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A Complete Guide to Spanish Tiles

Spanish tiles serve as a splash of colourful vibes in most homes. Spanish tiles can be used as a highly cost-effective and efficient way to turn one’s bleak and bland home into a royal palace.

By Metric TilePublished 4 years ago 4 min read

Spanish tiles showcase the prodigious talent and versatile designs of Spanish tile makers. Spain is rich in ceramic production. The combination of religions, customs, and cultures has become a boundless source of creative ideas for Spanish potters. The legacy of traditions along with a continual desire to enhance decorative and technical features, have rendered the Spanish tile synonymous with design, functionality, and quality.

Currently, Spain is a leading country that impacts innovative developments in the ceramic industry and the modes of utilising innovative technologies in the same. The production of highly durable ceramic products, especially porcelain stoneware, is possible because of the rare Spanish deposits of clays of refractory nature.

Such clay is also subject to different methods of firing and pressing at very high temperatures (even above 1500 degrees C), creating a very resistant structure of ceramic. There is much diversity in modern collections of Spanish tiles, and modern technology as well as versatile raw material permits tile makers to create interesting and bright solutions for design.

Even in the beginning of the 20th century, the word ‘fashion’ generally could not define the technological features and design features of ceramic tiles. But currently, one can easily discuss such fashion issues. In a bid to design a unique product, manufacturers make use of distinct colour combinations, apply cutting edge technologies, copy natural textures, and gain the right combination of aesthetic appeal and functionality.

Spanish tiles are the ideal mode of sprucing up one’s home using hints of vibrance and colour. In case one includes colour in one’s room simply by using plain coloured tiles, the result would be uninspiring and boring. But Spanish tiles are different because of their artistic nature.

Spanish tiles serve as a splash of colourful vibes in most homes. Spanish tiles can be used as a highly cost-effective and efficient way to turn one’s bleak and bland home into a royal palace.

The beauty of Spanish tiles lies in its tremendous versatility of choice and design. Because of the hundreds of options available in terms of texture, colour, finish, size, and pattern, one can deck up their home in myriad ways. Also, one can mix and match the Spanish tiles in every individual room to create a unique look.

Then there is the question of whether Spanish tiles are modern, and the answer is both yes and no. The looks of the tiles you choose can differ drastically on the basis of different factors, and hence, it is not possible to classify them with ease. Spanish tiles appear super contemporary and modern and fit easily into modern concrete and glass homes. In contrast, one can opt for antique finish Spanish tiles to fit a traditional style home. Even if you are unsure, you can opt for an artistic balance of the combination of both new and old.

Choice of designs

Classic designs of Spanish tiles will never go out of fashion. Classics never age but always subtly stress the merits and hide potential flaws like in the bathroom. Manufacturers of Spanish porcelain or stoneware have been considered as the top trendsetters in the world of classic fashion.

Spanish tile makers’ conduct highly daring experiments with colours, reliefs, and formats that help them in accomplishing an amazing harmony in interior design. By designing tiles in classic style, such artisans attempt to make use of the latest technologies for the preservation of the beauty of classic samples.

Another style that is becoming highly popular is ‘porcelain motifs’. Spanish tile makers consider the latest trends and successfully mimic one of the most beautiful designs of nature—namely, flowers. Floral elements of design can transform the home interiors into a fragrant and colourful world, far away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Spanish tile makers showcase the beauty of flowers, making use of highly modern technology.

Among the prominent trends in the Spanish ceramic industry is the mimicking of natural textures. Most persons in the current digital and technological era prefer to surround themselves with natural beauty, opting for materials resembling natural stone, metal, natural fabric, wood, leather etc.

Spanish tile makers have made giant strides in this area. Modern ceramics are spread across the floor, matching wood-panelled walls or Persian rugs draped on the floors. These materials not only create illusions of wooden decks but also maintain warmth. Spanish tile makers help transform ordinary clay into natural finishes like top-quality leather, recreating an atmosphere of wealth and luxury.

Another modern design is large format and rectified ceramic tiles. Rectified porcelain tiles, because of the delicate trimming of edges, permit the creation of a monolithic and unique surface structure. The big formats showcase the chic appearance of a minimalist interior. Such a kind of ceramic coating permits one to recreate all the magnificence of natural textures and enjoy their natural and subtle beauty.

As for Glass mosaic, it is not a fresh material in the world of interior design. However, because of high aesthetic values and modern tile laying technologies, such a coating is at the summit of popularity. It is able to provide the best decoration option for the most discerning customers.

Spanish tile makers are exploring new and faraway markets for their tiles, like Russia. Among the excellent and brilliant design solutions of Spanish tile, new furnishing potentials are on the horizon. A multiple variety of formats, textures and colours provide consumers the chance to express themselves and revolutionise their living space.

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