How to combine porcelain tile and wood flooring
Collating home furnishings often leads to using a mix of materials to bring unique, personalised effects to life. Different textures can instantly spruce up a room and improve the look of walls and floors, revealing modern, long-lasting surfaces. There are certainly many home décor choices to consider, but you must remember that not all finishes are perfect partners. Some items simply are not compatible or will even cause interior design headaches. In this article, we provide considerations for combining porcelain stoneware with a parquet floor in any environment, but also the alternative solutions to create a harmonious atmosphere with parquet-effect stoneware.
Porcelain stoneware tiles and wood flooring: is it possible?
Although you should ideally not combine porcelain stoneware slabs and parquet on floors or walls due to size differences, you can still use these materials in other ways. For instance: You can instead combine porcelain tile tables and wall coverings with wood flooring. These are interesting yet compatible options.
Also, keep the rooms in mind where you want to create updates. Beautiful beige porcelain slabs used for kitchen worktops pair well with oak parquet floors, effortlessly creating a sophisticated space. For something even more original, worktops made from grey porcelain slabs or concrete effect porcelain tiles in lighter shades can be matched with grey parquet or lighter flooring.
Combining parquet and wood effect porcelain slabs
In historic residences or early 20th century houses, it may happen to keep the original parquet floor, but to adapt it to contemporary taste, it is important to choose the materials to be combined carefully.
The combination of parquet and wood-effect tile is a very attractive choice, especially in the most intimate areas of the home such as the bedroom. The large Noce Canaletto wood-look slabs, for example, faithfully reproduce the essence and grain of fine wood, and are ideal for covering the wall of the headboard of the bed or the doors of the walk-in wardrobe to integrate it into the environment and make it less visible.
Thanks to innovative paints and special processes, it is now possible to use parquet flooring throughout the home, including bathrooms: certainly, a bold choice, which can become even more impactful by using wood-effect tile to cover all the walls of the bathroom-including the interior of the shower-creating niches and compartments to combine aesthetics and practicality.
Need more advice on how to best combine porcelain tile and wood flooring?
As mentioned, Atlas Plan’s porcelain stoneware can be expertly matched with parquet, provided that they are not used together on the same surfaces, such as flooring or walls. The reason for this comes down to dimensions. Our stoneware slabs have much larger dimensions than typical parquet planks, which means a seamless application for would not be possible.
Added to this, wood is porous, sensitive to temperature changes and needs to be sanded regularly. On the other hand, porcelain stoneware is highly resistant and also suitable for humid environments such as bathrooms or kitchens.
The best way to combine porcelain tile and wood flooring is to look at how different spaces in the home can be better suited for the materials. Balcony railings, for instance, made of beautiful wood finishes, will look exceptional together with tiled patios and outdoor furniture made from travertine marble-effect stoneware.
So, differentiate between the finishes that you would like to update, and familiarise yourself with how to best take care of them.
As a leader in porcelain stoneware, Atlas Plan is a fantastic partner to help you bring your vision to life.
