Kitchen space is a truly female territory, so the design of this room is paid to special attention. Although it would seem that you can come up with? After all, in the kitchen constantly heats up something, fries, bouffags, boils and evaporates ... Wall covering near the plate should be easily soaked, have heat-resistant and water-repellent properties. How to do without the use of standard ceramic tiles? The original, aesthetic and practical replacement of the sheltered tile can be a mosaic for the kitchen.
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In fact, it is a very ancient decor element. True, earlier such a mosaic-tile was used to decorate the richest houses, was rare and the subject of luxury. Today it is represented in the assortment of any specialized building of building materials. The price of tile mosaic fluctuates in a wide range, depending on the type and quality of the material. Competently selected, and masterfully laid tile-mosaic, will become a "highlight" and the main decoration of the kitchen. Let us study more, what a mosaic happens at all, and which it is better to choose for the design design of the kitchen territory.
Mosaic tile is a decorative finishing material consisting of small pieces of rectangular, round or arbitrary shape of various colors and textures.
Such a finishing material is characterized by increased strength and a long service life, it is simply maintained (spots from fat, dirt and soot) are fairly easily removed. The top layer of the tile racks to abrasion and the effects of aggressive substances, and consequently, to care for her, you can use a variety of household chemicals, even on an abrasive basis. Minor pollution on such a motley wall will be simply invisible. Those. In addition, ceramics is characterized by heat resistance, which has always been a big advantage in selection of materials for kitchen finishing.
Classification of mosaic tile
By type of basics
- Glass mosaic. Its exceptional water repellent and strength characteristics determine the frequent use of such a mosaic for the decor of the bathrooms. This material is also good in the kitchen, because It is resistant to temperature drops. The most used size of the wall tile-mosaic 20x20x4 mm, floor mosaic - 12x12x8 mm.
- Concrete mosaic tile with marble splashing. More characteristic of the external design of the facade, sidewalks, etc. EЕ Standard - 400x400x35 mm.
- Tile mosaic from ceramics. This type of mosaic is so popular that is widely used to finish new fashionable housing. Such a mosaic effectary, elegant and is available at the same time.
In appearance
- Single. A classic win-win version does not require ornament selection. Such a mosaic tile is the matrices of pieces on the grid of the same color and one shape (square, oval or round) with a side size from 1 cm to 5 cm. You should give preference to a monochrome mosaic if you deal with the relief is not a simple form, with Small irregularities. A monophonic mosaic is perfectly combined with a panel from other mosaic species.
- Melange. These are the same matrices as described in the previous paragraph, but parts of the mosaic are made of different shades of the same color located chaotically. This finish looks great on ultra-trendy kitchens.
- Gradient (stretching). Here, in principle, parts of various shades of one color gamma are also presented, smoothly moving from light to the darker. Such registration visually spreads the real boundaries of the room.
- Textural. This may be called mosaic tile, when laying modules of which, a certain pattern is obtained, and there may be sets of mosaic parts that differ in its structure (brilliant and matte, transparent and opaque, etc.).
- Sockets and panels . The most artistic type of mosaic. Separately taken modules collected in the matrices constitute a one-piece picture. This type of decor is often framed by a monophonic ceramic tile 10x10 cm.
- "APPROVED". Protection technology (Special creation of cracks, divorces and enclosures on the plane) allows you to get a visually ancient mosaic.
- Combined. This is a mixture of mosaic elements of arbitrary shape. It looks quite effectively and is expensive, it looks like a panel of marine stones.
- Metallized. Ceramic tile, with special "iron" paint applied to it, or pieces of composite aluminum on a self-adhesive basis.
Applying tiles for mosaic in the kitchen atmosphere
- Wall panel. Panly can be made even from mosaic fragments deliberately incorrect shape, in the frame of the classic tile of their ceramics. At the same time, practiced in parallel with the mosaic tile apply sea pebbles, pieces of mica, beads. The unexpected the composition, the more glances it will attract.
- Mosaic apron. The tile for the kitchen apron can be normal, but the mosaic looks fresh and original, gives a kind of charm to the economic zone.
- Decorating work surfaces, tables and chairs. Moskaya tile-mosaic can be decorate not only the walls, but also a serving table or chairs. Before starting the finish, it is necessary to degrease the surface and polluate to give maximum smoothness.
Next, we describe the process itself:
- paint the surface of finely dispersed paint from the spray;
- wait for complete drying;
- sat the place where mosaic is planned, glue;
- place a tile and press it for a few seconds, after which they give it to dry;
- treat a special grouting of the seams between the elements of the mosaic;
- remove the remnants of the wip the wet rag or wash under running water.
In which variations use a tile mosaic for kitchen decor shown in the photo:
But this is, just, the main options for finishing the kitchen area with the help of mosaic tiles. No one limits the flight of your fantasy, dare, experiment!
With such material, you can create a unique interior filled with ethnic patterns, original panels and fantasy ornaments.
What looks like in practice laying tiles-mosaic, you can find out by viewing a series of video scenes containing a step-by-step description of each stage:
