Ideas For Kitchen Tile Design | eHow

Tile provides another way to add color to any kitchen. The styles and colors available are quite extensive, providing for many possibilities in pattern and design. Choose a theme or color palette to narrow the myriad choices. Understand how the kitchen will be used to make final decisions about where best to place the tile.

Use tile to accent a kitchen window, an entry door or to draw the eye up to the ceiling. Extend existing tile from the backsplash up and around a window. Doors can be treated the same way by tiling the wall around them and placing a decorative patterned tile along the entry opening---fingerprints on the wall become much easier to remove then. Extend the wall tile to the ceiling and add a decorative border tile to visually mark where the ceiling and wall meet. Glass tiles draw and reflect light while ceramic and hand-painted tiles can be utilized to create warmth and intimacy. Use colored pencils and graph paper to sketch patterns and make decisions about color and pattern choices. Ask tile retailers if they will supply tile samples and drawings to assist final choices.

Use tile to replicate historical patterns on kitchen floors. Mix and match the wide variety of color and pattern choices available to re-create favorite Persian or Roman geometric mosaic art. Choose color palettes and designs by referencing art history books, videos or archeology magazines or by snapping photographs while visiting ancient sites. Consider a modern touch by incorporating metallic tiles into the pattern. Use the assistance of a tile retailer or manufacturers representative to simplify intricate designs.