Designing with the latest cream porcelain tiles is a joy. This fresh, elegant, neutral tone can bring understated character to spaces, especially with beautifully designed cream porcelain tiles in the latest Italian and Spanish styles. Whether you are looking for a tile for an open plan area, renovating a bathroom, refurbishing a kitchen, upgrading the lounge or extending out and seeking tiles to run across inside and outside spaces, the latest cream porcelain tiles are the ideal pick for creating refined, timeless spaces. From off-whites to warm toned cream tiles, our collection have it all so let’s start exploring how this minimalist shade can work in your home. We pick 5 of our top cream porcelain tiles and also look at some top tips for designing with the latest cream porcelain tiles.
There are two questions to answer here. The first is why choose cream tiles and second, why choose porcelain tiles. So let’s look at both because they are equally important.
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Cream porcelain tiles
This is a colour that has been a staple of interiors designers for ever and a day. It’s classic and classy and ideal for creating a timeless foundation upon which to build dream rooms. Cream just works. Whether you are looking to do any of the following, cream is your go to. You may want to layer tones of this serene colour blending white, off-whites, creams and taupes. Perhaps you are thinking of opting for a contrasting cream and black monochrome colour scheme? Or you may be thinking of seeking out those sought-after natural tones of jutes, woods and rattans for pared back design. Or perhaps you want to pair your cream toned tiled canvas with colour – think blues, greens, pinks, mustards, burnt oranges and more. Whatever you are thinking, what cream porcelain tiles give you is a canvas that will work with pretty much any interior design – that’s because cream is a dream of a colour to work with.
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Porcelain tiles
What is it about porcelain tiles that makes them such a great option for walls and floors? In a nutshell, porcelain is a material that is so versatile and so hardwearing. It is highly scratch resistant, highly stain resistant, remarkably frost resistant and available in a whole heap of finishes – think polished, matt, natural, soft, antislip and more. All of this make this material great for use across the home. Porcelain also works with underfloor heating and it can also be used outside in the garden to create patios, pathways and more. The list goes on. Porcelain tiles are one of the easiest materials to live with. They are so easy to keep clean and don’t require any sealing or ongoing maintenance, all of which makes them ideal for busy households.
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One of the benefits of porcelain tiles is the exciting designs that are available. The whole point of porcelain is that it mimics other materials – stone, concrete, cement, metal, wood, micro-cement, marble and more. So you get all that incredible design and the look of the material you want, with all the benefits of this durable product. Unlike real wood porcelain won’t warp or bend with moisture. Unlike marble, porcelain is highly hardwearing and won’t show signs of wear in well-trodden areas. Unlike both wood and marble, porcelain is highly stain resistant. Unlike real stone, porcelain does not require any sealing or ongoing maintenance.
As we have already explored, cream porcelain tiles are available in a range of styles so whether you want to create an elegant, refined lounge with Italian styling, bring that minimalist Scandinavian look to your space, opt for a more rustic look and feel or your space calls for a contemporary, architectural design, the latest cream tiles have it all as we shall see.
This is a wonderful, contemporary Italian resin-cement effect tile with a hint of subtle movement to the tile surface. Matchstick is a gorgeous cream porcelain tile and just one of 10 shades in what is a superbly well specified colour palette. All the tones in this collection blend beautifully. Matchstick is in a superb range of sizes including larger formats. The 1200 x 1200 is available in both a 9mm matt size for inside spaces and 2cm thick tile with antislip finish for outside areas so you can run this tile from in to out in style.
This tile has been part of our collections for a number of years and a firm favourite. As off-white tiles go it doesn’t get much better than this stone effect Italian tile. The subtlest stone effect pattern is set against an off-white background make Ethos Shore classic and classy. Tile edges are rectified so this is a tile that is the perfect blend of traditional stone with a contemporary edge making it ideal for spaces old and new. There are a number of tile sizes for inside and for outside so you can co-ordinate across home and garden.
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A superbly designed Spanish concrete effect porcelain tile, Metro is tried and trusted by so many of our customers. In two formats, 600 x 600 and 900 x 900mm, Metro Bone is a brilliant tile for kitchens and bathrooms alike. These warm toned cream porcelain tiles pair superbly well with a whole raft of colours and materials including woods, charcoals, greens, blues, whites, golds and more. For a contemporary take pair with natural wood cabinetry and charcoal or black worksurfaces. For a superbly simple bathroom design marry Metro Bone with white sanitaryware and brushed gold brassware.
Bliss Flagstone in Parchment is a traditional stone tile size of 900 x 600mm. Parchment is the lightest of the three tones in this collection with a cream-taupe background featuring subtle veining. The edges of these tiles are rectified for super slim grout lines of just a few mm, however the tile surface around those edges is gently tumbled to replicated tumbled stone. These tiles have a soft sheen to the surface to give the appearance of the patina that comes with aged stone and the passage of time.
Nest is a richly designed concrete effect tile collection with a tactile soft antislip finish. This surface texture gives these tiles a lovely tactile surface finish that is super easy clean so these tiles are so versatile and can be used across the home on walls and floors and are especially good for areas where you need a little more grip but don’t want to deal with the cleaning issues that can sometimes bring.
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The stunning 1m x 1m format with straight, rectified tile edges, make Nest Bone ideal for today’s contemporary interiors and with a co-ordinating 1m x 1m outside tile Nest is so highly versatile allowing you to connect lounge to lawn in style.
Cream porcelain tiles are light and this pale tone helps reflect light which can in turn make spaces feel lighter, brighter and larger. This makes this colour a brilliant option for smaller bathrooms and narrow hallways. Because cream is such a neutral tone, it also makes it a practical choice for large open plan spaces where you may have several rooms sharing the same flooring.  Add rugs or dividers to zone areas.
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Large format cream porcelain tiles will make any space feel beautifully modern. Many of our collections feature 800 x 800mm, 1200 x 600mm and 1200 x 1200mm formats all of which bring a contemporary look. The larger the tile, the less grout lines and this helps create a seamless look across spaces.
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Opting for a co-ordinating grout colour will help your cream porcelain tiled floor look and feel seamless. With rectified tiles grout lines are usually 3mm thick for floors and the larger the tile, the less grout lines there are as we have already explored. Larger tiles therefore make spaces feel less busy because there are fewer grout lines bringing a serene, calm look.
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Layering textures will add depth to your design. Interior design is all about combining the rough with the smooth and tiles are absolutely a part of this. Your tiles will have a texture whether that is a soft sheen to echo the look and feel of aged stone or a contemporary matt finish. The more matt a tile, the less it will bounce light from the surface, instead it will gently diffuse light and this brings a softer feel to spaces. Utilising natural materials such as jutes, liens, woven baskets or tactile plant pots will enhance this softness.
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For those wanting to take your cream porcelain tiles outside, there are lots of collections that feature co-ordinating tiles for inside and outside spaces. These tiles are designed to work together bringing a cohesiveness across thresholds and connecting lounge to lawn. Explore our Ethos Shore, Blend Matchstick, Nest Bone collections above to find out more. Or check out all of our inside outside tile collections here.
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The latest cream porcelain tiles are versatile, elegant and rich in design. This colour is a staple of interior design for very good reason. Beautiful cream porcelain tiles will not only give you a stunning canvas for your dream space, they will add subtle character too.
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