Your Home and Garden

TILES

Be creative with pattern and colour when choosing everything from tiles to grout

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+ Be bold with a tiled kitchen splashback as this is your chance to stamp your style on a functional, yet also decorative, space.

+ Tiles also work well on the floor. Choose a patterned stone or a forgiving design that can absorb a few knocks or chips as the tiles wear.

+ Large-format tiles are great for floors as they’re easier to keep clean, and they’re also starting to appear on splashback­s, too.

+ Small tiles and mosaics look great but can be costly and catch dirt more easily. Find the right balance between size and style for you.

+ Don’t forget your grout. Coloured grout that offers a high contrast to the tiles is trending.

Try using different shapes and sizes in the same finish to create interest without being too matchy

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