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Ceramic Tiles for visual appeal to your homes

The history and origin of Ceramic tiles is about 4000 years old beginning from ancient Greek cities, Babylon, Persia, Italy and Europe to rest of the world. The word ceramic has originated from the Greek term ‘keramos’ which mean ‘to burn’. Ceramic tiles are the burnt baked clay that was used by kings and emperors to decorate their palaces and other habitats. Beautiful motifs, designs and patterns were created on ceramic tiles that again added to their popularity and charm.

Today ceramic tiles are used by almost all households to beautify their walls, floors, fireplaces, gardens and building facades. They can be explained as tiles made from clay that go through a firing process in the kiln under a very high temperature. Ceramic tiles have great features such as durability and strength that make them popular choice among builders and homemakers. They are water, stain, heat, break and abrasion resistant. They are broadly available in glazed and unglazed type.

 

Unglazed ceramic tiles: Such kind of ceramic tiles come in natural colors of clay ranging from light grey to deep red and have same color throughout the tile from bottom to top. This makes them scratch proof tiles.

 

Glazed ceramic tiles: The glaze coating on the surface of the ceramic tile creates a shiny texture that prevents the tile from staining. Glazed tiles are available in unlimited range of colors and designs. But if the glazed surface is scratched you will have to change the entire tile slab. They are easy to clean and are generally used in kitchens and bathroom walls, floors and countertops.

 

Ceramic tiles are available in different sizes from small to larger slabs. Ceramic tiles are said to be perfect for bathroom and kitchen tiling as they are not affected by water, moisture or heat. Often small and light colored tiles are used for smaller kitchens and bathrooms. But you can always play upon with colors to give that contrasting unique look to the space where you are using ceramic tiles.

There is unlimited range of designs, patterns available in the market. You can also surf on Internet to get ideas for your designer ceramic kitchen bathroom tiles. Manufactures and dealers offer vast ceramic tiles options under different categories such as bathrooms tiles, kitchens tiles, crystal floor tiles, rustic, garden ceramic floor tiles and printed ceramic floor tiles.

Ceramic tiles are also not heavy on pockets as they fall much lower on price band compared to their marble counterparts. So they are visually appealing and still cost effective, which is adding to their popularity.

 

About the Author

Aaron Ace is a renowned interior designer who has had more than 20 years in the industry. His most prolific achievement has been his bold usage of tiles as an integral part of interior design, and is responsible for bringing about awareness regarding the benefits of using tiles. This article is about Ceramic tiles, click to know more about tiles.

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