By Jaipriya K S, Content Writer, Homes

Elevating Homes with Ever-lasting Trends of Marbles & Tiles

Marbles and tiles have been long considered as expensive in home design. But today they have emerged and evolved into key elements of modern & aesthetic home design. Driven by long-lasting durability, versatility and various range of patterns, they are presenting endless possibilities for homeowners to express their style and grace. Be it a simple designs or luxury finishes, they are transforming the spaces with matchless elegance, seamless practicality and setting new standards and trends in the landscape of interior design.

Let’s delve into the article to explore the Current Trends of Marbles & Floor design our Homes and learn how they can be incorporated uniquely.

 

Mounting them in unexpected areas

Customarily, marble is associated with bathrooms and kitchen, but today designers are integrating them into surprising spaces in order to amplify the visual appeal. For instance, marble topped coffee tables, marble accent walls in living areas and fixing marble in staircases are becoming the trend. Also the marbles are being utilized in home offices to create strikingly beautiful visual impacts for the visitors.

Unexpectedly, designers are integrating marbles into home decor segments through furniture pieces such as side tables, coffee tables and also in lightings. This curated craftsmanship add a high-end and unique feel to the entire home decor efforts. In kitchen we can mount the marble tiles beyond the countertops, open shelving and marble backsplashes to bring the elegant and seamless output. Meanwhile for Bathrooms, bold marble veining are trending as they holds ability to make a dramatic statement and add unique personality to the space.

Evidently people are becoming very much conscious on embracing sustainability in home design. In such context, eco-friendly tiles and marbles are gaining importance as they are perfect choice for sustainable home design. For this, home designers are installing recycled or reclaimed materials like ethically sourced natural stones, recycled glass tiles, reclaimed ceramic, porcelain tiles, and locally sourced marbles. These types of tiles and marbles reduce the landfill waste and cuts down the demand for raw materials. Also, the manufacturing process of these items requires reduced temperatures that results in less consumption of energy.

Beyond the indoor applications

Traditionally, marbles and tiles are constrained to indoors areas such as living room, walls and kitchens. But today designers are expanding the applications of marbles and tiles to outdoor areas by creating a luxurious outdoor kitchens, pool areas and patios. For example, marble pavers are becoming a most popular option for outdoor flooring as it expels matchless and timeless appeal and durability. In addition, patterned tiles are being utilized to bring personality and color to decorative water features and outdoor walls.

Dynamic 3D's

As the 3-dimensional tiles are a growing trend in which the designers use the tiles that creates unique texture and depth on the floors and walls. These 3 dimensional tiles come in diverse forms such as ridges, waves and geometric patterns in order to add a sculptural element to the space.

When it comes to homes, 3D marbles are commonly used in living areas and bathrooms to build prominent featured walls that draw responsiveness from the visitors and replicate the light settings in many exciting and fascinating ways.