Love Your Living Room: How to Use Wall and Floor Tiles

Though it might be true that tiles and bathrooms are a match made in heaven, trend-setters understand that tiles can be used in almost any room if you put enough thought into it. Living rooms are often not the place you find tiles, but why is that? Modern tiles are extremely durable, stylish and inexpensive, and come in a broad spectrum of styles – making them easily the best flooring type available.

Whether your home aesthetic is overtly lavish or you prefer a calm and laid-back environment, tiles offer a unique twist on living room decoration that ensures your individualised home stands out for all of the right reasons. Admittedly, it can be hard to visualise where wall or floor tiles might sit in your living room – so, in today’s post, we’ll be providing you with the inspiration you need to bring tiles into your living room with style.

Tile your floors

Though most of us might associate floor tiles with bathrooms and kitchens, they can look right at home when they’re installed in a living room, too. Boasting long-lasting durability, high-quality floor tiles are ideal for areas of the home that see heavy, regular use. While some might believe tiles are ‘cold’ and therefore not well suited to living areas, if you layer up the space with lush furnishings, cosy textiles and materials, the room can flourish with warmth and vibrancy.

Create a complementary colour scheme by building a palette from the ground up, incorporating an accent through accessories that match your large floor tiles and a contrasting colour in furnishings to create a dynamic space that makes an instant impression. You could even use a seamless floor transition between rooms in an open-plan area, creating continuation with large tiles to create the illusion of a larger space. For a hardwearing alternative to wooden flooring, realistic wood-effect floor tiles provide an easy-to-clean flooring solution that retains a classic look.

Tile your walls

Wall tiles are perfectly suited to messier or wet areas of the home, but they can also be a stylish feature that can add character to a space. In living rooms, wall tiles can be anything from bright and bold to subtle and subdued – and with such a wide array of styles, patterns and textures available, you’re sure to find a style that fits with your home’s overall aesthetic. A guaranteed way to draw attention to your living room design is with a feature wall. Whether you use geometric wall tiles for an ultra-modern flair or textured slate tiles for a classy contrast, bringing tiles into your living room with a feature wall can be a stunning way to ramp up this room’s appeal. Alternatively, create a checkerboard aesthetic using our Comfort Tiles with black tiles of a similar size for a modern, monochrome look.

Tile your fireplace

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For those gifted with a fireplace, wall tiles can be just the thing to spruce them up. One of the greatest benefits of tiles is their ability to be mixed and matched to build your own unique look. In a period property, our Nikea wall tiles allow you to channel the vintage trend in style. For a clean-cut, modern home, a combination of white tiles will create a stripped-back aesthetic that doesn’t compromise on luxury. Homes that have Mediterranean-esque decor can be expertly paired with an organic tile colour to provide natural continuity between the wall tiles and wooden features. Alternatively, a finer strip of smaller, ornate tiles can be used on the outskirts of your fireplace for a subtle touch.

Whether you’re sprucing up the space with a high-impact feature wall or adding the finishing touches to your fireplace, tiles are the best way to inject some contemporary style into your living room.