Tile Flooring Design

Tile flooring design makes for truly unique and amazingly beautiful floors. With this material you can recreate a pool, a forest, a chess board, pictures, and abstract patterns – just about anything that you can think of. This versatile material may be expensive but lets you play with your imagination like none other. Some of the most stunning custom designed floors are made of tile flooring designs.

If your heart is set on a tile flooring design – it is time to choose your material. You can develop tile flooring design in vinyl, stone, porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles.

• Vinyl Tile Design – Vinyl is an easy material to work with. It can easily be cut to create the shape you want. With vinyl tiles you can create logos or intricate design on the floor. The problem with vinyl tiles is that if you plan to install too intricate a pattern you may find that small vinyl tiles are difficult to keep glued down. Another disadvantage is that vinyl tiles cannot be installed in heavy traffic areas as they wear out too soon.
• Stone tiles – Stones like marble and granite can be used to create a design on the floor. If you choose to have a stone tile floor you will find yourself limited by the color choices available in natural stone.
• Porcelain and Ceramic tiles – These are long lasting, come in a wide variety of colors and patterns that you can choose from. It is even possible to order custom tiles. Hand painted tiles, etched tiles and mosaic tiles are all used to create beautiful floors.

Why Tile Flooring Design?

Tile flooring can be a great interior designing tool. Designer tiles of unique shapes and colors can be combined to produce a floor that is nothing short of an artwork. Tile flooring helps to

• Hide flaws in the floor if any
• Create one in a million floors
• Create a long lasting floor that is easy to maintain
• Add art work in the least expected of all places – your floor!

Do remember that a designer tile floor can cost a neat packet and its installation will need trained hands and time.

Creating Tile Flooring Designs

Simple designs can be created by combining regular multi colored or textured tiles. More complex design like the compass rose can be created by cutting out the required shapes from commercially available tiles. For yet more complex designs you will need custom made tiles.

• The first step is to finalize a design you would like to have installed on your floor.
• A reputed interior designer or flooring contractor can help give concrete shape to your ideas.
• The design is drawn to scale on a paper. At this stage you can see the design as it will appear on the floor. It is also possible to calculate the number, colors and shape of the tiles that you will need for your project. Depending on the complexity of your design you may need made to order hand rolled tiles which will increase the cost of your flooring project.
• Generally, especially glazed tiles with an MOH close to 5 are preferred for ceramic tile artwork. These tiles are hardy and easy to clean. After all you would like your investment in your designer floor to stay in the pink of health for years to come.

Designer tile floors have a long history behind them. Beautiful designer tiles were used by the Romans, in ancient Europe to adorn churches and in Asia to beautify mosques and palaces. Tile flooring design has since been adopted by many commercial establishments and home owners looking for something out of the ordinary.

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