Wood-like tiles in the bathroom: varieties and tips for choosing

Bathroom renovation starts with choosing ceramic tiles. It is her search that takes the most time - after all, you need to choose an option that would suit all household members. Tiles should be stylish, fashionable and practical, and preferably easy to install and clean.

Today, almost every factory has tiles in its collections that imitate wooden boards. Such ceramics have their pros and cons, as well as nuances in styling.

Tiles made from real wood are not used in bathroom wall decoration due to the fact that wood (no matter how processed) absorbs moisture and deteriorates. Therefore, a replacement was invented - ceramic tiles for wood. Today shades and textures are created that it can be difficult to distinguish real wood from other materials.

Let's go back to the tiles. Wood effect tiles in the bathroom are used for both walls and floors. There are quite a few shades of it today - from gray oak to alder or walnut. Such a coating can be used both in a small room and in large rooms where there is both a shower cabin and a regular bath.

Decorating a bathroom with wood-effect tiles requires care and attention - the pattern must match on each tile and form the correct pattern... Usually, each set of ceramics with a drawing comes with an instruction, where it is prescribed how best to lay this or that coating. So the professionals shouldn't have any problems with the renovation.

Tiles are laid in several ways, but regardless of the choice, you should adhere to the general rules:

• to lay the tiles, you need to start from the far corner and move towards the door;
• before laying, all walls and floors must be treated with an antiseptic and a primer;
• so that the floor is even after laying, it should be leveled before facing;
• tile glue is applied to the back of the tile, the excess is removed;
• if a standard laying technology with seams is used, then the seams are subsequently rubbed with a special moisture-resistant compound;
• the seamless installation technique is not used for all types of ceramics and porcelain stoneware;
• "Grout" can be in the same color as the tiles or any other color, usually white is used.

Wood effect tiles are created using unique technologies, which allows you to achieve a natural look of the tree speciesbut the best strength and performance properties. This tile happens floor and wall... In addition, it differs in the composition of the material: porcelain stoneware or ceramics.

The first option has higher performance indicators. Porcelain stoneware is made from white kaolin clay, quartz and metal oxide. Plus, coloring components are added. The front side of such a tile can have a different texture - smooth, matte, rough, which helps to imitate the texture, color and cut of any type of wood.

Ceramics is also a mixture of quartz sand and clay.... Such tiles can be glazed or unglazed, with any wood pattern and any shade.

The dimensions and shape of the coating are selected depending on the area of ​​the room and wishes. For example, wood-like floor tiles can be made in the form of long or short "bricks" under the laminate. There are also square shapes or wide rectangular tiles. Now in hardware stores you can find original forms of ceramics - for example, tiles in the shape of a hexagon or a triangle with color and coating imitating wood or any other type.

Ceramic and porcelain stoneware coating in the bathroom has many advantages:

• strength;
• wear resistance;
• the possibility of installing a "warm floor";
• resistance to temperature extremes;
• resistance to chemical detergents;
• moisture resistance;
• a large selection of shades and textures.

There are practically no disadvantages of such a coating in the bathroom, except for such features as cold and slippery surface. But this can be corrected with a system of "warm floors" and all kinds of stylish bathroom rugs.

The color of the new bathroom must be chosen primarily based on the size of the room. For a small room, it is better to choose light shades.to visually expand the space: white (bleached oak), beige, alder or light walnut, teak, pine, birch.

A large bathroom can be anything from gray to chocolate wood.... Modern designers offer wood-like tiles of small sizes and interesting shades (burgundy, gray-green, blue-gray). This combination of wood texture, shape and color looks bold and original. At the same time, it is advised to lay the tiles, combining several different tones.

Currently, wood-like tile designs are not limited to simple shapes, as noted above. In addition to squares, rectangles, hexagons, you can find options such as triangles, rhombuses, honeycombs in stores. It is these non-trivial forms that are now in vogue.

In addition, designers will come up with all the new ways to lay simple ceramic tiles.

Which method you choose depends on your wishes and ideas of the designer.

Modern bathroom interiors are original, functional, discreet and with some interesting accent. Often this accent can be tiles - on the floor or on the walls.

Now it is fashionable to cover 1-2 walls and floors, and paint the rest of the walls with washable matte paint. Of course, the walls for this must be perfectly flat and smooth. In addition, the trend of "halves" has returned, when half of the wall around the entire perimeter of the room is in tiles (from the bottom to about the shoulder of a person), and the top remains painted with a solid color. In this option, you can choose wood-like tiles of irregular shape and consisting of 2-3 shades.

Ceramics or porcelain stoneware of a classical shape, imitating wood in a beautiful shade goes well with white furniture and accessories... Moreover, on the walls and floor there should be tiles of the same tone from the same collection.

Another interesting trick in the bathroom interior is aged wood effect tiles... Such ceramics have a textured convex surface and an original color scheme.

First you need to decide on the colors and sizes of the tiles. If the room is small, then it is better to choose light colors and medium-sized porcelain stoneware of standard or original shape. In a large bathroom, you can combine several shades of tiles (no more than three consonant) and 1-2 different shapes.

Do not choose too dark ceramics for walls. - such an interior in a confined space can be depressing. If you like exactly dark shades of tiles, then it is better to place it in the shower area, and choose lighter options for the rest of the space.

With the correct layout of the tiles, you can visually adjust the room. If you need to expand it, then it is better to lay out the walls with rectangular tiles in width, if extended, then in length. To expand the floor, it is better to lay the porcelain stoneware diagonally.

To correctly select the volume of the desired tile, you can use the online calculator for the selection of porcelain stoneware. But it is best to entrust this business to professionals. And do not forget that several tiles should be in stock.

As for the tile itself and its qualities, then choose ceramics of medium wear resistance (for the floor, a coefficient of at least III is needed) from a trusted manufacturer. Italian and Spanish factories are considered the best.... You can combine ceramics from different collections and different price ranges to save money.

In modern bathrooms, where wood-like tiles are used, a single trend can be traced - light shades, accents, white or off-white furniture and sanitary ware.

For example, a large bathroom with a transparent shower room looks stylish: here two walls are faced with rectangular gray-brown porcelain stoneware, the rest of the walls are painted with white paint. The floor is covered with light brown tiles. A mirror and wall-hung washbasin complete the interior.

Another beautiful combination of ceramics in two shades: light walnut tiles on the floor and bleached oak on the walls. Laying out porcelain stoneware not on the entire wall is an original idea plus a way to save money.

A modern bathroom in a simple apartment can be beautiful too. For example, in one small room you can fit a standard bathtub, a narrow glass shower room, a sink and a niche with a cabinet and storage shelves. Here, brown wood-like tiles are combined with two types of white ceramics - one smooth, the other textured. White furniture and plumbing fit well into the interior.

Tiles with the surface of artificially aged wood go well with colored ceramics - this is another trend. Such a bathroom attracts attention and does not look hackneyed.

A beautiful option for a modern bathroom is a combination of wood and marble tiles. Such an interior looks expensive and beautiful, especially with white fixtures and brushed metal. The main thing is not to use ceramics that are too small in size.

All these ideas can be fully implemented both in a regular small bathroom and in a spacious room in your home. In order to correctly position the plumbing, choose the tiles and combine them, as well as choose the installation method, you should contact the professionals.

Next, see the video review of wood-effect ceramic tiles.