Laying tiles in the style of Patchwork: how and where to implement a fashionable reception

This ceramic facing resembles products made in a patchwork technique when the fabric pieces with different pattern are combined into a single cloth. We tell about it in more detail.

The combinations of tiles with a multitude of different decor creates an unusual and attractive kaleidoscope effect. Pre-made ceramic solutions in the style of Patchwork offer almost all manufacturers of ceramic tiles. Its elements of these series can be surprisingly organically combining the incompatible: a variety of styles, colors, sizes and textures. The result is the unique compositions on the floor, wall or kitchen apron.

Collection Bombato, Mainzu Ceramica

Antic, Ceracasa Collection

Some are distinguished by bright festive paints, others are made in a single color scheme, calm, muted shades, sometimes with deliberate "sweep" or in the form of a barely appearing through the color pattern of the pattern. It is important that this ceramic "patchwork blanket" makes the interior more cozy and alive.

For fighters of fast solutions, there are ready-made mixes collected by designers. Adherents of creative experiments can create cladding in the style of "Patchwork" on their own, pickup tiles with different decor of one manufacturer. In this case, it should be remembered that the combined tiles should be at least one common parameter: color, drawing or style.

Visual Center for Decor

When we enter the room, the look immediately stops not at the center of the room, but on the area free of furniture. This free plot is most often small (1-2 m), especially in the kitchens, where stands are installed with a working table, domestic equipment, table and chairs. Therefore, a plot with carpet décor specialists are advised to shift from the geometric room of the room to a more notable visual center. A pre-made layout plan for tile will help arrange cutting elements under furniture or in those places where they will not rush into the eyes. And on open floor planes, use whole tiles.

Veneto collection

Stout color

In order for the background tiles surrounding the carpet decor, the impression of a homogeneous smooth surface is impressed with the shade of grouts choose exactly in the color of the cladding. If it is important to draw attention to an interesting pattern of masonry or to the texture of tile elements, the grout must be 2-3 tones contrast. Grouting bright colors turns into a kind of decor. But even contrasting with facing, it can support the main colors of the interior - objects of furniture, textiles, wall decorations.

Keep in mind that the shade of a dry grout mixture may differ from the color given on the package or in the technological maps to the product. The original color of the mixture is manifested in 1-2 days after filling the interputric seams when the solution will finally dry and hardens.

Urban Collection, Brayen Ceramicas

Patchwork for large format tiles

Today at the peak of fashion ceramic tile and porcelain tiles of maxi formats. If the role of the decor will play exactly such a tile remind that the mass of the element 80 × 160 mm or 120 × 240 mm is, respectively, 33 kg and 70 kg. Therefore, it becomes obvious that for delivery to the apartment and laying such a giant decor, not one, but at least two and more masters will be involved.

In addition, it is necessary to take into account that 11 mm thick porcelain stoneware stove has extremely high strength. Cut it with the help of a grinder with a high-quality diamond disk.