Tiling Tips For Small Spaces

Styling small spaces is one of the hardest tasks. Colour, texture and lots of other things have to be kept in mind. Choosing the right kind of tiles for small spaces needs special attention because the aim is to make the best use of the tiles and other materials and give the illusion of more space. Let’s take a look at some useful tips to make a small room look larger with the help of right tiles, brought to you by Siera Stone Ltd-the leading commercial tiling contractors in London

• Never use Contrasting colors and patterns: Dissimilar materials, and massive furnishings, as they make small spaces look even smaller. Amplify the perception of space by using tiles in similar colour.
• Use small mosaic tiles: Small mosaic tiles are the preferred choice for enhancing the sense of space in small bathrooms. These tiles reflect light which in turn makes a small shower or powder room appear deeper, wider, and taller.
• Install tiles from floor to ceiling: Tiles can make your room look more spacious when installed from the floor to the ceiling. This way they bring on the perception of increased height to the space.
• Match tiles: If you have a small bathroom, you can match floor and shower floor tiles to make the structures appear as one component; the fewer things the eye has to process, the larger a room will look
• Less grout lines: There should be less interruption of the floor tiles with grout lines, suggest the experts at Siera Stone Ltd-the best

ceramic tiling contractors, when there are less grout lines, it conveys a sense of larger space. Small tiles and increased grout lines can make your floor look busy or fussy. To avoid this problem the experts suggest to use the grout of the same colour as the tiles.

• Mix various shapes: Mix rectangular and square tiles in the same color and texture, this will provide subtle visual variety without affecting the sense of space in your room. Creating an illusion of space with random pattern of various tile sizes takes some skill but will definitely enhance the visual appeal of your space. An experienced tiling and stone contractor can help you in mixing sizes, so that all tiles are of the same thickness or caliber.
• Try diagonal pattern: One of the smartest tricks for using large tiles in small spaces is to lay tiles diagonally.
• Use Light Backspalshes in kitchen: Though bold backspashes are in trend, but they tend to make space smaller, by overpowering a space. Selecting backsplash tiles in a colour similar to your kitchen cabinets will create greater visual depth.
• Use large format tiles in living room: Large format tiles create the illusion of increased space because they require fewer grout lines.

By using the right kind of tiles, you can add to the perception of a more spacious feeling environment. Use the above tips to choose the tiles correctly, or simply contact Siera Stone Ltd-the leading tiling and stone contractors for the best tiling solutions that will enhance the visual appeal of your house in the most cost effective manner.

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