Quartz

Christmas is fast approaching and preparations for the festive season are already well underway in some cases! Are you one of those people who buy’s all their presents in August or do you leave everything until the last minute?! Either way, it’s getting to that time of year when most of us are just beginning to get into the Christmas spirit.

The festive period presents a great opportunity to spend quality time with friends and family. You may be inviting relatives around for Christmas or, looking even further ahead, hosting a New Year’s party?

If you feel that a certain part of your home requires a slight makeover in time for Christmas then you’ve arrived at the right place. During the festivities the kitchen is often a hub of activity and is a room in which a lot of your guests will spend time in. Here are some simple and cost effective ways of improving the look of your kitchen in time for Christmas:

Mosaic Splash Back

Wallpaper or paint on walls above kitchen worktops can often become worn. This surface is also prone to gathering dirt and grease from splashes and spillages. Maybe you already have wall tiles and just fancy a change to breathe new life into your kitchen designs. Mosaics are an excellent choice. Mosaic tiles are attached to individual mosaic sheets which make them easy to cut and install between worktops and kitchen units. Polished mosaics are easy to clean as most dirt and grease can simply be wiped from the tiles with a damp cloth. Tilesporcelain.co.uk has a wide variety of mosaic tiles available from sparkly quartz to natural stone varieties like marble and granite.

New Worktop

Worktops can become scratched and tired looking over time with constant use in the preparation of food. A change of worktop can totally revitalise your kitchen design. It’s important the worktop also provides a practical and easy to clean surface. Tilesporcelain.co.uk supplies made to measure quartz and granite kitchen worktops. You can send the measurements you require to us and we will deliver your bespoke worktop to your door. You can choose from a wide variety of colours in our sparkly quartz and natural stone granite worktops.

Kitchen flooring

The kitchen in most homes is generally a high traffic area. Hard wearing porcelain tiles are an excellent choice for kitchen floors. We have a wide variety of porcelain tiles in a vast range of colours, styles and finishes, including the super black matt porcelain, supreme white polished and egg shell porcelain matt. You can lay porcelain tiles over electric under floor heating mats for additional warmth in kitchens.

Kitchens today have become part of modern living and therefore an integral part of any home. Naturally you need flooring for the kitchen befitting your requirements, budget, and environment. Kitchen tiles cater to such requirements quite nicely and porcelain tiles fit in to the slot easily.

In modern living styles kitchen has become something different than it was in the past. It is no longer the place for food preparation or keeping stores but has become a place that also includes space for both dining as well as relaxation. Making them look stylish and designer becomes possible using best kitchen tiles.

Another advantage of using tiles for flooring and walling in the kitchen is that they are easy to install as well as easier to repair and replace. That is why the popularity of kitchen tiles is consistently on the rise.

Only requirement for the user is to find out the best quality porcelain kitchen tiles that would fit naturally with the environment besides being moisture resistant and durable.

Given below are some more bathroom design trends and innovations that you can consider when remodeling your bathroom:

• Bathtubs in unique and fun shapes are in fashion today. You will find these tubs in many wacky shapes. Some of these will cradle your body in a cozy manner and others will use lesser water. Your bathroom will definitely be unique and eye catching with these unique bathtubs.
• Designers today favor an organic, softer look rather than hard edges and straight lines. Curving shower stalls, vanities and storage units are very much sought after for bathrooms and they look really beautiful as well.
• Although symmetrical placement is accepted conventionally for bathrooms, several decorators today are experimented with harmonized asymmetry for creating unique but attractive designs. Use subtle touches in your own bathrooms in the form of quirky tile placement and overhanging sinks.

When selecting the patterns and colors for your kitchen tiles, they should be in coordination with the backsplash and counter tops. Select bright colors like blue, coral, peach, yellow and green with floral designs for rustic kitchens. If you have a Mexican style kitchen you can use white and red colors in striped designs.

Modern kitchens are known to have bold, contrasting colors such as yellow and red, white and red, black and white, blue and green. You can also intersperse it with bright colors through splashes in a few areas or through the backsplash.

The colors you select for your kitchen tiles will transform the look of the room entirely and provide it a unique look. Coordinate the look with the appliances, storage units, cabinets and the decorative items in the kitchen for a beautiful kitchen which looks professionally designed and gorgeous.

Today the Olympic torch is being carried from Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton by specified torch bearers. It is the 13^th day of a 70 day journey which will see the torch pass through over 1,000 villages, towns and cities throughout the UK before making it back to London in time for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 27^th.

After leaving Stoke-on-Trent  the flame will pass through the following places before arriving in Bolton; Cobridge, Burslem, Middleport, Crewe, Congleton, Macclesfield, Knutsford, Runcorn, Widnes, Warrington, Lowton, Abram, Wigan, Scholes, Ince, Hindley, Westhoughton.

The Olympics is very much about variety in terms of events, nations and venues. At Tiles Porcelain we also place great emphasis on variety to ensure we have tiles for everyone. This includes a huge selection of granite, travertine, marble, slate, limestone, porcelain, quartz and ceramic.

This year’s Eurovision song contest will be held tonight in Azerbaijan. The UK entry Engelbert Humperdinck will be rolling back the years to perform at the grand old age of 76. The United Kingdom will be hoping he can gain a first victory in this prestigious event since Katrina and the Waves in 1997. Humperdinck will not have to wait long to impress the judges as he will be the first act on the stage performing his song “Love Will Set You Free”

Tiles Porcelain is really in tune when it comes to supplying high quality tiles at incredibly low prices. If any of our tiles could personify the glittering career of a pop star like Engelbert Humperdinck then it would be sparkling quartz. Engineered quartz tiles produce a truly majestic sparkle and glisten. Quartz tiles contain reflective mirror particles and provide interiors with a starburst effect. Our brand of Crystalstone quartz tiles (left) contains a higher amount of quartz and more mirror particles than any other quartz tile on the market. Quartz tiles are often used as part of stylish stage designs for music concerts. Strategically placed lighting can accentuate the starlight quality of Crystalstone quartz wall and floor tiles

We’ve been tracking the progress of the Olympic torch so far as it makes its way around the UK. It is currently somewhere between Taunton and Bristol on day four of its 70-day relay. When the Olympics begin on July 27th, London will be the first city to host the games for a third time. As they say, good things come in threes – which is certainly the case with regards to our premium quality products from the Crystalstone Quartz range:
1. Quartz Tiles for walls and floors have a sparkly surface and are available in a range of colours and also in mosaic varieties. These tiles are a stunning choice for kitchens and bathrooms.
2. Quartz Mirrors in rectangular, square, circular and oval shapes are stylish and classy.
3. Bespoke Quartz Worktops are an excellent option for not only bathrooms and kitchens but also shops, hotels and restaurants.

On Saturday April 14 Aintree will host the 2012 Grand National – a horse race which has been enthralling the nation since 1839.

It is always one of the biggest events of both the sporting and social calendar – with thousands of hopeful punters set to descend on this grand old racecourse for the world’s most famous steeplechase. Many more will be watching in homes, pubs and betting shops throughout the UK with vested interest.

When it comes to tiles, we are extremely strong in our field and below we explain that by choosing tiles from us you are guaranteed to be backing a winner:

• With a huge selection of premium range natural stone and engineered tiles, there are great odds on you finding the tiles which are ideally suited to your intended project, and you can make extra sure of this by ordering samples of our porcelain, quartz, travertine, marble, slate and granite tiles.

• We really go the distance by providing next day delivery to anywhere in the UK.

• Look through the News and Features section on our website for tips and advice on how to best use our tiles.

We can’t promise you chocolate eggs this Easter I’m afraid but if its tiles you’re after then you’ve came to the right place! We have a high quality range of both natural stone and engineered tiles for walls and floors. Below we’ve featured two tiles – the names of which are strongly linked to the Easter period!

CHOCOLATE Brown Quartz Tiles (pictured left) have a rich brown colour and sparkly mirror particles. The highly polished finish will enable you to clean these tiles with ease. They are ideal for bathrooms and do not require sealing.

TP Tips: Complement chocolate brown quartz tiles with lighter colours for stylish and contemporary home decors.

EGG Shell Porcelain Tiles (pictured right) have a cream/beige colour and subtle black speckled effect – hence the egg shell comparison. The matt finish makes these premium quality porcelain tiles an outstanding choice for kitchens.

TP Tips: For a warm surface install an electrical under floor heating mat beneath egg shell porcelain tiles.

Often simplicity holds the key to getting your bathroom design just right. It is important you accentuate what positive attributes the room has in terms of natural light exposure and space. S. Edwards purchased the Crystalstone Midnight Black Quartz tiles from Tiles Porcelain and we think they have been utilised to spectacular effect as part of this bathroom design.

The black quartz tiles have been installed on the floor of this bathroom and contrast exquisitely with the white units. Black and white is a popular combination and is seen as a timeless colour theme. These black quartz tiles have mirror particles which sparkle and glisten emphatically when exposed to light and this is clearly evident in the pictures below. The stylish look of these black quartz tiles is enhanced further by a highly polished finish.

What you cannot see from these pictures is the practical qualities of Midnight Black Quartz. These premium quality engineered tiles are incredibly hard wearing and durable making them ideal for high traffic areas of flooring. The sleek and smooth surface is easy to clean. Furthermore, these tiles have a water absorption rate of just 0.02% and do not require sealing.

Please send through your pictures to show us what you have done with the tiles you have purchased from Tiles Porcelain, and you will be entered into a competition for the chance to win £20!