Shiny Or Matte Bathroom Tiles
Matte tile also isn t as slippery it has more grip to it.
Shiny or matte bathroom tiles. An advantage of matte tiles is that they do not show smudges and water marks as easily as glossy tiles. This makes them ideal for the bathroom floor especially in busy bathrooms. It is ideal for small spaces as it opens up a room and makes it more spacious.
Matte black tiles combined with white ones look luxurious and modern you can rock them in different shapes. You can put a matte tile around water and you don t have to be as concerned about slipping. Glossy tiles however do show up imperfections more easily.
So the best answer for a bathroom floor is a smooth matt smaller format tile. When installing matte finish tiles make sure there is enough lighting both natural and artificial as these tiles are not known for reflecting light. Glossy tiles are an ideal choice to brighten up darker light limited rooms.
A lot of people like them for this reason. As a result glossy tiles are ideal for bathroom walls and kitchen splashbacks. They are popular for bathrooms and other smaller spaces and yes they are easy to wipe clean.
Matt tiles are also the ideal choice for living area flooring. They are also very popular as bathroom floor tiles and they can be easily combined with gloss wall tiles. In the principal bath there are big plain white glossy tiles with glass tile accents on the walls and black porcelain tiles that are dusted with silver from campani on the floors.
Gorgeous matte tiles will easily turn your bathroom into a real home spa. The low sheen makes them easier to maintain. The tiles are beautiful and the black floor tiles are great but every single water spot shows on the white glossy wall tiles and the glass shower doors.
Just take a look at this beautiful glossy marble effect tile in a stylish bathroom as an example. Matte finish tiles can be placed in larger bathrooms where there is enough natural light streaming in. Matte tiles hide dirt and dust better than shiny.
Glossy tiles have a nice shine to them. That is because as i already mentioned the sun doesn t bounce off the tile as much therefore it doesn t reveal the imperfections. Matte tiles are non shiny and therefore non slippery as well and are well suited for senior citizens crawling babies and toddlers.
Hexagon and square ones for example. Grout lines seem to provide a bit more traction so the larger the tile the fewer grout lines and the less traction. The slippery nature of gloss surfaces means they re extremely easy to wipe clean.
However the more textured a tile such as in a non slip tile the more dirt sticks and the harder it is to get clean. Large scale matte grey tiles that remind of concrete will make your space peaceful and relaxing yet ultra modern.