The bathroom is the wet room in any apartment. Because of this feature, the requirements for bathroom finishes are special. In particular, the material that covers the walls should be as waterproof as possible, and the floor covering - also non-slip.
Choosing a tile for your bathroom, people often stop on materials such as ceramic tiles, water-resistant paint or washable wallpaper. Tile is the most practical option among them. Let's find out why.
Advantages of tile for bathroom
- Minimal porosity and maximum moisture resistance are the main features of this material.
- Another of the advantages of tiles as a facing material for the bathroom is its practicality. For tile easy to care for, if necessary it can be washed with soapy water, so the general cleaning in the bathroom is not particularly difficult.
- Wear resistance and durability are also useful qualities of tile. Putting a tile in the bathroom, you for years will forget about the repair, because it will remain still bright and beautiful. But at the same time it is a rather fragile material, therefore it is not recommended to drop heavy items on the tile.
- Today, the stores are full of collections of different types of tiles. They are distinguished by a variety of shades, patterns and textures, so you can easily find a tile for any design of the bathroom.
How to choose a tile for the bathroom?
First of all, you need to determine the size of the tiles. They are as follows: 15x15, 20x20, 15x30 and 20x30 cm. Choose the size depending on the area of the room: for example, in a house with a standard "Khrushchev" layout in the bathroom, the minimum size of the tile is better looked, and in an apartment with a combined spacious bathroom it is possible to use a larger tile.
Think about the colors of the tiles. Here are several possible options:
- purchase of wall and floor tiles from the same collection, but different shades (with tile on the floor in the bathroom usually duplicating the shade of the washbasin or bath);
- the bathroom is completely faced with the same tile (for walls you can choose a tile with a smaller thickness), and white plumbing is installed;
- and maybe you want to create an even more original and unique design in your bathroom? Use in the bathroom black, white or black and white tiles, or combinations of green and yellow, orange and blue, white and beige, blue and turquoise hues;
- the purchase of 3d bathroom tiles is a great way to visually expand a small room and give it your "zest". Modern 3d technology is now becoming very popular in interior design, and not for nothing: it allows you to turn the flaws of any room into virtues, turning the bathroom walls into three-dimensional ocean depths, and its ceiling into the cloudless sky.
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Today, producers delight us with a wide variety of types of tiles: it can be monochrome and with patterns, various shades and textures, imitating natural materials, etc. A variety of tiles from the tile is a mosaic that allows you to create small patterns in the bathroom, as well as whole pictures.
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And, finally, keep in mind that you can lay out tiles in dozens of different ways. Use curbs, dividers and colored inserts - and your bathroom will be unique.
And one more important nuance when choosing a tile for the bathroom: by purchasing this material, be sure to take it with a margin of at least 10% of the total. Often, the tile has to be cut , and when tiling the tile can be accidentally broken. Be sure to ask the seller what remains of the tiles you like are in stock.