Split face tiles are a fabulous undulating 3D natural stone mosaic, which comprise of strips of natural slate, cut into different dimensions, and arranged into a staggered 3D surface. They are interlocking which makes fitting these tiles super easy and there’s no need to grout them. Bonus!
So without further ado, here are our top five places to fit split face mosaic tiles…
1. LIVING ROOM AREA
Lounge, family room, drawing room – whatever you call it, this is one of the main spaces that you and your guests will spend time in. Therefore, it’s the room that you should feel most comfortable in, and the room in which you set out to impress.
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Sometimes being bold with all four walls can be a bit too much, and give off an uncomfortable ambiance. So a way to create hype into a room, without making it overbearing, would be to simply create a feature wall. This is a bold (but sophisticated) way at brightening up a room. It works best when the three remaining walls are kept subtle, which means that it doesn’t have to be a huge project.
A feature wall is typically the focal point that catches the eye as soon as you walk in, so what better way is there for putting these uber trendy tiles in the spotlight!
2. FIREPLACE
A question that we get asked a lot, like a lot a lot, is are split face mosaic tiles suitable for going around/behind a log burner. The answer is: yes, definitely!
We actually dedicated a whole blog about this, which you can find here.
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In summary, if your fireplace or log burner is starting to look out-dated and lifeless, then using split face tiles around them is the perfect way of jazzing them up. It will give that striking rustic finish, whilst also giving you that cosy outdoorsy feel.
3. BATHROOM
Bathrooms should be a place of relaxation and escapism, and be the one place where we can go and unwind at the end of a long hard day. So it is important that our bathrooms have the décor that can accommodate for this.
As with your living room, a feature wall will work fantastic in a place like your bathroom, giving you that luxurious holiday spa feel, especially if paired with some elegant polished porcelain tiles on the floor and walls.
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If feature walls are not for you, then you can go even more subtle and line the shelving in your bathroom, or even have them as a sink splashback.
4. Kitchen Splashback
Most kitchen designs are produced with the aim of being practical, which is of course a good thing. However, more often than not, they are lacking in personality, or as our European neighbours might say, je n'ais sais quois. The majority of kitchens are usually neutral in colour and lack any texture at all, meaning at first glance they can look unexciting and dull.
But boring doesn’t always have to be a bad thing, it can easily become the perfect base for injecting eye-catching character, such as by incorporating a kitchen splashback. You can do this either behind your sink or even behind your stove.
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This can completely change the look and feel of your kitchen, without massively denting your bank account, and without having to do a huge overhaul.
5. OUTSIDE
A fantastic way to liven up your garden is to utilise it as another room, so why not treat it like one?! Many of our gardens are an unloved piece of turf that rarely gets used due to our dreary bleak weather. But now is the opportunity to create some focal features for your outdoor living room!
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One opportunity for those of you who have steep, terraced gardens or walled flowerbeds, is to add this tile to the retaining walls, injecting a new texture into your garden and giving your eye a new palette to gaze over, adding that 'wow-factor'.
Or for those of you who really want a challenging project to push the boat out, why not build your own water feature with these tiles, the water will trickle beautifully down, leaving you with the tranquil sounds of a stream.
Now who doesn't want a stress-free-zone garden to escape to rain or shine?!
So as you can see, split face tiles are a brilliant way at adding that instant ‘wow’ factor, no matter how big or small your project area is! Why not head over to our Split Face Mosaic Tiles Range, to order your samples now!
