Far from a trend, designing with greige tiles is the ultimate nod to timeless interiors. The perfect blend of grey and beige, greige is effortlessly modern, brilliantly versatile and always elegant. So, for those of us who can never quite say goodbye to grey, but for whom beige feels a step too far, greige tiles are the go-to, bridging the divide between these two tones harmoniously. It’s a “foundation” shade, a sought-after neutral tone that just works for today’s contemporary spaces and won’t overpower your design.
So, you are looking for the perfect tile – be it for a ground floor area, a bathroom revamp, kitchen makeover or open plan space – choosing the right tiles is tricky at the best of times. So why pick greige tiles? Well, there are a whole gamut of great reasons:
This earthy colour will pair with a everything from whites, navy blues, terracottas, bright, energetic hues as well as pastel shades. So, from an interiors perspective it is brilliantly versatile leaving you to dial up the colour or stick with something more monochrome. It also works to stunning effect with natural materials – think hessians, jutes and organic materials.
This muted, balanced tone just says understated character. It’s the stuff of grown-up palettes with a truly timeless appeal. The real beauty is it can be toned towards grey or beige giving you complete flexibility from an interior’s perspective. Ultimately, greige resists being too “of the moment”.
For an airy feel to spaces pair greige tiles with whites, creams and soft neutrals. Or if you prefer something a little more dramatic then charcoals and blacks contrast brilliantly with this earthy tone. In fact, there are few colours that don’t marry well with greige making it is a cinch to work with. If you want to warm it up then yellow ochre, burnt oranges and terracottas all work exceedingly well.
Porcelain tiles are designed to reinterpret other materials and are the perfect blend of beautiful design and incredible durability. With tiles that mimic everything including cement, concretes, woods, stones and more you will find greige influences in lots of tile collections – but those tiles are not necessarily called greige. Stone, taupe, ecru and putty, are all shades that fall into the “greige” category. In fact you will also find many “beige” porcelain tiles that feature subtle hints of grey.
Porcelain tiles are superbly hardwearing, scratch resistant, stain resistant, fade resistant, easy to clean and don’t require any ongoing maintenance. So, it’s no wonder porcelain tiles are the top pick for home interiors, especially those busy areas of the home that take the brunt of day to day living like the kitchen, bathroom, hallway or dining room.
Wood effect porcelain tiles – One of the brilliant advantages of porcelain and the materials it mimics is the availability of porcelain tiles that look like wood. Clever design technology and cutting-edge surface techniques mean porcelain tiles echo wood with incredible precision emulating all the knots and gnarls of real wood to incredible standards. There are of course traditional wood colours such as Ebony, Cherry and Maple, but other colours can also be introduced into the mix and that includes Greige – like our Oakwood Greige large format wood effect tile. Oakwood Greige is in a lovely large 1510 x 240mm plank format and with just under 40 different patterns and the latest tile technology these tiles are brilliantly realistic.
Micro-cement effect tiles and resin-concrete effect tiles tend to have a more refined finish than a typical concrete or cement effect porcelain tile bringing an elegant tone to spaces. A refined matt surface texture enhances this and in greige tones it doesn’t get much more sophisticated than this. There is little tonal variation in these tiles delivering a pretty uniform colour across spaces.
The design of cement and concrete effect tiles is routed in materials with an industrial vibe. These tiles will be designed to replicate the salting and cracking associated with real cement and concrete and they will feature more variation across the tile design.
Stone effect tiles, like our Poise collection feature delicate white veining set against 5 beautifully balanced background shades. The collection includes the gorgeous Greige, a perfect example of classy Italian tile styling.
Large formats for minimalist design
Porcelain tiles come in a superb selection of sizes. Larger formats are ideal for those who are looking for a “more tile, less grout” approach with 800 x 800, 1200 x 600, 900 x 900 and 1m x 1m and 1200 x 1200mm tile sizes the go-to for spaces seeking a contemporary look and feel. Larger formats in beautiful greige tones with rectified (ie straight) tile edges will bring a minimalist aesthetic to your design and are therefore the top pick for the modern interior. Rectified tile edges mean grout lines are as slim as 3mm for floors and 2mm for walls and larger formats mean there are less grout lines across the area all of which makes for a more unified appearance.
Co-ordinating grout colour
Choosing a co-ordinating grout colour will enhance a feeling of spaciousness and seamlessness in your floor or walls. Even if you can’t go too large format picking a similar grout colour to your tile colour will still give you a more cohesive look and feel to your space.
Consider surface texture
Tiles are available in a range of surface finishes. The finish of a tile can transform not just the tile itself, but the whole feel of a room. Polished surfaces can really add glamour to design but they are also highly practical for spaces that are darker because they will reflect and bounce light. A matt surface texture on the other hand will bring a warmer, natural vibe to spaces for a more organic, grounded feel. Matt tiles will gently diffuse light or even pretty much absorb it with hardly any light reflectance at all.
Simple style
Using the same tile across entire ground floors or for both bathroom walls and floors makes for an ultra-simple, stylish canvas. Greige is such a contemporary tone it lends itself to being used in this way. However, if you are looking to use more than one tile in your bathroom for example, then opting for another earthy inspired tone from the same tile collection can work really well. Take our Blend tile collection of resin-cement inspired hues, this is such a well specified colour palette and the whole range “blends” beautifully with so many shades working so well together.
Greige is a brilliant option for a serenely stylish canvas that will stand the test of time. So versatile, you can contrast with darker tones, brighten with full on colour, layer with natural notes, warm it up with brushed golds, keep it pale with pastels or cool it down with warm grey tones. This superb colour option is a must for modern interior.
Poise porcelain stone like tile – Greige
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