Magical mosaics

 

These small tiles add a fun and playful ambience to your home by refreshing a dull and drab looking room with colourful designs and shapes.

 

Choose from a wide range of these delicate tiles in exciting materials. From glass mosaics in a rainbow of shimmering colours, real marble in either polished or tumbled finishes, pebbles embedded in glass mosaics for a more natural look and smooth metal for a sleek urban design. 

 

Various surfaces in the home are ideal for a mosaic focus wall. Use mosaic tiles as a splashback in your kitchen, as a striking wall feature in your entrance area or as a colourful column in the bathroom. “When renovating your bathroom, it is always a good idea to add mosaic tiles to give an instant boost of colour,” says Kate van Niekerk, marketing manager for Tile Africa.

 

The entrance area of your home is the perfect place to have an eye-catching mosaic pattern on the floor, either on the threshold before you enter the house, or inside the entrance hall. This will offer a gleaming welcome to guests.

 

 

• Plan the design, according to scale, on paper first, and trace it onto the floor or wall surface
• For ideas on different patterns and colours, page through magazines. Fabric designs can also offer inspiration, from geometric patterns to curvy floral and leaf designs
• Play around with different colour and size combinations to find out what works best
• Use gold and silver sparingly. Even a small amount will create that glamour effect you are after
• Once you’ve started, step away from your work from time to time to view it from a distance. This will allow you to get a better idea of how your design is progressing and whether you are still on track to achieve the beautiful attention-grabbing feature you had planned

 

 

For more information on Tile Africa call 0800 002 783 or visit www.tileafrica.co.za.