6 Tile Options for an Earthy Look in your Home

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Perini Tiles

16 October 2024

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6 min read

Our homes are our sanctuaries! It is important when designing your home that you create a style that is comforting and soothing to you, a style that speaks to you and promotes your sense of balance and harmony.

In choosing an earthy look for the home, you have the opportunity of experimenting with a vast range of neutral tones and textures that can be layered throughout each space to create a strong sense of tranquillity. Neutral tones and colour options will usually include soft charcoals, warm whites, beige, taupe or soft browns, each of which can easily be paired with a selection of bolder colours to allow you the opportunity to experiment with a range of different looks. In this post, we explore a selection of our latest tile collections, focusing on options to suit an earthy look in the home that will create a sense of tranquillity and relaxation.

An Earthy Look for Modern & Contemporary Homes

Modern interior design and architecture will often combine a selection of contrasting tones or colours to create a unique touch that allows for your chosen materials and finishes to be the star of the show. Deep charcoal tones are often paired with lush neutrals, layered with bolder colours that are used more sparingly throughout the home to create dynamic features. When choosing tiles for a more modern design where a warm and earthy look is desired, look for options that combine charcoal or white tones with a warmer beige, taupe or caramel colour. These types of tiles will instantly elevate the look of the space while also injecting the home with a rich and warm atmosphere.

The striking Bedrock collection offers an ideal choice for modern or contemporary styled homes. These bold and timeless tiles are available in an impressive 600 x 1200mm size, allowing for luxuriously rich and seamless looks throughout a home’s interior spaces. Their warm and varied colouring will create a soothing and tranquil atmosphere especially when paired with a selection of modern neutral tones.

Adding Texture & Warmth with Cotto Inspired Tiles

Traditional Cotto tiles are a type of terracotta tile that is made by hand. These tiles were often used in ancient architecture of Egypt, Rome, Spain and China with their rich and tactile texture creating a wonderfully elegant and sophisticated look. Modern interpretations of these lush traditional tiles offer a stylish representation of their elegant and tactile aesthetic, creating a decadent yet rustic look in any application. Our Cinder collection for example, offers a wonderfully luxurious look that is heavily inspired by the historic and traditional look of classic Cotto tiles. These stylish tiles can be used throughout your home’s interior spaces to add a rich and warm look. The collection includes both smooth, flat tile options as well as decorative matching tiles to help you create a consistent and elegant design scheme in the home.

The elegant Cinder collection can be used throughout your home’s interior spaces to create a rich and warm look that is full of character, texture and charm! These tiles offer a timeless neutral backdrop that will allow you to layer a variety of different colours and textures in your interior design scheme.

Create a Rich & Earthy Look with Handmade Inspired Tiles

Handmade tiles are an excellent choice when you are looking to create a rich and warm aesthetic in the home. These types of tiles are made entirely by hand, from the shaping process right through to glazing and hand-painting. As a result of this process, each individual tile will show a certain level of variation in its thickness, size, shape, tone and texture which in turn will add to their warm and inviting aesthetic. As can be expected of a handmade product however, these tiles can fetch a higher price tag and as such, they are most often used sparingly throughout the home as a feature tile. If you are looking for a handmade tile that can be used more extensively, handmade look tiles are the next best choice! These tiles are machine made however, they are designed to emulate the authentic look and feel of a traditionally handmade product, thus allowing for these lush designer tiles to be used in a wider range of applications.

Available in a selection of decadent handmade look options, the stunning Frontera collection offers a rich and rustic style that is perfectly suited for creating a traditional earthy look in the home.

Timeless Styles with Terracotta Tiles

Terracotta tiles have been used in the home for centuries, offering a rustic yet warm and inviting look that is next to none! With each tile showing inviting variations from one tile to the next, terracotta tiles have the ability to create a wonderfully soothing, earthy look in the home. Being a versatile solution that is durable and immensely hard wearing, these tiles can often be used in interior and exterior applications, allowing for a decadent and inviting atmosphere that runs through adjoining interior and outdoor spaces.

Luxurious and timeless, the elegant Terrera collection includes a selection of different tile sizes that can be mixed and matched to create your own unique pattern. This warm and rustic tile series offers a wonderfully rich and earthy aesthetic through their luxurious colouring and tactile textures. Terrera can be used in both indoor and outdoor applications, allowing for a seamless finish between adjoining interior and exterior spaces.

Using Timber Tiles to Create an Earthy Look

Timber tiles are most often made of porcelain which is renowned for its incredible durability. Porcelain tiles are resistant to staining, scratching, heat and water, making them an incredibly versatile solution for any part of the home. Timber on the other hand, is a wonderfully warm and classic material however, it is not recommended for use in spaces that experience high levels of moisture or humidity such as the laundry room or the bathroom. If you are looking to add a warm timber touch to either of these areas of your home but require a water resistant material, timber tiles will offer the perfect combination of texture and durability. Available in a selection of traditional timber styles, these types of tiles can be used not only in wet areas but also throughout the entirety of your home to create a luxurious sense of continuity in your colour and materials palette, offering a rich and earthy look that can easily be paired with an endless variety of architectural styles.

Available in a selection of traditional timber styles (including a modern chevron tile option) the Huski collection can be used to add timber touches throughout your home’s interior spaces, including in wet areas such as the bathroom or laundry room

Natural Stone Tiles in the Home

An earthy inspired design scheme would not be complete without natural stone tiles! Natural stones such as marble, granite or slate are all staples of home design and architecture, with each creating a rich and warm atmosphere that is both timeless and sophisticated. Natural stone tiles will show luxurious naturally occurring variations in their texture, tone, pattern and colour, adding a stunning quality to any space. Marble is an especially popular choice for interior design, being available in an endless variety of stunning colours and patterns. From the classic milky white marble varieties to luscious mint or blush tones, there are many lavish marble tile options available to choose from.

The stunning Bursa range offers a classic marble tile option that celebrates texture and pattern. These elegant natural stone tiles combine classic square and subway tile shapes to create a stylish tile layout pattern. Durable and timeless, Bursa can be used in a wide variety of applications throughout your home to create a rich and varied earthy look.

There are many different tiling solutions available that will help you achieve a rich, earthy look in your home, each offering its own unique sense of character and charm. An earthy inspired colour and materials palette in the home will promote feelings of comfort and serenity, creating a true sanctuary. Our Melbourne tiles showroom houses an immense selection of stylish tiling solutions with options to suit a variety of interior design styles. Our team is always on hand to offer expert guidance in curating the perfect colour palette for your home; Shop for tiles online here or reach out to us here with any queries!