Glaze - beautiful and functional

Glaze – beautiful and functional: Do you choose tiles for the bathroom or hall? Get ready for quite a dilemma – the riot of colors and textures has already led to nystagmus. If you want to come out of this clash unscathed, first define your needs and preferences well.

Everyone who has ever done a renovation or built a house sooner or later had to answer the question of what material to finish the floor with. The matter is so complicated that the possibilities, especially nowadays, are plenty. Someone who does not professionally deal with interior design will have a big dilemma when trying to choose between wood, ceramics or vinyl floors. Each of these solutions has its advantages and disadvantages, but ceramic tiles are particularly popular . The list of their advantages is long – they are easy to clean, relatively cheap, and the number of colors and textures is virtually endless.

Tiles – where to use

Ceramic tiles, due to their water resistance, are particularly well suited to places that are very exposed to the adverse effects of moisture. In the bathroom, which is just such a room, we will rather not use wood, which would be destroyed very quickly in such conditions. Much more functional in this case will be tiles that are easy to dry and that do not absorb moisture.

For the same reason, we most often choose glaze when arranging a terrace or balcony. These places exposed to various weather conditions, including rain or snow, require special treatment, and the tiles perfectly meet these requirements.

The kitchen, on the other hand, is a place that generates a lot of mess on the floor, especially in the work area. Ceramic tiles, which are extremely easy to keep clean, will also work best here. From the countertop, while cooking, waste, food scraps and peelings fall onto the floor. Even the most careful person spills something. Half the trouble if it’s just water after boiling potatoes, it’s worse when there is a fatty sauce or red wine on the floor by accident.

It is known that it is easier to remove any stains from ceramic tiles than from panels or parquet – this is one of the basic advantages of glaze. Therefore, in the kitchen, we use it not only on the floor, but also above the worktop and in the vicinity of the electric cooker – i.e. places most exposed to staining when preparing meals.

Another place strongly exposed to dirt is the hall – this is where we enter straight from the court, often bringing sand or mud on our shoes. Therefore, a carpet or carpet will not work here. A wooden floor will also be difficult for us to clean. On the other hand, tiles that dry quickly after wiping with a mop, leaving the surface impeccably clean, will be ideal for this space.

And what about the use of ceramic tiles in the living room? There are supporters and opponents of this solution. For some, this space, which is a meeting place with family and friends, requires the right atmosphere and cosiness, which is not provided by cold-looking tiles. Let us remember, however, that in this case the solution may be to lay a carpet or rug on the floor, which will make it warm and pleasant under your feet.

Porcelain or ceramic?

The place of application of the tiles in a way also imposes on us the material from which our glaze will be made. Outside, i.e. for balconies, driveways and terraces, we choose gres tiles that are very durable and frost resistant. It also differs from ceramic tiles in the manufacturing process and the raw materials used for its production. Gres is less susceptible to scratches and more resistant to stains, and its hardness allows you to obtain large-format tiles.

To choose from, to color

What makes us decide to finish the floor or walls with ceramic tiles is an almost infinite palette of colors, textures and sizes. Starting from a small mosaic, which we buy in the form of special patches (this makes it easier to apply), through the most popular medium-sized glaze, to huge stoneware tiles, which will work especially well in rooms with a large area.

The glaze also perfectly imitates various materials – if we insist on using wood in the bathroom, but we are aware of the shortcomings of this solution, the use of ceramic tiles that visually look like a board will be a great solution. Here, in addition, we can also choose the type of wood that the glaze is to imitate. The effect is astonishing and only a trained eye will notice that we are dealing with ceramics.

Recently, spatial tiles have become particularly fashionable, the task of which is to create a 3D effect in the interior. They will be great as part of a larger whole, creating the so-called decors. They can also separate different zones in the room – for example, in the bathroom they can be used in the shower cabin. Here, too, everyone will find something for themselves – quilting, waves, geometric motifs – there are plenty of options.

Ceramic tiles invariably lead the way among interior finishing materials. There are many reasons for this, and the unflagging interest in them means that there are more and more patterns, colors and proposals for their use. If only we follow the right rules when choosing them, they will serve us well and please the eye for many years.