Tiles in different styles for the bathroom

With all the variety of modern finishing materials tile remains the traditional solution for finishing bathrooms. But in each style it should be slightly different than in other interiors. It is necessary to understand all the intricacies in advance, even before the purchase.

The use of ceramic tiles for bathrooms has several advantages. In particular, it is extremely resistant to moisture and operated for a long time. There are a lot of variants of such coverage on the market.

When it is laid, care for it is much easier than for other materials. But to beautifully expand the tile in the apartment, you need to take into account all the features and nuances.

Consider the most popular tile styles for bathrooms.

• Provence appeared on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, and created its inhabitants of the same name in France. In this style both lightness, grace and elegance are embodied. The tile of the corresponding type is always painted in muted (and even slightly dusty) shades of the color spectrum. The surfaces of the walls and the floor act only as a background for a powerful and diverse decor, which are abundant in Provencal interiors. In addition to pastel colors, the wood color scale (in various manifestations) shows itself well.

• Modern style applied to ceramic tiles can not be regarded as something unified and monolithic. More recently, the dominant minimalism is leaving the stage, and it is not necessary to observe strict lines. But all the more important features of the latest versions of tile are its extravagance and pretentiousness. If you manage to create an unexpected form or organize an ensemble that causes admiration, is perceived as unexpected - then this is exactly what should be done. It is important that the tile is no longer limited to ceramics - in the modern vein it can be glass, metal, cork and so on.

• The complete opposite of the modernist approach is tile country music. This format originated in the 1920s, but now its true renaissance is taking place. A characteristic feature of the style is that, along with the signs that are inviolable for all its subspecies, each of them has a national specificity. In any case, they use as close as possible to the nature of the tone, and they should be uniform and without bright accents. With all the other elements of the interior, such decoration is combined on the principle of contrast.

The classical ceramic tile has that indisputable advantage that it is always in fashion. What various designers and builders would not solve, what neighbors and colleagues would not say - it is this material that fits, if not for centuries, then for many decades.

Retro style flooring helps emphasize tradition. Quite a few manufacturers have already mastered the production of just such tiles, and both the finishing of centuries past and the old-fashioned tiles of the mid-twentieth century can be imitated.

Many retro collections are compiled with the expectation of using ceramics as a background for more expressive design elements. A significant part of the models contains images of former celebrities and other classic plots.

The imitation of coatings laid before the beginning of the last century implies the use of plant, ornamental or geometric motifs in a drawing. When the avant-garde spirit is copied, priority is given to a surface made of glass or metal. The antique-style tile embodies one general idea - it reproduces the look of a natural stone as accurately as possible.

Ornaments with a floral or geometric plot are perfectly acceptable.and, ideally, they should not differ from the style typical of historical antiquity. In some cases, you can use tiles with inclusions that simulate gilding. With sufficient bathroom space and availability of free money, you can even order a whole three-dimensional panel in the Greek key.

If this solution does not suit you at all, you should look at the tile in the Arabic (oriental) style.It perfectly combines with minimalist environments and harmoniously complements it.

In most cases, exotic based on the Arab East emphasizes the extravagance and originality of taste living in the house. If there are already other non-standard elements, it is better to look for an alternative solution. The rhythmically built ornament reveals its visual advantages on a monophonic background, painted in soothing colors.

In the Egyptian version for ceramic tiles are peculiar:

• patterns formed by yellow and brown tones;
• periodically adding gold details;
• when using a small ornament on the perimeter - its strict geometrical.

A different approach was invented in Morocco and other countries of the Maghreb. The tile, designed in the appropriate manner, combines white, blue and blue paint. In addition to them, blotches of beige, green and orange are introduced. For a bathroom, it is advisable to select material with patterns of cold tones.

To complete the review of bathroom finishes in an exotic way is appropriate in Japanese style.

It is always characterized by:

• the severity and conciseness of all lines, the configuration as a whole;
• the prevalence of saturated dark or saturated light colors (in different collections);
• regardless of the chosen color - the rest of the decor in this Japanese style.

The use of hieroglyphs, on the contrary, is not always practiced. The main part of the manufacturers prefers to demonstrate the worked accent by other expressive means.

A bold and at the same time attractive move - using tiles with island-style plots, with images of nature and things traditionally associated with the land of the rising sun. Selecting the appropriate option is not a problem: in the assortment of almost every manufacturer there is a version or even an entire collection, which is called “Sakura”. Natural colors will be harmoniously shown if they are accompanied by the same texture.

The variety of tiles for the bathroom is not limited to the listed options.For example, an English-style coating always has many small details; often the coat of arms of royal lilies are often the plot for finishing materials. The tile of white color with narrow red, green or blue lines also fully complies with the canons of style. No wonder: for a country like the United Kingdom, sea motives and ocean travel references are quite natural. And the English style, like the Japanese, has such a feature as duplication of the natural wood type.

The complete opposite of the British standard is the loft. The most popular type of finish in this style is imitation brickwork. Only slightly inferior to her in demand "concrete" surface. The advantage of such a coating is its neutrality, easy integration into any interior.

Loft can also be built on imitation wood, and this imitation is absolutely resistant to water. Tile in the Scandinavian style will certainly attract the attention of those who do not want to trim their bathroom "under the industrial enterprise."

There will be a monotonous tile or in its design non-standard patterns will be used - only the owners of the house decide.

Anyone who wants to modernize their dwelling a little, chooses the patchwork option. On the market there are mostly floral variations of such a tile, but finding instances where a geometric pattern would be used or an abstraction is also not difficult.

If the bathroom is decorated in high-tech style, you should focus on the mirror and other modern varieties of finishing tiles. It is even possible to imitate a natural stone, but only in a single-color version. When the monochromatic version is categorically not like, you can safely combine two or three congenial shades.

Among the popular styles of ceramic tiles now there is also modern. This approach is fully compatible with the floral pattern. Moreover, those extremes of technogenic bias, which are characteristic of a loft or constructivism, are completely absent here.When finishing actively use brown, green, beige and other colors characteristic of wildlife.

In the bathroom a list of preferred colors complement the gray-blue and pearl-gray options.

Given these recommendations, it will be easy and simple to create an attractive interior in any bathroom.

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