Tile patchwork - a bright touch in a modern interior (35 photos)
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Patchwork tiles are a variety of palettes, unusual patterns, a wide range of wall and floor tiles of various sizes and shapes. The first mention of the technique of creating whole compositions from multi-colored patterns dates back to the 980th years BC. e. A beautiful tile with a fanciful ornament refreshes the atmosphere, adding original notes to it.
Presumably, the founders of the patchwork style were professional tailors or home needlewomen engaged in sewing clothes, manufacturing household items from trimmings. In Russia, the technique was used mainly to create quilts or patchwork rugs in difficult post-war times.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, an unusual style has attracted the attention of creative people. As a result, the technology has transformed into a special genre of decorative and applied art, which allows creating unique masterpieces.
Patchwork style ceramic tiles - art in the interior
The unique technology for creating exclusive clothing and household items was continued by tile manufacturers. Suppliers delight buyers with a variety of collections with fancy ornaments. Using mosaics allows you to create unusual interiors with beautiful patterns. The tile looks great in rooms decorated in a classic and ultramodern style, suitable for creating interiors with elements of eclecticism.
The fancy tile is especially good in harmony with the atmosphere in the spirit of minimalism.
Experts recommend choosing calm furniture, facades of headsets with strict handles when choosing a room design for decoration with patterned ornaments, so as not to overload the interior with bright details.
Tiles in stock: types and characteristics
Patterns on tiles are applied using digital printing, while the ornaments can be two-tone or multi-color. Among the drawings, floral ornament prevails, less often geometric and abstract. For the production of patterned tiles, ceramics and porcelain tiles are used.
Tile size
The parameters of the tile are different - large and small - and can even be issued individually by special order. Traditionally on sale there is a format:
- 20x20;
- 45x25;
- 30x30;
- 45x45;
- 50x25;
- 60x30.
Mosaic manufacturers
The patchwork is found in the collections of a considerable number of ceramic manufacturers. Exclusive tiles are produced by the factories Ape Ceramica, Dual Gres, Geotiles, Mainzu, La Platera (Spain), Cir Ceramiche, Del Conca (Italy), Ceramica Classic, Lasselsberger Ceramics, ColiseumGres, Italon, Uralceramics, Kerama Marazzi (Russia), Polcolorit (Poland) and many others.
Tile color scheme
A variety of palettes only pleases. Among the manufacturers' assortment there are contrasting options from a flashy green-red palette to pale gray compositions.
The most advantageous patchwork tiles in the interior look on the basic foundations, designed in a restrained and calm palette.
The preferred colors of walls, floors and furniture when using patterned ornaments in the interior are blue, gray, white, black, brown, gray, beige.
The above options are suitable for classic interiors, a strict environment with notes of respectability. Those who do not like a calm style, may well choose another option for the design of the premises.
Tiled Pattern
The range of geometric diversity of tiles is limited only by the imagination of the creator. It is permissible to combine several ornaments into one integral composition: stripes with peas and zigzag, lace with a cage and ethnic patterns.
The symbiosis of seemingly incompatible drawings allows you to create authentic interiors. The texture of the tile can be smooth, rough, matte, glossy, porous, glazed.
In small rooms, experts advise using small tiles of 10x10 centimeters or 20x20. Then the room will look spacious. In rooms with a large area, you can use large patterns.
Tiled combinations
When making compositions, tiles are selected with the same parameters by thickness, type of edge, surface treatment method. Drawings should be in harmony in color and geometry.
It is recommended to use ornaments monochrome, two-color or a maximum of three-color. They will not irritate the eye, in contrast to the more saturated and complex colors.
Stylistic compositions
White and blue mosaic looks light and elegant. It is suitable for interiors in the style of Provence, country, classic.
Floral patterns blend well with retro designs. Monochrome combinations with a faint, as if faded or blurry pattern are ideally combined with modern interiors in a modernist or minimalist style.
Finishing Features
The patchwork is used to create picturesque paintings on the walls of bathrooms, rooms for receiving guests and cooking. A fairly popular mosaic location is the kitchen apron and the area above the sink in the shower room. Fancy patterns can completely cover the surface or occupy only part of the wall and floor.
To decorate the interior, masters use ready-made collections or create original compositions by laying tiles of the same size and format in random order. This creates unique masterpieces, and interiors turn into works of art. Patchwork allows you to realize the creative fantasies of the author. This is an important technology advantage.
Wall Tiles
In the ways of placing tiles there is no limit to imagination. Most often, the mosaic is used as an insert: a panel above the stove, near the table or bar, as a kitchen apron in the form of a horizontal strip between the lower drawers and hanging shelves. The size of the composition in the patchwork style largely depends on the parameters of the headset. To tile in harmony with traditional furniture for the kitchen, it is placed at a distance of 85 cm from the floor to a height of 60-70 cm.
Floor mosaic
In the hallway, living room and other rooms, patchwork-style tiles can occupy the entire floor space or be located in a narrow long strip. The compositions with ornament in the form of small fragments-inserts are very popular. For the bathroom, loggias, verandas, bathrooms, they often select drawings in the form of a carpet, located near a sofa, benches or in the central zone of rooms.
In order to correctly accent work areas of a room with mosaic using patchwork technology, it is better to contact an experienced designer.
