How to combine porcelain tile and wood flooring
Selecting home furnishings often involves blending various materials to craft unique, personalized effects. Different textures can instantly elevate a space, enhancing the look of walls and floors while revealing modern, durable surfaces. With so many home décor options available, it’s important to remember that not all finishes work well together. Some items may clash or even create design challenges. In this article, we share tips on how to combine porcelain tile with parquet floors in different settings, as well as alternative solutions to create a harmonious feel with wood-look tile.
Porcelain stoneware tiles and wood flooring: is it possible?
While it’s generally best to avoid combining porcelain tile slabs and parquet on floors or walls due to size differences, these materials can still be paired in other ways. For example, porcelain tile tables and wall panels can pair nicely with wood flooring, offering compatible and visually appealing choices.
Also, think about the specific rooms where updates are desired. Beige porcelain slabs used for kitchen countertops pair beautifully with oak parquet floors, adding an elegant touch to the space. For an even bolder look, grey porcelain slabs or concrete look porcelain tiles complement gray parquet or light wood flooring wonderfully.
Combining parquet and wood effect porcelain slabs
In historic mansions or early twentieth-century houses, it may happen to keep the original parquet floor, but to adapt it to contemporary taste, it is important to carefully choose the materials to match.
The combination of parquet and wood-look tiles is a very striking choice, especially in the most intimate areas of the house such as the bedroom.
The large Noce Canaletto wood-look slabs, for example, faithfully reproduce the essence and grain of fine wood, and are ideal for covering the wall of the headboard of the bed or the doors of the walk-in wardrobe to integrate it into the environment and make it less visible.
Thanks to innovative paints and special processes, it is now possible to use parquet flooring throughout the home, including bathrooms: certainly, a bold choice, which can become even more impactful by using wood-effect stoneware to cover all the walls of the bathroom-including the interior of the shower-creating niches and compartments to combine aesthetics and practicality.
Need more advice on how to best combine porcelain tile and wood flooring?
As noted, Atlas Plan’s porcelain tile can be matched with parquet when they are used separately on different surfaces, rather than together on floors or walls. This is due to size differences: porcelain tile slabs are much larger than typical parquet planks, which prevents a seamless look when combined directly.
Additionally, wood is porous, reacts to temperature changes, and requires regular maintenance like sanding. By contrast, porcelain tile is highly resistant and suitable for areas exposed to humidity, such as bathrooms or kitchens.
The ideal way to combine porcelain tile and wood flooring is to designate different areas in the home for each material. For example, wood finishes for balcony railings pair well with tiled patios, while outdoor furniture in travertine marble-look tile completes the aesthetic.
Consider which finishes to refresh and learn how to best care for them for optimal longevity and appeal.
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