Kitchen floor and wall tiles: 3 ceramic tile solutions to decorate it with style
Read through all our tips on how to customise your kitchen with ceramic wall tiles
Are you looking for new solutions to decorate your kitchen? Have no fear! Here are some tips and solutions - strictly in ceramic tile - which can help you turn your lunch area into a sophisticated and functional setting, in keeping with your specific tastes and requirements.
Among all the materials available on the market, porcelain stoneware constitutes the ideal solution to tile your kitchen, since this room is exposed to multiple stresses, day-in day-out. Ceramic tile surfaces are hard-wearing and hygienic, they do not trap dirt and bacteria, they do not release harmful substances, not even when in contact with naked flames and, above all, they are really easy to clean. Choosing stoneware wall tiles will therefore allow you to experiment at the hob without fear of doing any damage, soiling or staining the surfaces, so you can thoroughly enjoy this domestic setting in the company of your friends and family!
Functionality without relinquishing style, considering that porcelain stoneware manages to replicate any natural material perfectly, including the most prized and delicate, such as wood and marble. You can choose from a large number of styling effects, colours and decorations to suit your particular personality… you will simply be spoilt for choice!
To find your way around the many different decorative solutions available, here is a brief summary of the most popular styles at the moment and some simple design tips to reproduce them in your own home.
SCANDINAVIAN STYLE: MINIMAL AND NATURAL
The undisputed star of the latest residential design trends is without a doubt Scandinavian style, inspired by the interior design found in Northern European Countries: kitchens fitted with simple and contemporary furniture, with the prevalence of eco-friendly materials and natural colours, perhaps alternated with a few splashes of brighter colours, green details, but above all… pale wooden floors, capable of making the setting immediately more welcoming and informal!
The Lagom and Elisir ceramic tile collections by Marca Corona reinterpret the concept of harmony, warmth and simplicity of Scandinavian style to perfection. While the 4 warm and textured shades of Elisir generate feelings of intimacy and sophistication for domestic settings, the Lagom surfaces faithfully replicate the grain patterns of oak wood, focusing on a colour palette that also embraces colder and more modern hues.
MAJOLICA AND CEMENTINE TILES FOR SUNNY, RETRO ATMOSPHERES
If on the other hand you prefer a more Mediterranean atmosphere, perhaps inspired by the warm welcome found by all in Italy, you could opt for a kitchen with a more sunny and authentic personality.
Small-size majolica tiles, with their hand-crafted soul and attractive glossy finish, are designed to add a lively and highly decorative touch to your kitchen.
To design domestic settings with retro charm, Marca Corona offers its Maiolica and Storie d’Italia wall tiles: recommended for use as both floor and wall tiles, these stoneware collections can be used as all-over decoration throughout the room, where they create plenty of movement and brightness, or as original blocks of colour, for instance to mark out specific sectors, create decorative carpets around a main island or to embellish washbasin areas and kitchen backsplashes. The colours and patterns available are so many and so versatile that the installation and customisation possibilities are almost endless!
The Paprica hexagonal tile range is instead ideal for those in pursuit of a retro-inspired style with a softer and calmer look.
Paprica cementine tiles offer a modern reinterpretation of the residential decoration concept, offering chalky surfaces with deliberately optional geometrical decorations, available in the dual coloured or black&white variants.
Original in both its size and the patterns available, the Paprica collection was designed to turn the kitchen into a trendy, designer setting, thanks to the perfect mix of past and future.
MARBLE AND STONE EFFECT FOR A TOUCH OF NATURAL ELEGANCE
If on the other hand you prefer a more classic and understated style, then the elegance of marble effect ceramic tiles and the authenticity of stone effect will win you over! The stoneware floor and wall tiles replicate their inspiring styling to perfection, while offering superior hard-wearing resistance, practicality and versatility. Once you have chosen your desired effect and style, it will be easy to match your stoneware surfaces with different types of interior design items and accessories, to put together settings in keeping with your personal taste and capable of standing the test of time... and passing fads!
To enhance the value of small kitchens or to design luxurious rooms, you can opt for the large marble effect sizes of Foyer. The gleam and shine of the surfaces and the innovative Inlay decoration, Terrazzo effect coloured spider webs, make this series of floor and wall tiles a truly exclusive design offering.
The Encode collection will mesmerise you with its bold textured graphics and its colour palette, which supplements 4 elegant neutral hues with a truly modern Green accent.
In short, ceramic tiles offer infinite solutions to renovate your kitchen, without compromising on practicality or styling in this setting: with Marca Corona ceramic tiles, technical quality and attractive design work in combination to allow you to design the room of your dreams!
