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Tile samples for bathroom, kitchen: choose correctly

The living space, especially the home territory, should be equipped as comfortable as possible. Therefore, the apartment, in particular, the bathroom and the kitchen room, should be sufficiently responsible.

Of course, in any construction store, there will be samples of the bathroom tiles in a rich assortment, help choose, everyone will tell and show. But it is best to come for such an important acquisition of fulfillment, namely, having at least some idea of \u200b\u200bthe types of ceramic tiles. Knowledge about which of the species is more suitable for walls, and which is better to use to cover the floor, the possibility of an error when choosing is eliminated.

Ceramic tile assortment for bathroom and kitchen

If earlier the types of bathroom tiles were limited to one or two names, today their impressive variety allows you to fully show design abilities and most accurately implement your ideas about the design of the bathroom (or kitchen). The most famous are: Kottofort, Majolika (or Metlah tiles), Cotto, clinker, porous tile, porcelain stoneware and mosaic.

Mosaic tile

Presenting in the construction mangazine samples of ceramic tiles for the bathroom, sellers, for wall decoration, can offer mosaic.

Modern mosaic tile does not require her painstaking "collecting" on the surface to obtain a picture.

Mosaic tessers are stuck in the right order on paper (face side) or placed on the grid (the inside, which will be attached to the wall), are usually produced in rolls. Convenience in working with this type of bathroom tiles is obvious - the placement of it on the surface occurs quite quickly.

Maitolika, or Metlah tiles

The historic Motherland of the Metlah Tile - Italy. And still Maitolika is produced there. Studying samples of tiles for the kitchen, to Maitolike should be closed with interest - it is resistant to all sorts of "kitchen" negative impacts and is distinguished by durability, as it passes the double firing procedure. The surface has glazed opaque. As one of the samples of ceramic tiles for the bathroom also deserves attention. Only walls can be arranged, it does not fit for the floor. It is made from career clay, which has carbonate, sand grains and iron oxides.


Cottfort Tile

This ceramic tile, the samples of which also cause interest in the plan of use in the kitchens and in the bathrooms, also has Italian origin. Universal, it covers the floors, but you can lining the walls. The glaze on the surface is opaque.


Ceramographic

Different types of ceramic tiles for the bathroom are highly durable, but the highest rate belongs after all the stoneware.

Made a porcelain tile by pressing method, do not glare.

It is an ideal sample of a bathroom tile - for floor covering, although it is possible to lining the walls. The basis of this type of tile can be both color and white.

Porcelain stoneware - perfect bathroom material

Porous tile

A large number of samples for kitchen tiles are represented by porous tile - its dimensional range is quite large. It can only be used to finish the floor if the water absorption level is less than 10%. If above this threshold, it is better to apply only for wall cladding. Not very suitable as one of the types of ceramic tiles for bathrooms - due to high water permeability. Get a porous tile with a single firing, covered with icing.


Clinker tile

One of the types of ceramic tiles is clinker, the samples of which, to choose from, can also be studied in the store. Due to the fact that the mechanical strength, and the clinker tile density is very high, it is perfectly suitable as one of the types of tiles not only for the bathroom (walls, gender), but for more serious objects such as pools.


Tuscan tile

Tuscan tile, second name Cotto, usually large-sized unhappy. Color gamut - red, different shades. One of those kinds of ceramic tiles for the bathroom, which is used only for floor finish.

For a more visible view of what kinds of bathroom tiles are presented for each description.


Samples of different ways of laying tiles in the bathroom

A variety of quantities of ceramic tile gives an impetus to "creativity without boundaries", contributes to this and the fact that samples of laying tiles in the bathroom are not limited to one or two options. In fact, the scope for creativity is great.

The classic vertical and horizontal layouts are complemented by layouts in a checker order, a carpet, a rotor, in a cage, with panels, dizard tiles, with the release of contrasting zones, etc.

Ceramic tile layouts on the wall:


Ceramic tile layouts on the floor:

Ceramic, floor tiles for kitchen, also bathroom: Harmony is important!

Studying samples of ceramic tiles for the kitchen, you should focus on the following moments. Too light shades are undesirable, otherwise the spots from the spray of fat, inevitable in the cooking process, will immediately rush into the eyes. Further. Harmony should be in everything, so the design of the walls should not enter the floor-coated dissonance, that is, samples of floor tiles for the kitchen should be selected either the same tones or contrasting, but necessarily combined colors.


The bathroom also requires a special relationship, you need to immediately think over the overall concept of her finish. Of course, samples of tiles for the bathroom, presented in construction stores based on the available range, will help you decide on the best variants of combinations. And then harmony will come not only in the shower, but also in the house.