When planning repairs in the house, I want to make the living room special, elegant, as friends and guests will gather there and evaluate the welfare and standard of living of the owners by the condition of this room. Tiles in this room can be used for walls and ceilings. Often in living rooms there are zones. In large families, it is advisable for each member to equip their own corner.
Properly selected flooring in the living room will be reliable, safe, practical and durable. Designing the floor and material is required in advance, because when using floor tiles it is necessary to make warm floors.
Benefits of using tiles in the living room
The tile combines all the necessary characteristics and fits perfectly into the interior, giving it special elegance and chic. Use it to level the floor.
The market is filled with offers of this product. Therefore, you should carefully and thoroughly treat the choice of goods of this type.
In favor of wall and floor tiles, there are many positive reviews from apartment owners and expert recommendations. Tile coating looks good as a means of separating zones, ideal for decorating a fireplace (it can withstand high temperatures and temperature extremes). In addition, the tiles in the living room are easy to clean, spectacular and elegant. It is a durable and moisture resistant material.
Types and sizes
Floor tiles for the living room are divided into several types:
- Vinyl.
- Rubberized.
- Quartz vinyl.
- PVC
- Cork.
- Ceramics.
- Porcelain tile.
- Natural stone.
Ceramics, porcelain stoneware, natural stone fully meet the requirements and expectations of the floor in the living room: they are stable, do not slip, do not deteriorate from detergents, are not exposed to sunlight and ultraviolet rays.
Porcelain tile looks expensive and luxurious, withstands heavy loads.
Billing Types
Tiles on the floor for the living room and other rooms can have a different texture:
- Glossy: perfectly smooth surface, gloss, visually increases the size of the room. Glossy texture is not suitable as a coating in a house where there are small children, because it is slippery and traumatic, chips and cracks are very clearly visible on this surface.
- Carpet: when the picture is joined, the image of the carpet on the floor is obtained, which creates comfort in the room without additional problems (there is no need to clean the carpets).
- Under the stone: a relief surface creates a feeling of "naturalness" of the floor. It looks very impressive and expensive. It's nice to walk barefoot on such a surface. Easy to wash.
- Compositional: a whole artistic composition can be laid out on the floor, a picture is chosen for the interior design of the room. Especially relevant for large living rooms. It looks very harmonious in the modern style, which involves an artistic manifestation.
- Marble: to create a chic and elite atmosphere in the living room, they use marble or artificial tiles made of marble.
- Under the tree: the color corresponding to the name, the size of the laminate, the floor seems to be finished with a wooden coating. This type of tile is pleasant to the touch, does not require special care, looks good and profitable at low cost for the purchase and installation. Well suited for finishing areas when the kitchen and living room are combined. Creates a cozy and warm atmosphere.
- Leather: repeats the skin texture of animals. Very popular options with crocodile skin. Fits the modern style, neoclassic. Not as durable as other types of textures, but it looks original and stylish.
Styles on which the choice of furniture, colors, type of texture of tiles in the living room depend:
- Arabic - everything should be decorated with patterns, clear lines, small details, the color scheme is contrasting and bright. It looks very expensive, chic.
- Modern - allows you to realize all your fantasies and modern design: there are no clear angles, smooth lines, harmony, ornament, the use of mosaics in decoration. It looks very calm, soothing.
- Classic - you can use standard design projects.
- Solid - creates a calm, peaceful atmosphere.
- Mixed - you can combine several styles in one room.
Tile size
The size of the tiles in the living room is very important. It is recommended to calculate it so as not to cut off the excess.
According to the standard, floor ceramic tiles have a square shape. The main sizes:
- 10 to 10.
- 10 to 20.
- 15 to 15.
- 20 to 20.
- 30 to 30.
It is important to take into account when choosing the size that the tile of a small size is more difficult and longer to lay, it is difficult to wash, but it is stronger.
Standard sizes of porcelain tile :
- 16.5 to 16.5.
- 20 to 20.
- 25 to 50.
- 25 to 150.
- 30 to 30.
- 30 to 60.
- 30 to 120.
- 32 to 32.
- 33.3 to 33.3.
- 40 to 40.
- 50 to 50.
- 50 to 100.
- 60 to 60.
- 60 to 120.
- 75 to 75.
- 75 to 150.
- 100 to 100.
- 120 to 120.
- 150 to 150.
- 150 to 300.
Laminate tiles in the living room
Today, such tiles are quite popular. It resembles laminate in size, color and surface. It costs less than wooden coatings. In such rooms as the kitchen, living room, tile-laminate looks just perfect.
Features of the combination of color and texture
The optimal combination of colors allows 3 colors, while the shades are not limited in quantity.
By the standard in the classical style, any bright saturated color and white, beige and brown, milky and golden are well combined.
Shades, like the whole design of the room, can be selected independently, based on taste preferences.
Let us further consider how the tile looks in the interior of the living room.
Tile Design Options
Tiles must be in harmony with the material and color of the room and furniture.
A few suggestions and recommendations for the development of interior design of a living room with tiles:
- In studio apartments can be divided by contrasting the color of the tile floor. You can separate the vibrant and active cooking area and the quiet reception area and family vacations.
- When choosing a light color palette, the floor should be laid with carpet tiles.
- Creative and cheerful people who like to experiment, you can try laying on the floor a tile of the same size, but different style and color.
- In the Art Nouveau style, it becomes popular to mix different flooring materials. The laminate in combination with floor tiles looks very profitable and beautiful.
- If the room is small, then you can make a mirror wall using the tile of the same name.
- Looks good warm dark orange color tiles in the interior of the living room. It gives the room a sense of comfort.
- A similar design of the floor and walls will look very profitable and stylish when the floor smoothly flows into the wall and there are no transitions.
- You can combine tiles of different sizes, but it is important to think through the pattern and colors well.
- Finishing the ceiling with mirror tiles will add air, refresh the space, make the room brighter.
- Zonal floor covering with tiles: you can make a separate zone with such a coating. Very common in homes where children live. Such an area may be a dining table, a bar.
- Floral images are a thing of the past. Patterns are gaining popularity today, but they should not be spread over the entire surface. The vertical strip looks very elegant: it increases the height, as if it stretches the room; gives charm, elegance; brings zest to the place where it is. Thus, you can select a zone or a specific place.
- It is very fashionable to follow new trends and lay tiles with a three-dimensional pattern. Such floor material will perfectly fit into any style and give the living room grace. It will especially look like a fireplace trim.
Conclusion
The tile in the living room (photo attached) looks quite modern, stylish and beautiful. When choosing this floor material, you should definitely decide on the style of the room in which it is laid, then choose the tile and texture. After that, select the appropriate size according to the size of the room. Before laying tiles, it is necessary to make warm floors in the room where the repair is planned (in Russia it is very important).