This article is about decorating your home with ceramic tile. Imagine, metaphorically speaking, a blank slate. A blank slate, a pure white room, completely prepped and ready for you to decorate.

Let’s take the kitchen and bathroom as examples, as these are the rooms where you would efficiently tile flooring and wall tiles. You have an idea of ​​what paint you will use to complement your tiles, so all you need now is the practical aspect to achieve an ideal space.

Porcelain and ceramic tiles have been prevalent for many years and were often designed in wealthy homes as fashion statements and as testimonials to the upper class. Proving to be talking points, a well-known magazine would publish pictures of the best-designed kitchens and bathrooms to make readers swoon.

Available at a cost to fit any budget, tiles appear in every home today, be it the kitchen, bathroom, or both. In larger homes there may be tiled entryways, adding to the overall grandeur of the abode.

Determining the right tiles for your makeover will depend on the look you want to achieve. You may want to go back in time and have your room reflect a Victorian or even an Edwardian style kitchen or bathroom. Or perhaps you prefer to try something luxurious and modern using the latest shapes and colors creating something atypical.

Tile can be purchased in many shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns, from natural stone tiles to marble, slate, terracotta, porcelain, travertine, and ceramic. Depending on your taste will depend on the feel and look of the tile. It can be smooth and shiny, matte or grainy and rough. The choice is up to the individual and can reflect their personality or simply wrap up the tactility of the room.

If smooth or irregular, modern or traditional isn’t for you, then consider a mosaic effect. Available as small squares that you can stitch together or larger rectangles and squares with tiling features, you can configure an arrangement that best suits your taste.

Laying floor and wall tiles requires a mixture of knowledge, patience, and stamina. If you’re interested in doing the job yourself, using the right tools and having the right guidance, you’ll see the end result as the great idea you had in the beginning when the room was just a blank slate: the metaphorical tabula rasa. Maybe DIY isn’t for you, in which case there are plenty of decorators out there for whom tiling is their niche. Always thoroughly research companies before settling down.

The tiles look delicious and if they are in a bathroom they can be warmed up with underfloor heating. If this is too expensive an option, a fluffy bathroom rug will always suffice. Floor tiles are easily swept and dry in no time and last for an age. The wall tiles are also easily maintained and require cleaning with a damp cloth once a week. No matter which tiles you choose, you can design your blank canvas to suit your style, ideals, and personality.