Cool kitchen tiles Tileshack

With the kitchen the hub of most homes, it’s a place where people gather together to cook, eat and socialise. However, while warming tones are one way to decorate your kitchen, going the opposite way and using more cooling tile colours can help to create a more calming, soothing ambience.

Cool colour palettes can encompass a range of styles and don’t just mean opting for plain white. Indeed, they can incorporate multiple off-tones and pastels, with different patterns, textures and other embellishments, like metal detailing, all adding texture and visual interest.

So, if you haven’t considered using cooler kitchen tiles before, be sure to read to the end of the blog to find out what we recommend for some cool kitchen style …

Add some contemporary style to your kitchen with a cooler colour palette.

Why choose cool-look kitchen tiles?

There are lots of reasons why you might want to go for a cooler style of kitchen tile, rather than opting for the more traditional warming colour palettes. These include:

Achieving an airier, more spacious looking room: Paler colour palettes will help to open up your kitchen, making it appear bigger and giving the impression of more space.
Cultivating a more refreshing space: Cooler colours inspire tranquility and give a refreshing feel, which can be good for ensuring that your kitchen is an inviting space where you don’t feel stressed.
Creating a calming and relaxing ambience: Tiles with a cooler vibe will help to regulate your mood, as more neutral colours have been shown to have a calming, soothing effect.
Giving your kitchen a more contemporary style: Cooler tile tones have a more minimal aesthetic so if you want a modern-style kitchen, then they’re ideal.

If you decide to use cooler colours in your kitchen then, as mentioned above, you don’t have to stick to plain white, as a paler palette can be achieved using various tones in more muted shades. From pastel hues to white tiles with patterned detailing such as marble-effect, there are more ways than one to achieve that cool, calming vibe.

Popular colour choices for cool-effect tiles include:

Grey
Cream
Off-white
Marble-effect
Green
Blues and purples

Sage green will create a calm, soothing ambience in your kitchen.

Mixing cooling tones with warmer colours can also give your kitchen a more balanced look if you don’t want to go all-out with a completely muted colour scheme.

Creating a calming, contemporary kitchen

At Tileshack we have a range of high-quality floor and wall tiles which are ideal for creating a contemporary-style kitchen. An example of a versatile colour which will give you all the benefits of the paler trend, grey is great for your kitchen as it will complement a wide range of décor and has a calming effect, especially if you stick to the lighter designs.

The Moon Grey Porcelain Floor Tile, for instance, is a larger format tile with the look of natural stone which will add texture to your kitchen and help to create the illusion of more space, both with its larger size and that pale grey finish.

The Moon Grey Porcelain Floor Tile has a natural stone-effect look.

If you want to add grey to your kitchen walls, then the Orla Grafito Decor Ceramic Wall Tile also offers a range of choice. Again, embodying a lighter colour palette, you can mix and match a variety of patterns and tones, either using a single design or combining these for a more textured look. With the Grafito Decor wall tile being the feature tile of this range, it looks great paired with the lighter grey Perla wall tile or, if you prefer something a little deeper to contrast with this, the Grafito wall tile.

The Orla Grafito Décor Ceramic Wall Tile range includes various grey tones which can be mixed and matched.

If grey isn’t quite to your taste, however, then the Hex Gilda Mosaic Sheet is a patterned blue glass tile which can be used to create a feature wall, tile a kitchen island or used for splashback tiling around the sink.

With a striking hexagonal design, these tiles add visual interest with both their shape and colour palette, which features a mixture of blues, whites and grey. This colour combination, along with the intricate patterning within each tile gives them added depth, so you can create a cool, calming effect while also layering in extra detail.

If mosaic tiling isn’t to your taste, then marble-effect is another inspired way to cultivate a minimalist kitchen style with those tranquil tones.

The Patmos Pulido Porcelain Wall & Floor Tile in White Porcelain has subtle marble-effect detailing with grey and black veining set against a white background, so it gives that cool aesthetic but with added texture and depth.

With a rectified finish and large-format size, this creates a seamless look which will make your space appear bigger, aided by that pale colour palette. With fewer grout lines, the Patmos Pulido tile can be used on either the floor or the walls – or across both – so they’re very versatile, while the marble-effect design will complement a wide range of décor.

The Hex Gilda Mosaic Sheet incorporates a mixture of cool, calming colours.

The Patmos Pulido Porcelain Wall and Floor Tile has a large-format design and marble-effect finish.

With a similar style, the Caracalla Beige Porcelain Tile has a light beige tone against a rich cream background, so has more colour within the tile design, if you don’t want to go for greys and whites. Again, this is a rectified tile, so the edges are precise and uniform, while the large-format size again gives that sense of added space. The matt finish also adds a more modern look, while the design has a swirl effect which adds texture and depth as well.

The Caracalla Beige Porcelain Tile has a swirl-effect design which mixes beige with cream.

Another option is to go for a cool blue tile and the Atlantida Blue Polished Rectified Tile will add instant character to your space.

With an eye-catching blue marble-effect design, this tile incorporates a colour palette of blue, gold and white to create a stunning gloss design which will elevate any room.

With an elegant aesthetic, the Atlantida Tile is perfect for creating a feature wall within a kitchen-diner and is another large-format option which will open up your space.

The Atlantida Blue Polished Rectified Tile.

When it comes to kitting your kitchen out in a cooler colour palette, there are various ways to achieve that contemporary aesthetic which will give this busy space a more relaxing ambience. Considering the size of the tiles for helping to open up the room, as well as the variations on plain white – be it marble-effect, sage green, cool blue, beige or grey – will help you get the look in a more characterful way. Indeed, there’s no need to settle for plain white unless that’s your preferred look, as the cooler kitchen colour scheme can incorporate all sorts of textures, colours and designs.

If you’d like some advice on choosing cool kitchen tiles for your home, just drop into one of our showrooms and chat to our team. Alternatively, email us at info@bathshack.com or call (028) 9077 0188. We’re always happy to help!