5 Ways to do Open Plan Living Right

5 Ways to do Open Plan Living Right
6 June 2019

 

Open plan living

The modern world is a busy, bustling place. This means that when we return to our homes, most of us want a tranquil, relaxing space we can unwind in.

One approach is open plan living, where rooms blend beautifully into one another to create shared spaces that are a joy to spend time in.

Here we’ve picked out some beautiful examples of open plan living in action, and selected some wall and floor tiles that can help you create that seamless aesthetic you seek.

Open-Plan living Tile Choices

Where you make and where you eat your food need not be two separate entities. By creating a shared kitchen and dining area in your home, you can smoothly enjoy meals whatever the time of day.

Features such as coffee bars and kitchen counters can also create great eating areas that coordinate with your surfaces and food preparation areas.

open plan kitchen with porcelain tiles
 
Additionally, the open-plan effect can be added to by having a single floor tile throughout, like these Royale Light Grey Polished Porcelain tiles, which are wonderfully light reflecting and also extremely hard wearing; perfect for a busy family home.
 
Large floor tiles in an open-plan kitchen
 
Extra Large format tiles are perfect for open-plan living areas, and create a seamless transition between kitchen, dining and living areas.
 
 
A open plan kitchen doesn't need to be plain old units, why not link your spaces by creating features of the walls, these Sparkle Ice Grey Split Face Mosaic tiles can work really well as a feature wall in these areas.
 
 Sparkle Ice Grey Split Face Mosaic Tiles
 
 
 

Flow your Interiors Outdoors

 
One trick when it comes to open plan living is to extend beyond the four walls of your home. Creating stunning outdoor areas that blend with the indoor vibe of your home can really enable that open and sweeping space you seek.

Whether a patio, conservatory or outdoor kitchen, matching the tiles of your outdoor and indoor areas allows for seamless, continuous spaces to be created.

A great way to flow your indoor design outside and extend your external living space is with outdoor porcelain tiles. 20mm porcelain slab tiles are strong, frost-proof, non-slip and fade resistant so the perfect low maintenance solution for your patio or terrace.

Outdoor porcelain tiles will bring a touch of style to your exteriors, extend your living area and will help create the perfect place for relaxing or entertaining.

Indoor Outdoor Porcelain: Houz Naos Flooring Ltd
 

If you want to keep authentic and bring a bit of the outdoors indoors we think that Natural Black slate tiles are a good way to go here, providing the kind of bold, resilient tile that works well regardless of location.

natural black slate tiles used interior and exterior

Exquisite Living Area Tiles

Airy, peaceful spaces to relax in are wonderful, and this can be particularly enjoyable when achieved in a living room.

Stylish, contemporary spaces to read, watch tv or simply put your feet up definitely lend themselves to open living.

The use of light is important here, as is the selection of floor tiles. We suggest wood-effect floor tiles, as these can provide the perfect base to make the open plan living area of your dreams.

 

Embrace Open Plan Living With Tiles

Open plan areas throughout the home can help you to create a beautiful balance and allow for people to spend great time together.Perhaps your living and dining room could flow into one another? Or the kitchen and living space could overlap?However you want to embrace open plan living, natural stone tiles such as limestone tiles are a good way to support this. These tiles provide beautiful colour tones that lighter shades can play off.

 

Modern open plan living dining room


If you need any guidance around products or tile patterns, we can help. We also like to stay on top of the latest trends, so be sure to keep coming back to the Stone Tile Company blog if you’re looking for some inspiration for your home.
And if you have any questions, get in touch with the Stone Tile Company team.