Whether you’re working with a large, open plan space or a smaller space, creating zones within your room has massive benefits both aesthetically and practically. Aesthetically, zoned areas can provide a stunning focal point in your room. Practically, zones can help you to departmentalise a room, allowing you to use one section purely for one purpose, for example creating an office space within another room. In this blog, we’re looking at how you can use tiles to create both practical and aesthetically pleasing zones in your homes.
Border Tiles
This may be quite a simple and obvious one to start with, but the impact of using border tiles to create zoned areas cannot be overstated.
Whether you’re separating an open plan kitchen and living area or a shower from the rest of your bathroom, using border tiles is an incredibly simple way to create boxed off spaces in your home. By creating these subtle yet effective tiles to create zones, open plan spaces can also instantly feel warmer and cosier.
And, with such stunning choices as the Skyline Marble Glass Mix Cream Tiles, border tiles also add style and decadence.
Contrasting Colours
A bold, colourful contrast is a striking way to create zones in your home. Using tiles such as the Johnson Vivid Orange Gloss Brick Ceramic Wall Tile in one zone versus its white counterpart in another, creates a show-stopping zone that you can’t miss. Adding orange accessories into the white zone and vice versa is a simple way to bring the two zones together and create a playful, bright theme in your room.
Tonal Colours
Don’t worry, it’s still possible to created zoned areas even if bold, colourful palettes aren’t for you. Instead, try mixing slightly different yet complementing tones to create a zone. Take Colorker Edda Series Grey Gloss Ceramic Tiles for example. The subtle contrast of the cool grey tone with their white counterpart instantly creates unique, stylish zones in this bathroom.
Try creating zones on a larger scale with this method by having a grey shower cubicle contrasted with an otherwise white bathroom. Check out our blog on shower tiles for more tips on creating stylish zones from your shower area.
Textured Tiles
It doesn’t always have to be about colour. Using different textures is a subtle yet extremely effective way of creating zones.
Take Johnson Drift Tiles, for example. Using such a striking, textured tile on one wall or in one area of your room would create a calming yet striking zoned area. The reed-like texture adds depth to your room and the horizontal direction of the brushstrokes elongates the wall they are used on, helping to expand the zone you use thees tiles in.
With their neutral tones and textured detail, Johnsons Drift Autumn Reeds Tiles are ideal for creating tranquil zones in your room.
Laying Patterns
Using different laying patterns is a really effective way of creating zones. Check out the Grove Series Wood Effect Grey Porcelain Floor Tiles in the below image, for example.
In one zone the wood effect tiles are laid horizontally, while in the other zone the tiles are laid vertically. This cleverly separates the open plan kitchen/diner into two zones and draws attention to the divide between the two. If you’re going to try this method take care to make sure any wood effect tiles are laid in the best direction to elongate your room.
Mosaic Tiles
Last but certainly not least, mosaic tiles are perfect for creating zones.
Their minuscule size makes them easy for creating zones even out of the smallest of spaces. Meanwhile, the material of glass mosaic tiles draws attention and light towards your zoned wall, helping to create a striking focal point whilst also expanding your space and brightening up your room. Why not opt for bold mosaic tiles such as the CE Decor Series Red Marble Glass Mosaic Tiles to add to the dramatic effect.
To start using tiles to create your own stylish and practical zones in your home, shop our beautiful collection of tiles.
