areas that already draw the eye due to their careful details. The complete look isn't over the top because smaller sections are metallic, while the rest is matt.
Floor tiles are going big, regardless of whether they're wood replicas or ceramics. Planks are up to eight inches wide while tiles are large squares with barely there grouting. They're a matt texture for subtlety.
Paint has been upgraded to tiles on walls. They're a way to add a little extra to an area. The style is classic and subtle.
Rectified tiles are a hip home feature at the moment, because this under-emphasizes grout lines. The height of tired is epitomized by grouting. Any efforts to make it less obvious are hip.
Design isn't a large feature in tiles, but it is there. When it's seen, it's in a way that achieves a casual, less obvious mood than loud prints. It recedes into the background, hardly noticeable as a design at all. Instead, it looks, from far, like a textured matt shade.
The home is receiving a large number of stone treatments. This has led to tiles that replicate it in onyx, granite or rock. Marble is even making a big appearance in very similar ways to its Nineties flair.
Today, perspective and light are important, so tiles are no longer always flat. They're being laid out in 3D ways on walls in styles that are very modern. They bend in and out of the wall, so that the light can be a feature in their angular structure. This effect is being used in place of paintings, above fireplaces and mantelpieces in rectangular areas surrounded by matt flat tiling or paint.
Along with metallics, glass tiles have returned because of their ability to gleam. They're used in honeycomb designs that are only ideal for bathrooms and kitchen areas. When making use of glass tile floors Bay Area home owners need to keep this particular style far from their living rooms.
