Plain, with a pattern, marble or wood, we tell you how to choose a tile for an apron in the kitchen and what to pay attention to.

The section of the wall above the work area is one of the most difficult places to finish and decorate. Constant humidity, temperature changes, steam, drops of fat and oil, and other contaminants need to protect the surface from all this and make it look beautiful and fit into the overall style. In this article, we show photos of tile apron designs for the kitchen and figure out how to choose a finish for this area.

How to choose a tile for an apron in the kitchen

Why tile

Tile does not just remain the most popular finishing material for the kitchen in general and the work area in particular. Ceramics have a number of important advantages:

Shape and size

According to the form, fragments can be divided into standard and non-standard.

The first group includes classic rectangles and squares. This is the most popular option, since they are easier to lay, and manufacturers have more choice of standard tile design. The second group includes all other formats: octagons and hexagons, triangles, circles. It is more difficult to join such fragments than standard ones, and they usually cost more, but they look very stylish. How such a tile looks for an apron for the kitchen, look at the photo in the gallery below.

Ceramics can be any size: from tiny mosaic fragments with a side of 1-1.5 cm to large-format slabs from 60 cm wide. Usually, porcelain stoneware is produced in this form. There is a generally accepted rule: the smaller the room, the smaller all the interior elements should be. In general, this is the right approach, but in this case it is not the format itself that is important, but the color and pattern. The brighter the palette and the more active the print, the less it is worth doing in a small kitchen. If the tile is plain or with a non-contrasting pattern, you can choose a medium or even large format. But it’s not worth doing a very small mottled drawing on a large area, it will ripple in the eyes and get lost against the background of large furniture and appliances.

To make it easier to lay tiles and had to cut a minimum of fragments, it is best to choose a size that is a multiple of the height of the apron. For example, tiles of size 15×15, 15×30, 30×20, 30×30 cm, etc. are suitable for standard 60 cm.

Method of laying

In the design of the wall behind the work area, not only the size and color of the ceramics play an important role, but also how it is laid.

Popular layout options:

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