Large ceramic tiles: beautiful examples in the interior

When making repairs, the overwhelming number of consumers choose ceramic tiles as a facing material, appreciating its functionality and appearance. The right choice of cladding is the key to a well-done finishing work in the room. You should consider a non-standard, but spectacular version of ceramic tiles - large-sized. It is not often used in repairs; it requires a special approach to work with it. Nevertheless, the tile looks very attractive.

Every buyer inevitably faces this question when choosing a tile. Fortunately, there are not many manufacturers, but there is no single ideal one.

There will always be satisfied and dissatisfied with the colors, materials, sizes, quality of materials.

Today there are a number of leading manufacturing countries:

• For many years, Spain is rightfully considered the undisputed leader in the production of ceramics. The main advantages are beauty and high quality of products.

The following firms are best known:

• Nvogres;
• Aparisi;
• Ceramica;
• Pamesa;
• Lrd Ceramica.

• Products made by Italians amaze with their grace, refinement and harmony. They use white clay exported from Ukraine as the basis for their masterpieces.

Among the most popular firms are:

• Valverde;
• Tilegres;
• Salni;
• Fap;
• Ceramiche Riccheti.

• Impress with their elegant designs France (France Alfa, Cerabati), Portugal (Kerion Mosaics and Gresart). Turkey has long been famous for its famous hamams and tiles, facing national baths (VitrA Arkitekt, Kaleseramik). Mosaic options from China (Natural Mosaic, Fiorano, New Zhong) are popular. German manufacturers (Steuler, Agrob Buchtal, Boizenburg) are capable of competing in quality with Spanish and Italian.
• Kerama Marazzi Is a Russian manufacturer offering various tile collections that are more reminiscent of the atlas of the world. Here are England and France, and India, and Italy, and the Scandinavian countries, embodied in ceramics with all the peculiarities inherent only to them.

• Cersanit tiles widespread in the CIS. The company offers over 40 collections of both budget and luxury tiles.

An important characteristic of ceramic tiles is their format: the shape and size of the product. Modern manufacturers produce a wide variety of ceramic sizes - from the smallest to the largest. When choosing, you should be aware that often the tile sizes stated on the label have errors. This is not a marriage, but the characteristics of the clay from which the ceramics are made. As you know, during firing, this substance is able to slightly change its size.

Gone are the days when tiles of standard sizes 20x20 and 30x30 cm dominated everywhere and everywhere. For the last 15 years, another trend has taken root in the world of ceramic tiles: the more, the better. So, the size of the tiles slowly but surely began to increase. At first, it was designed for the decoration of large shopping centers, and its size 60x60 cm pleased the builders with the possibility of faster installation. After 2007, the demand for large tiles increased and they began to be produced for private houses and apartments.Each self-respecting factory considered it its duty to include at least several lines of large-sized models in the assortment.

Today, the size 30x30 is no longer relevant, tiles of this format have even been discontinued in many factories. The most popular sizes are 30x90 and 40x80 cm.

The main advantages of large tiles are as follows:

• the large size helps to visually increase the space of the room due to much fewer seams;
• such a tile is much more affordable than slabs made of natural stone, and in the interior it looks no worse;
• it is much easier to lay, and the material consumption is much less;
• it is possible to lay out complex shapes on different surfaces, creating an unusual visual effect;
• as environmentally friendly as possible;
• durable;
• refractory;
• resistant to various chemicals;
• tile material does not conduct electricity;
• easy to care for.

Working with such material, of course, has its own characteristics. Firstly, styling is a particularly laborious process, it requires skills. Secondly, given the weight of the canvas, a special glue is required for fastening. It must be flexible enough and reliable at the same time. Thirdly, the surface on which the tiles will be laid should be leveled with perfect precision, since all roughness will be immediately noticeable. In addition, such products do not like too high humidity.

The color scheme significantly affects the overall appearance of the room. It should not be poisonous and bright, irritate the eyes. An important condition is the comfort of the room being equipped, so that a feeling of coziness and relaxation is created there. Correctly selected color scheme will cope with this.

• White - neutral, universal color. It may seem boring, but it is this shade that is best able to visually expand a small room. In addition, white tiles go well with any other shades and textures. Hospital white should be avoided by choosing creamy, milky shades.
• Black - the complete opposite of the previous one, visually reduces the space, making it darker. Suitable in large rooms, as well as in cases where design requires it.

• Blue, green, blue create a feeling of coolness. They look more appropriate in the bathroom, but they can decorate any interior.
• Pastel shades. Warm and cool shades of soft colors soothe and create a stylish frame. The combination of pastel and bright looks great if they belong to the same color.
• Wood and marble will give respectability.
• Juicy and bright (red, turquoise, blue, orange) are good for creating accents.

The kitchen is a "personal office" of any woman, and the rest of the family spend a lot of time there. For maximum comfort, it is worth paying attention to the large tile for facing, since all its advantages (durability, strength, environmental friendliness, ease of maintenance, aesthetics) ideally meet all the functional requirements of the room. There are two main types of tiles: matte and glossy (polished).

Choose light shades. White is versatile and suitable for any design. The part of the kitchen wall covered with tiles is called an apron. It protects walls in places of the greatest external negative impact (splashing water, grease, soot). For an apron, it is best to choose large-format porcelain stoneware. For grouting, it is worth choosing antifungal fillers.To simulate the popular 10x10 size, manufacturers go for a trick: they create a large tile with grooves at the seams.

The large tiles fit perfectly into the minimalism of the bathroom. Large format material is able to cover a large area with a minimum of seams, which means less moisture penetration. Usually tiles from 40x40 cm to 300x60 cm are used. The dimensions of the bathroom and the tiles should be correlated. Large tiles in a small room, on the contrary, narrow the space, but the interior of a bathtub in a classic style will perfectly emphasize. For example, dark tiles in the bathroom of the Italian company Fap look so beautiful and expensive.

Laying large tiles in the bathroom is troublesome. The prepared surfaces of walls or floors should be perfectly flat, and work with the plates themselves should be done extremely carefully, since large-sized tiles are thinner than usual, more fragile, but much harder. If we talk about giants measuring 4x4 or 6x6 meters, then at least two people are needed to transport the sheet, and the use of a special carrier.

Italians are the leaders in the production of ceramics. Their leadership is undeniable in the production of large format tiles. The wall beauty from the Italian company Fiandre in the dimensions of 1.5x3 m is simply mesmerizing.

Large tiles are designed to emphasize the luxury of the interior in restaurants, hotels, SPA-salons.

The coziness and functionality of the kitchen are successfully emphasized by large stoves. The versatility of white is self-evident.

Facing of the apron with imitation of small seams.

Wood-like ceramic products will add coziness and warmth to any interior.

Marble flooring is an affordable luxury.

The use of different colors and textures helps to zone the room.

This color will successfully fit into the design of the living room.

The stylish minimalism of the bathrooms is beautifully accentuated by the large tiles.

A bathtub in the style of the legendary Tiffany house is every woman's dream. This is not just a room with a shower.

The luxurious premium line will highlight the status of any space, from residential to commercial.

Thus, the trend towards an increase in the size of ceramic products is still relevant.

How to properly lay large ceramic tiles, see the next video.