Hog tiles in the bathroom: Interior photos lining the bathroom with white tiles

When choosing materials for finishing the bathrooms can be confused by the large choice of different solutions. Most often used for bathroom tile, but it has a lot of varieties. One of them is called "hog". hog tiles in the bathroom - the perfect solution. In this article you can find out what it is, how to choose a variety of tiles, and it is suitable for any interior.

Features and benefits of the tiles

In the tile-type "hog" has several distinct advantages that make it different from any other type of finish.

1. Increased resistance to moisture and temperature extremes. Regardless of the level of humidity or temperature tiles for a long time will retain their properties and appearance.
2. Environmentally friendly. This type of tile is made from natural materials.
3. Easy to clean. This finish is easy to clean, it is not afraid of even aggressive cleaning agents.
4. Reliability. This species is very long service life.
5. Excellent finishing solution for uneven or rough surfaces.
6. Large choice of colors. This allows you to implement any design ideas.
7. Excellent combination with other types of finishing materials.

What kind of tile hog and why it is called

This unusual name of the material due to the presence of 2-yi holes from the end of tiles. These holes are covered with glaze bolvanochnoy, and due to this finish is similar to the boar snout. This has resulted in the emergence of such a name.

Because tile is rectangular in shape, it can be used to simulate brickwork. Volume tiles visually seems more and textured because of slightly skewed end chamfers. There are models without such edge, and texture of in this case corresponds to a contrasting grout.

Tips for Choosing

The most important parameter in the selection of finishing materials - is the size of the room. As a rule, most bathrooms can not boast of something that big but even medium size. If you do not choose the right material, there is a risk to visually make the space even smaller. To avoid this, choosing the tile, you need to take into account the advice of professionals.

1. For small rooms is the optimal use of small sized tiles: it helps to visually make the space more. A large tile to use it is not necessary, it is better to leave it laying in more spacious rooms.
2. If the tiles are laid out vertically, then the visual room becomes higher, the same, and with a horizontal masonry - the room will seem visually larger. In small spaces, you can also use the method of laying on the diagonal.
3. In small rooms is better to choose light colors, it can be combined several shades.
4. Large prints, wallpapers, large patterns - all this is only suitable for spacious bathrooms.
5. For a small bathroom, you can not use any pictures at all, or make some small accents in the form of small pictures.
6. Finishes with a smooth surface to visually enlarge the space. It can be the basis for an entire mirrored wall or part of it.
7. Use the bathroom in a small dark or bright borders as the skin is not necessary, and you should avoid dividing by the bright top of the wall and the bottom dark.

Prerequisites

Materials for finishing the bathroom must be chosen carefully, as they must meet certain requirements. Otherwise, there is a risk that the service life will be quite small. Consider the necessary requirements.

1. Resistance to moisture. Tiles should not absorb moisture, and the moisture in the space of a bathroom very much. If the material absorbs moisture, the high humidity it very quickly goes down, there will be mold and fungus, and not for the better change appearance. Among other things, tiles can simply fall off, because that would be hard. To determine the degree of water resistance, it is necessary to look at the back of the tile: it hardly needs to be long.
2. Resistance to cleaning. To tidy in the bathroom almost always use aggressive or chemical cleaning agents. They will fall as tiles, and the seams at the junction. Tile is not resistant to such substances, quickly loses its appearance.
3. Evenness on all sides. To verify this, you can look at a pile of stacked tiles: if the distance is different even a millimeter - it is a poor indicator. Laying of the tiles will be a problem, the seams are uneven.
4. No damage. Chips and cracks should not be drawing to be distributed evenly. If one tile pattern a different color or size, most likely, it's a marriage. It is better not to acquire such material. It is also important to note that there was not any irregularities, and the color was a qualitative and deep.

Popular colors

Consider the most popular color tiles "pylon".

1. White. This color can be called universal, because it would look great in a small and a large tub. Also, the color is perfectly combined with other shades.
   

   White "hog" perfectly combined with monochrome and shiny objects

2. The black. It looks stylish and original, but it is only suitable for large spaces. It is better to combine with bright hues.
   

   Black "hog", laid out with an offset look good paired with white grout

3. Blue. This tub looks fresh and filled with ease. It can be combined with turquoise, white, gray or blue tiles.
   

   Blue tile is suitable for bathroom wall decoration in the style of Provence

4. Red. This color should not make predominant, as it is very bright and aggressive.
   

   Bright red tile will boldly to look in the bathroom modern style

5. Yellow. It is better to choose muted tones and combined with white, brown and green.
   

   Yellow ceramics can be used to highlight accent wall

6. Green. This color is to choose for lining small areas, or a muted shades.
   

   Green tile, like other dark colors can be used in rooms with plenty of natural light

Dimensions of tiled blocks

The range of tiles "pylon" is very diverse, including by size range. However, despite the large number of different sizes, the most popular are the parameters of 7.5 * 15 cm, 10 * 20 cm, matte and semimatt embodiments. Especially popular models that mimic wood, glass, marble or natural stone.

For any style of interior fit

Tiles "pylon" versatile and will look good in almost any design, but it will be the most appropriate of those styles, which are listed below.

1. Art Deco. The style in which the order is important, clean lines and geometric. For this reason, there is optimal imitation brick. Most often the choice falls on the tiles white or black, but allowed and shades of gray. In such an interior will be well combined hog tiles and plaster.
   

   Lined "wild boar" the lower part of the walls make the bathroom a light and airy

2. Loft. Urbanism in conjunction with industry. This interior is also welcomed brickwork for which materials have to be frosted. To add roughness appearance can be used contrasting grout color red or a combination of hog with dark tiles.
   

   Most of the bathroom walls are decorated with brick in the spirit of a loft, a "wild boar" faced with shower - the part that is most exposed to water

3. Scandinavian style. This style has similarities with the previous two. Here, too, there is room rough texture, and there will also be appropriate brickwork.
   

   When facing walls in the bathroom Scandinavian style should adhere to the "brick" prints

4. Classic. In such an interior often use materials suitable for imitation of wood or marble. hog tile is well suited for this purpose.
   

   A successful combination of sizes and options for the installation of ceramic tiles in the bathroom classic style

conclusion

Tile "hog" - a great option for a bathroom and toilet, as it does not limit the owners of the apartment in the choice of stylistic directions. To operate the material was without hassle, you need to choose tile in accordance with the recommendations in this article.

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