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Kitchen Splashback Tile Ideas: subway, kit kat, zellige, herringbone and large format
A splashback is one of the easiest ways to set the tone of a kitchen, and the tile you choose...
Best Tiles for a Kitchen Splashback: How to Choose by Material, Finish and Colour
A splashback sits right in your eyeline and takes a lot of grease, water and heat. So the best tile...
How to Clean Bathroom Tiles and Grout: Porcelain, Ceramic, Mosaic and Natural Stone
Bathroom tiles look after themselves for the most part. The trick is knowing which cleaner suits your surface, because what...
How to Clean and Maintain Outdoor Tiles: Porcelain, Terracotta, Terrazzo and Stone
Outdoor tiles take a beating in Australia: sun, dust, pollen, salt near the coast and mud after rain. The good...
100x100 Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
A 100x100 tile is a square measuring 100 by 100 millimetres, or 10 by 10 centimetres. It is one of...
Small Mosaic Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Small mosaic tiles are little tiles, usually joined onto mesh-backed sheets so you can lay dozens at once. They suit...
Terrazzo Outdoor Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Terrazzo is the speckled look of stone or glass chips set into a base, and it works well outdoors when...
Green Square Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Green square tiles cover a wide field, from tiny 48mm mosaics to 300mm squares, and the right one depends on...
Green Mosaic Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Green mosaic tiles are one of the easiest ways to add colour to a bathroom, kitchen splashback or laundry without...
Grey Splashback Tiles for Kitchens: An Australian Buying Guide
Grey is one of the easiest splashback colours to live with in an Australian kitchen. It hides light marks better...
Spanish Tiles — An Australian Buying Guide
Spanish tiles are a mainstay of Australian bathrooms, kitchens and living areas because the range is so broad. You can...
Brick Look Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Brick look tiles give you the shape and rhythm of real brickwork with the practicality of porcelain or ceramic. They...
Small Square Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Small square tiles are square tiles with short sides, usually somewhere between about 70 mm and 150 mm. They suit...
White Splashback Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
A white splashback is one of the safest choices you can make in a kitchen or bathroom, and one of...
Square Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Square tiles are one of the easiest shapes to plan a room around. The four equal sides give a calm,...
Kitchen Splashback Tiles Australia — An Australian Buying Guide
A kitchen splashback protects the wall behind your cooktop and sink from splashes, grease and steam, so the tile needs...
Pink Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Pink tiles have moved well past the novelty stage in Australian homes. Used carefully, a soft pink reads as a...
Green Kitchen Tiles: An Australian Buying Guide
Green is one of the easiest ways to give a kitchen some warmth without going bold with colour. If you...
Choosing Bathroom Floor Tiles: Sizes, Slip Ratings and Small-Space Tips
Picking a bathroom floor tile comes down to three things: the right size for the room, enough grip underfoot when...
Japanese Tiles in Australian Homes: Project Gallery and Design Ideas
Japanese tiles have a quiet appeal in Australian homes. The glazes catch light in a way that flat mass-market tiles...
What Grout Should You Use with Finger and Kit Kat Mosaics?
Short answer: for most finger and kit kat mosaics, an unsanded cement grout suits the narrow joints, while an epoxy...
Italian Porcelain Tiles: Inside the Elementa Range
The Elementa range is a set of Italian porcelain floor and wall tiles sold at Tile Touch. There are three...
How to Clean and Seal Tiles: Care Guides by Material
Most glazed tiles need very little to stay clean: warm water, a soft cloth and a pH-neutral cleaner. The part...
Tile Slip Ratings Explained: Australian Standards for Bathrooms, Pools and Outdoors
Slip resistance is one of the few tile specs that can affect safety, so it pays to understand it before...
How Many Tiles Do I Need? Working Out Quantities and Wastage
The short answer: measure the area you are tiling in square metres, then add extra for cuts, breakages and future...
Porcelain vs Ceramic Tiles: Which Should You Choose?
Porcelain and ceramic tiles look similar on the shelf, so the choice often comes down to where the tile is...
How Kazoku Tiles Are Made: Hand-Glazed in Small Batches in Japan
Kazoku is a family of Japanese porcelain tiles, and the short answer to how they are made is this: they...
Are Japanese Mosaic Tiles Suitable for Showers and Pools?
Short answer: yes, many Japanese mosaic tiles work well in showers, and some suit pools too, but it depends on...
Pool Tile Buying Guide Australia: Slip Ratings, Waterline Tiles and Mosaic Options
Choosing pool tiles comes down to three things: where the tile is going (underwater, on the waterline, or on the...
Kit Kat Tiles Australia: Sizes, Materials and Laying Patterns for Finger Tiles
Kit kat tiles are slim, finger-shaped mosaic tiles supplied on mesh-backed sheets. They are also called finger tiles or finger...
Choosing the Perfect Bathroom Tiles for Your Australian Home
Transform Your Bathroom with the Perfect Tiles Explore Our Bathroom Tiles Collection When it comes to transforming a bathroom, tiles...