Style Pairings: How to Mix and Match Your Wall and Floor Tiles
With the rising popularity of tile-clad feature walls and the expanding range of floor tile types and styles, combining the two is something most modern homeowners should think about in at least one of their rooms. Whether you’re tiling your kitchen, bathroom or elsewhere, matching your wall tiles and floor tiles can be a tricky task for the inexperienced – so, in today’s post, we’ll be taking you through some of the simple and stylish ways you can mix and match your tiles.
Avoid ‘busyness’
Often the trickiest part of mixing wall and floor tiles is striking a balance to avoid the room looking ‘busy’. Smaller wall tiles with more intricate or textured details work best when paired with large, plain floor tiles to prevent the space becoming overwhelmed with pattern. This can work especially well in bathroom splashbacks, combining statement bathroom wall tiles with pared-back floor tiles to create an eye-catching feature wall that will add interest and texture to the space. Kitchen wall tiles can also be easily used on splashbacks with less chance of looking overcrowded. Try using mosaic patterns for a characterful, low-maintenance option that can pair easily with a similarly coloured floor tile choice.
Use neutral white tiles with patterned wall sections for a designer finish
Large-scale white floor tiles can create an adaptable base to build upon with patterns and interest. Try pairing these with coloured wall tiles in your bathrooms and kitchens in certain spots – for example, on the wall behind your bath or on the outside of a kitchen island. You can use your creativity here, opting to tile different sections of your bathroom walls in different sizes of the same tile. You could choose miniature hexagonal tiles on the side of an in-built bath and then use larger hexagons on the other walls. Combined with large white bathroom floor tiles, you’ll have a bathroom fit for any fashion-forward home.
Create a strong look
With an influx of styles, replicas and uses, tiles are now an ideal way to create a bold aesthetic at home. For those interested in the timeless Manhattan loft style, try mixing on-trend metro wall tiles with large square concrete bathroom floor tiles. For visual impact, use black metro wall tiles with the lighter shades found with concrete for a dramatic city-inspired look. Tiles and kitchens are a match made in heaven, so think about the different ways you can utilise them. In period properties, you could use throwback vintage-effect kitchen floor tiles coupled with white wall tiles for a touch of class.
Play with a single colour
Colour-matching is an essential but difficult part of designing any home design, but you don’t have to have a varied palette to design something special. One of the easiest ways to mix and match wall and floor tiles is to keep the same colour running throughout. Using a single colour means you can experiment with different patterns without running the risk of ‘overcrowding’ or overpowering the area. Try playing with different sizes and shapes for a consistent colour palette that evokes interest. Use kitchen tiles on an island to complement an existing base colour – for example, using ledgestone tiles in grey to add texture and interest to a kitchen with slightly darker floor tiles.
Run your floor tiles up the wall
A popular tile design trend is using floor tiles to ‘run up’ the sides of the walls, and then using a strip of dividing mosaic to partition the space between those tiles and another style running up the rest of the wall. A simple way to make sure they match is to use a lighter shade of wall tile and a darker shade of floor tile. This look looks stunning in bathrooms, creating a professional and unique finish – without a hefty price-tag.
Whether you’re shooting for a style reminiscent of 1920’s New York, or a clean-cut one-colour combination, there are plenty of ways to mix tiles for a stylish and professional aesthetic – so browse our extensive range of wall tiles and floor tiles today to find your perfect match.
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