While people may rarely consciously notice the floors of your house, they will feel something is not right if the flooring is shoddy or doesn t go with the rest of your décor. People with elegant tastes aren t satisfied with the standard industrial beige wall to wall carpeting that is mindlessly installed in so many homes and apartments these days. It is functional, but it is also generic. Instead, a person who craves uniqueness should consider installing floor tiles.
Floor tiles look good in many rooms in your house. They wear well in high traffic areas like entry ways. They are easy to keep clean in messier areas like your kitchen or bathroom.
They can add class anywhere, and as long as they are coupled with an appropriate area rug, floor tiles can even be found in the bedroom or the living room. Floor tiles have been a popular choice for thousands of years for these very reasons.
You will find archeological evidence of floor tiles being used in Troy, Mohenjo Daro, and Crete as well as all over the Greek, Roman, and Byzantium worlds. Even today, the inheritors of those cultures still use decorative floor tiles in sacred spaces like mosques and churches. There is just so much that you can do with floor tiles.
If you are really going for an extraordinary look, consider finding one special place in your entryway that you can have a mosaic pendant. A mosaic is created by arranging small glazed ceramic tiles to create a pattern or a picture.
It is truly stunning when finished and gives your home a one of a kind look. Creating a mosaic is a very labor intensive project, so start with a small accent piece before you decide if you want your entire floor done in mosaic tiles.
Your flooring can be bright and colorful if you use larger ceramic glazed tiles as well. They made of fired clay or terracotta and wear quite well. The best part is that they are glazed in bright colors to liven up your kitchen or bathroom. You can install glazed tiles as a border for regular ceramic tiles or you can do your entire floor in this bold manner. Just make sure that you seal your tiles with a non slip surface treatment or you may find yourself sliding all over the place if they get wet.
If you consider yourself to be more a natural type, you should install floor tiles made out of stone. Natural stone tiles are most often found in slate and granite. Limestone is also occasionally used, but as it is a softer stone it will show traffic patterns sooner than other varieties. Natural stone floor tiles fill your room with irregular shapes and variegated colors. They also hide dirt and stains and so are great for entryways. If you use them in your kitchen, make sure that you seal your stone tiles so the mortar doesn t degrade. Any of this floor tile options will turn an ordinary room into an extraordinary room.
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Annie is an expert furniture and interior design writer.
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