Top picks for timeless design: White metro
Top picks for timeless design: White metro
Selecting materials and finishes that will be loved for decades is one of the best ways to reduce waste when it comes to renovating, designing, and creating your dream home.
What may seem a simple, plain choice can actually open up a world of design potential by working with colours, styles, and textures of all kinds; so you can be free to play around with paints, wallpapers, and furnishings. One classic that looks good almost everywhere is the wonderful white metro tile.
Suitable for so many locations - bathrooms, kitchens, fireplaces, and even hallways - white metro tiles are a traditional surface with many faces. Simple both in shape and tone, this perfect neutral is a blank canvas for a world of possibilities.
As a conventionally Victorian tile, metro tiles are an obvious choice for Victorian-style homes. Working wonderfully with period features, woods, antique furniture, and heritage colours, a white metro can add freshness without affecting the character of your house. Equally for Art Deco, Edwardian, modern homes, and more, these endlessly versatile tiles are often the answer for any surfacing struggles.
Personalise these modest tiles by mixing up your layout, size, finish, or style. Head for elegance with herringbone, add height with a vertical lay, add length with a horizontal stack, or add variety with a brick bond or staggered layout.
Play with perspective and choose an oversized metro for bold design, an elongated metro for chic style, or a standard 75 by 150mm for effortless interiors. Go gloss for shining glamour, or choose a matt finish for understated rustic spaces. Pick a bevelled edge for a touch of 3D décor, or keep it flat to match your style.
Not only do white metro tiles work anywhere, with anything and any colour, they also offer a brightness to dark rooms, calm contrast to intense patterns, and encourage brave colourful grout choices.