Quick tips on laying tile in your home.
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Contemporary applications including metallics, linear patterns and larger formats are popular right now, but tile is a material that has endured centuries of design trends and been incorporated into many of them.
“There is a history of tile, just like how there is a history of furniture and design,” says Beth Balcom of City Tile. Not only are original tiles still available, designers are creating new product influenced by old styles.
“If there is a period you want to reinvent in a certain room, research that period and there will be a tile specific to that style,” Balcom says.
She points to Arts & Crafts and Victorian as examples of resurging styles that originally incorporated tile into design.
Do
Install in-floor heating before tiling.
Hire a skilled tile setter who can level and lay tiles properly.
Minimize grout lines.
Install tile floors if you have large dogs. It doesn’t damage as easily as hard-wood floors.
Don't
Inset tile in wood unless you are prepared to be extra careful when cleaning. The two materials require different cleaning methods.
Install without being sure of your decision. The durability of tile also means it is difficult to remove.
Be afraid of mixing mediums such as glass and natural stone.
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