The current trend in tiling is swaying towards neutral hues and a minimalistic look and feel. Beiges and soft creams versus bright coloured tiling although this tends to be for homes which are modern and light and airy. Certainly, the more traditional warm colours are still in vogue for the period properties out there.
Because tiling installation jobs, including bathroom refurbishment is a job which normally lasts for many years, the vast majority of homeowner will choose neutral hues rather than the current colour in vogue. The current wallpaper and home decoration styles may be long out of fashion, whilst your bathroom wall tiling may not be due to be renewed for another ten years. Hence, the story of the avocado bathroom suite. Very popular for a short period of time but has taken an age to get out of the bathrooms of many homes. Better to stick with colours which will fit with anything that comes along, such as whites, creams, stone colours and beige tiling and bathroom suites.
Glass and mirror tiling is also currently very popular, due to the wide range of colours and unique look and feel and the reflective qualities it provides often making a small bathroom or kitchen look much lighter or bigger and catching the daylight to create clean lines in your room.
One of the most popular tiling trends today is the practice of combining different types of tiles to create a bespoke, custom made look and feel to your tiling job. Combine glass, slate, marble, granite and ceramic to create that uniqueness but be careful about colour combining. Remember that your bathroom tiling job will stand the test of time and the bathroom fashion critics if it still has a neutral look and feel but the quirkiness of throwing together lots of different natural tiling materials.
'Green' tiling is very 'en vogue' at present with more and more homeowners wanting to help to protect the environment and use only eco friendly tiling products. Thankfully, there are plenty of natural stones and tiles around, including marble, granite, travertine, terracotta and a wide range of tiles within those tiling groups such as the three main types of marble tiles. There are many suppliers who literally cater for the tiling market and produce 100% eco friendly tiles. If you take a look around there are many environmentally friendly tiling manufacturers out there but you should expect to pay a little more for this type of product because generally speaking, tiling companies producing these types of tiles won't normally have yet reached the market enough to be able to introduce the economies of scale within pricing.
Always Check Tilers Reviews Before Accepting Tiling Quotes
Good luck with your tiling jobs. If you are confident about doing the tilers jobs yourself then all the best with it. However, as tiles can be expensive to replace, if you are in any doubt you should consider using the services of a professional tiler. Always check reviews on past jobs done by tilers and ask if they have a tiling portfolio of work they have carried out. Always get three quotes for any home improvement job and get the quote in writing or some other type of legal form.