Different Types of Wall Tiles for Different Styles and Decor

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Walls serve multiple functions. They can enclose a room for shelter and security; carry loads; house electrical wiring or plumbing.

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Subway Tiles

Named for its history adorning New York subway stations during the early 1900s, white ceramic subway tile remains a timeless choice for kitchen backsplashes and bathroom walls today. Now this versatile material comes in numerous colors, styles and materials to meet different decorating styles and can be laid in unique patterns to achieve this effect.

Running bond patterns use tiles so their ends line up, creating an orderly grid of tile ends that make up a floor-to-ceiling look in spaces. Running bonds offer easy maintenance while adding floor-to-ceiling appeal for maximum visual impact in spaces.

Herringbone is another popular style. This zigzag pattern, also referred to as chevron pattern, creates fish scale effects while drawing attention up, down, and around a room’s perimeter.

To create an eclectic aesthetic, combine natural stone subway tile with patterned accent tiles or mosaic borders. Your choice of grout color plays a large role in its stylistic impact – color-contrasting grout brings out contrasts between tiles while matching ones create more of a subtle effect.

Forest Green

Forest green, likened to lush foliage, conveys a sense of peace and growth found in nature. It’s an uplifting yet relaxing hue, ideal for rooms focused on relaxation and restful environments.

This hue complements neutral beige, ivory and gray tones; warm neutrals like tan, brown and blush; as well as gold accents for an added sense of luxury and refinement in any space.

Forest green can evoke many different associations in art when used as part of its palette. From creating landscapes that capture nature to figurative paintings depicting people enjoying its splendor, forest green has many uses in artwork. Landscape paintings especially benefit from it as it captures a peaceful woodland walk evoking feelings associated with its deeper shades which also serve as ideal backgrounds for floral paintings.

Rounded Shapes

Circles add a contemporary appeal to home decor when set against squares, rectangles and triangles, providing a fresh new perspective in design. Circles often represent childhood and play; think hula hoops, frisbees, birthday cakes and bubbles – as well as unity, harmony and friendship. When adding numerous angles in one room at once, circles provide the ideal way of breaking it up by adding pinwheel floor tiles or sophisticated radial layout floor tiles; adding accent pieces like round velvet sofas, spherical light fixtures or wallpaper with curving patterns adorned by circular designs – adding circles is key!

Subtle circular accents add softness and balance out the linear feel of dark flooring and stark walls in this contemporary apartment. Here, rounded coffee tables, illuminated disc wall lights and Victoria Ghost chairs combine together seamlessly for an effortless flow in this home.