Kitchen Tiles and Designs: Trends for 2017

Investing in your kitchen’s interior is important for two vital reasons. The first is that you’ll want your kitchen renovation to last, and secondly, the kitchen has the potential to be the central area of your entire home. While accessories and appliances all factor into the design of your kitchen, tiles are a statement on their own – and the durability, variety, and low maintenance of kitchen tiles make them a great choice for your kitchen.

When used effectively, kitchen tiles can say a lot about yourself and your home – and through this guide to the trends for 2017, we will show you how to make the most of your kitchen this year.

Get creative with colour

A simple way to brighten and modernise your kitchen, coloured tiling is an increasingly popular design option that depends on kitchen tiles that are saturated with colour. Whether your kitchen requires a splash of colour to start the new year with an upbeat bang or to reflect the return of retro, coloured tiling is an effective and impactful way to boost the design of your kitchen. 2017 will also see the trend of plants indoors continuing to prove popular, making emerald green kitchen tiles the perfect companion for an up-to-date look.

Decorative tiling

Tiles can be used in a variety of dynamic ways, be it through a vibrant contrast to plainer kitchen appliances or even as part of the room’s flooring. Suitable for both kitchen wall and floor tiles, decorative tiling can add visual appeal to any interior – and compositional layouts and colour schemes can be moved into the new year through a bold and vibrant choice of kitchen tile. Perfectly complementary to the dark decor set to make a return in 2017, kitchen splashback tiles in black and gold would provide the sophisticated contrast to the darkness with its glistening pigments. For a timeless kitchen design, white kitchen tiles will work well with our world park collection.

Creative layout

With aesthetically appealing monochrome tiles like the white, black and grey kitchen tiles, the basic hues of monochrome are set to be important throughout 2017. The up-and-coming tile trend sees the arrangement of classic rectangular metro tiles used vertically, as opposed to the traditional horizontal angle. By experimenting with the angling and positioning of your kitchen tiles, you can entirely change the symmetry. Though this tile trend is perfect for enhancing the more classic monochrome, bold and bright metro tiles like limes and reds are also perfect for creating a more impactful kitchen space.

Alternatively shaped tiling

If your kitchen craves innovation, alternatively shaped tiling allows you to be creative with the style and design of your space with minimal effort. Hexagonal shaped kitchen tiles are proving to be favourites among interior designers, with their symmetry and angles used to add a sophisticated, modern edge to any kitchen. Effective as both kitchen and floor tiles, the hexagon tiling range comes in a range of classic colourings for subtle and sophisticated styling. For kitchen creators wanting to take their shaped tiling to the next level, the tiles can be used to make your patterns or mosaics individual to you.

Tiles can be the staple of your kitchen’s interior, and as a communal room for guests and gatherings, the kitchen is the perfect place to experiment with tiling. At Tiles Direct, we offer a wide range of high quality and high value tiling, with our price match guarantee ensuring you get the best deal every time. Welcome 2017 into your home with the array of kitchen wall and floor tiles available at Tiles Direct, and overhaul your kitchen this new year.