The kitchen is often considered the heart of a home, and its design and aesthetics play a crucial role in creating a welcoming and functional space. When it comes to choosing the perfect tiles for your kitchen, you may find yourself torn between timeless options that withstand the test of time or trendy designs that add a contemporary flair. Considering the great impact the ceramic tiles can have on the look and feel of your home, you want to make sure you make a choice you’re happy with now and for the years to come.
In this blog, we will explore the benefits and considerations of both timeless and trendy kitchen tiles to help you make an informed decision that suits your personal style and stands the test of time.
Timeless Kitchen Tiles
Regardless of whether you’re renovating your forever home or you’re looking to increase your property’s value to sell–the ceramic tiles you choose for your kitchen will make a great impact on the design and experience of your home. Whilst trends come and go, choosing timeless designs will allow you to make a reliable choice that you won’t regret as your style preferences as well as your lifestyle changes
Additionally, timeless tiles will allow for more flexibility for buyers that are inspecting your property. Choosing trending tiles could narrow your market and it could be the reason why a buyer makes (or doesn’t make) an offer. It’s important to note that trending tiles for selling a property is a risk that doesn’t always pay off
Explore our timeless kitchen tiles below to see if this is the correct decision for you.
Minimalist tiles
Timeless kitchen tiles are characterised by their classic appeal and enduring beauty. Options like white subway tiles, natural stone, and neutral-coloured ceramic tiles exude elegance and sophistication, making them a safe choice that won’t go out of style. What’s essential for timeless tiles is upholding a minimalist design. These minimalist tiles provide a versatile backdrop that allows you to experiment with various design elements over the years without the need for a complete overhaul.
Choosing a minimalist style doesn’t mean minimal options–in fact, if anything, there’s more minimalist and timeless designs to choose from due to their long-standing impact. From classic white tiles, subtle stone-look tiles, large format tiles or subway tiles–you’ll be spoiled for choice when selecting your timeless kitchen tiles for your home.
When choosing timeless tiles you’ll want to steer away from bright colours or intricate designs. Instead, choose neutral colours such as whites, browns, greys or blacks. Although these minimalist colours might appear plain, once installed they’ll brighten the space, providing a versatile canvas for your kitchen.
For trusty and reliable kitchen tiles, we recommend choosing a classic non-resistant tile in a subtle shade such as: Peronda Ground Silver Polished (soft stone finish and anti-slip tile), Senzatempo Bianco (soft and light stone-look tile) or Slate White (rectified glazed ceramic in a classic white colour).
Subway tiles
Installing subway tiles is a classic and beautiful way to elevate your kitchen. Install the subway tiles along the lower table, as a splashback behind the tap or, behind the stove–chat to your designer or consult with our team to find the most aesthetically pleasing option for your kitchen
Subway tiles is a traditional design that has been used since they emerged in the subway tunnels in New York City in 1904. Since their introduction to design, subway tiles have been repurposed to achieve different looks from traditional to modern to experimental. Depending on the tile colour and pattern you choose, subway tiles have the potential to match any theme.
For your timeless kitchen, choose subway tiles that are black, grey or white. These colours stand the test of time, offering a subtle sophistication that won’t go unnoticed. Some options include: Raku Nero Lava (high gloss, black, porcelain tiles), Gloss White Bevell (beveled edge, gloss, white, porcelain tiles) and Gloss Grey (classic gloss grey tiles). Explore our full range of subway tiles here.
Trendy Kitchen Tiles
Trendy kitchen tiles offer great fun to the interior design of your kitchen. Choosing trendy kitchen tiles is a great opportunity to express your unique style and showcase your personality in your home. Whether you enjoy bright and colourful, experimental and edgy or modern and captivating–there’s such a wide range of kitchen tiles to choose from, you’ll be able to find kitchen tiles that accurately capture your vision.
Mosaic tiles
Mosaic tiles are an eye-capturing way to showcase your unique style in your kitchen. With their intricate patterns and diverse colour combinations, mosaic tiles have the ability to transform a kitchen into a captivating work of art. Whether used as a backsplash or a focal point on the floor, mosaic tiles bring a sense of individuality and character to the room
Mosaic tiles can vary considerably from one design to another. You can keep it minimalistic with just white or black, experiment with white and black, embrace different colour combinations or opt for an unexpected shape. The small, intricately placed pieces come together to form a cohesive design that can range from traditional and geometric to whimsical and contemporary.
To begin exploring mosaic tiles and to define your style preferences, take a look at our selection: Scales Black Gloss Fan Mosaic (Spanish half circles available in gloss finish, white, light grey and black), Crystal Green Stack Bond Gloss Mosaic (vibrant green stack tiles for splashbacks), Diamond White Gloss Mosaic (diamond shaped white and grey gloss tiles).
Bright and bold tiles
Colour has a profound psychological impact on design, influencing our emotions, perceptions, and overall experience of a space. Different colours evoke specific psychological responses, and understanding their effects is crucial when creating a desired ambiance. Considering ceramic tiles take up a large portion of the room, the colour you choose will play an important part in dictating the feeling experienced in the space. Here’s where choosing bright and bold colours offer a lot of fun in design, embracing lighthearted emotions to complete an eye-grabbing and charming interior.
Bold and bright ceramic tiles can be a game-changer when it comes to kitchen design, offering vibrancy, energy, and a sense of playfulness into the space. Keep in mind the emotion attached to the colour you choose in order to achieve your ideal look and feel. For example, shades of red are associated with passion and energy, blue is known for calming and yellow is associated with happiness and joy
Playing with coloured ceramic tiles is a great way to elevate a simple space into a design wonderment. If you’re looking to add a splash of colour to your kitchen, browse our wide selection of ceramic tiles. From Raku Blu Oriente (high gloss, porcelain, subway tiles) or Solid Pink Glossy (just like it sounds–solid, pink and glossy ceramic tiles)–the option is yours at Ceramic Tile Supplies!
Decorative tiles
Nothing draws your attention quite like decorative tiles. Made famous by Spain with famous landmarks such as The Alhambra, Park Güell, Casa Batlló and not to mention the entire Seville city in Spain which is known as the city of ceramic tiles! Today, interior designers and homeowners alike embrace the allure of decorative tiles to create stunning, visually captivating spaces that pay homage to the vibrant heritage of Spain.
Whether you’re looking for a fun and quirky design or a sophisticated modern look, decorative tiles vary considerably to match your vision and deliver that ‘wow-factor.’ Decorative tiles can be used to create stunning backsplashes, accent walls, and of course for flooring options too, instantly transforming the kitchen into a visually captivating and inviting area
Decorative tiles provide an opportunity to experiment with different styles, textures, and colour combinations, allowing for a truly customised and unforgettable kitchen design. If this is the vision that you’re seeking to achieve in your kitchen, we would recommend browsing our selection of decorative tiles. Styles vary from Spoon Blanc (white, patterned and embossed tiles), Ciment Floral (heritage inspired glazed porcelain tiles), Self More Decor 16 (13th century inspired matt finished glazed porcelain tiles) and many more!
Where to find timeless and trendy titles in Perth
Choosing your ceramic tiles for your kitchen is no easy decision. Whether you’re choosing timeless ceramic tiles or trendy ceramic tiles, either option holds countless options that offer a different look and feel to your interior. Before purchasing your ceramic tiles, we recommend always inspecting the tiles in person. Although browsing online gives you good insight into what style you might prefer, seeing the tiles in person is a different experience. Luckily, we offer our complete range of kitchen ceramic tiles at our showrooms in Wangara and Myaree. We encourage all to visit our showroom, talk with our friendly staff and find the timeless or trendy tiles that will complete your dream kitchen.
