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How to Make Brick-Look Tiles Work for Interiors

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Creative looks can be achieved by using brick-look tiles. These tiles can be used for kitchen renovation ideas and more. The natural appeal of brick-look tiles gives your room a distressed, industrial appearance of a New York-style apartment. If you want to create the industrial-chic style to your interiors, brick-tiles can achieve this look with minimal effort. Your living space transforms into something old and new at the same time. Here’s how you can use brick-look tiles for your interiors.

 

Why You Should Use Brick-Look Tiles

Brick-look tiles allow you to create an exposed wall look without the mess. Bare bricks add the character and texture you need to elevate the look of your home. It’s a great way to create the urban fusion or rustic look to your home on an affordable budget. Porcelain or ceramic brick-look tiles wear well and are very easy to install. These tiles can be installed on fresh walls or pre-existing tiles. You can easily charm the naked eye into thinking that you’re using authentic brick tiles.

 

Mixed Media

Mixed media consists of using two textures to create a unified look. This can be applied all over your home but remember to do this sparingly. This creates an inviting and cozy look to any part of your home. Brick-look tiles are great for the mixed media look.

To apply the brick-look tiles, concentrate the texture mostly on the top portion of the wall. Below, you can place a plain tile. It can be glossy or matte depending on your desired result. Compliment the brick-look tile with sleek lighting with metallic finishes to complete the look.

 

Urban White

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If you’re more interested in a monochromatic design, choose a brick-look tile with a light tone. You can use warm off-white or cool white brick-look tiles. This can be used in the dining area or foyer of your home. If you’re interested in adding a more rugged look, you can combine the brick-look tiles with metal accents and wood paneling. Metal accents can come from furniture or lighting while wood paneling adds a sense of authenticity. The white brick-look tiles can look harsh, but you can tone it down with warm lighting. Live plants can also bring life to the room as well as character.

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White (Q361) is a white monochromatic tile you can use from Floor Center. The 30×60 brick-look tile can be used to create an urban industrial look. Create a high-fashion definition to your room with this brick-look tile.

 

Seamless Blend

Renovate your kitchen and create a seamless blend with brick-look tiles. The distinct pattern of brick won’t overwhelm the look of your kitchen when you adopt techniques to create a harmonious design. Create soft weathering with a brick-look backsplash that can make your kitchen wall a work of art. Pair it with copper kitchenware to add warmth and floating shelves for extra space. You can create an open look to your kitchen by using these techniques.

 

Rustic Surprise

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Subtle gray flooring can be paired with the 30×60 S364 wall tile. This can be used as a backsplash for your outdoor area or it can be used to create a faux-pillar with one of your walls. This tile creates a tranquil, earthy look that any space can benefit from. Cut the uniformity of your room with the faux-pillar to add interest and old-world warmth.

 

Playful Contrast

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Multicolored brick-look tiles can add a playful contrast to any space. Monochromatic looks can get too repetitive, but using multicolored brick-look tiles can break that repetition. Create a cozy kitchen or living room with complementary hues of neutral. The clashes of color draw the eyes to the area while still keeping everything cohesive and put together.

 

Key Takeaway

Brick-look tiles are the quickest way you can achieve the industrial look to your home on a budget. Brick-look tiles are easy to install and incorporate in any room of your home. Play with monochrome tiles or multicolored tiles to achieve any look you desire. Break the repetitiveness of your interiors by using brick-look tiles to create the home you’ve always dreamed of.

Replace your dull tiles with the high-fashion look of brick-look tiles from Floor Center. Floor Center’s tiles are made from high-quality ceramic and porcelain so you can be assured that each tile you buy will last.

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Your Guide to a Better Kitchen

Your Guide to a Better Kitchen

What are the ways to improve your kitchen?

  1. Upgrading your kitchen layout
  2. Replace your kitchen countertops
  3. Choose porcelain tiles for your flooring
  4. Alter your cabinets and shelves
  5. Improve your lighting

 

Your kitchen is one of the most important parts of your house. It’s where all the food preparation happens, after all. A good kitchen is equipped to face every obstacle that a chef has to face. With that being said, countertops are typically made of granite tiles in the Philippines, but porcelain is a good, if not better, substitute. Why? Because it is stronger and easily customizable!

If you think that your kitchen isn’t what you’re hoping it to be, then maybe it’s time for you to make it better! Find out where to buy affordable tiles in the Philippines so that you can start making your kitchen a whole better place!

 

Upgrade your Kitchen Layout

The biggest change you can do in your kitchen is its layout. Although, take note that it will also cost you most when it comes to renovating your kitchen. But if you need more space (or less space), then this kind of renovation is something you must take into consideration.

Here are 4 basic types of kitchen layouts. Each type made for specific types of places.

  • One wall kitchens – the perfect space saver. Usually found in studio spaces.

One wall kitchens

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  • Galley kitchens – called a walk-through kitchen. It makes use of opposite walls as countertops.
  • L-shape kitchens – maximizes corner space.
  • Horseshoe kitchens – usually an L shaped kitchen with a lone island in the middle for additional space.

Horseshoe kitchens

 

Replace Kitchen Countertops

The next thing you have to do to get a better kitchen is to upgrade your countertops! In the Philippines, granite tiles are one of the most common options for these. Porcelain tiles are another option you can explore. In fact, many prefer it than granite tiles because they are more practical and more durable; porcelain tiles beat granite tiles in many ways.

Not only are porcelain tiles stronger and can be customized into the perfect countertop, but it is also very eco-friendly, making use of natural, inorganic materials. Unlike granite tiles and other natural stones which are mined directly from the earth making them pricier. Porcelain tiles are also impervious to water—it is not water absorbent, making it perfect for the kitchen where spills are very common!

 

Go for Porcelain Floor Tiles!

Porcelain tiles don’t just make for an amazing countertop, but they are the recommended floor tiles for your kitchen as well! Aside from being impervious to liquids and eco-friendly, porcelain tiles are also incredibly durable. It can withstand supporting heavy appliances such as stoves and ovens. It also very resistant to scratches as well as falling plates and glass would have almost no effect on them!

However, porcelain tiles normally have a glossy finish, making it quite slippery when wet. This can be avoided, however, by choosing a different finish, something that has more grip than your typical glossy style like FC Floor Center’s [60×60] G0AM-21PEA:

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Alter your Cabinets and Shelves

Alter your Cabinets and Shelves

You will never see a kitchen that doesn’t have any shelves or cabinets. With so many things needed for food preparation, you’d think that these storage spaces are essential in keeping things organized—and that’s exactly right!

When your shelves and cabinets are full, then you know that you’re doing something wrong. Try to maximize the use of your storage spaces while still keeping them quite accessible. The more space you have for your cooking utensils and equipment, the better your kitchen is overall!

Improve Your Lighting

Improve Your Lighting

Cooking and food preparation is an essential skill that people should have. It also makes use of a lot of equipment and utensils that can be very harmful when used wrong, such as knives! With that being said, you should be sure that whenever you’re cooking or at least preparing, every corner of your kitchen is well lit! This will help with not only locating utensils that you will be using but with all the preparations you’re doing!

 

Key Takeaway

When it comes to your kitchen, improving it little by little can bring about many changes to its efficiency. Even using porcelain and granite tiles in the Philippines can make a huge difference! Having a better kitchen won’t just be an upgrade design-wise, it will also make working in it easier for you!

Check out FC Floor Center’s collection of tiles for your kitchen countertops and flooring, click here!