Cement Tile Design Ideas — Contemporary

Patchwork tile floors and walls using encaustic cement tile are incredibly popular. Patchwork is a great way to add color, pattern and visual interest to any room. The cheerful designs make you smile. Avente customer Laurie Suarez of San Clemente, CA, shares a patchwork design for her kitchen backsplash. She loves her kitchen. She explained, "The cement tile patchwork really provided the pop of color I wanted for my white kitchen." She was kind enough to share these photos with us. The 8x8 cement tiles used by Laurie for the kitchen backsplash include: Traditional Catalina Cement Tile; Classic San Tropez...

The rustic look of natural bisque pavers created with cement provides an elegant and carefree patio for outdoor living! The 12x12 format in various dark brown shades of Tuscan Mustard is a great choice for the modern home - indoors and out! You'll notice many of the Rustic Paver colors take their cues from traditional clay bisque used to make Saltillo tile, brown Spanish pavers, and red clay tiles. Did you know that the term rustic refers to the style of the cement tile which purposely have rough edges, facets and chips to make the tile appear weathered and aged?...

Cement tiles in simple palettes and patterns show how flexible cement tiles can be. They work well in contemporary design - just like they do for traditional design styles. Contemporary design style encompasses a range of styles developed in the latter half of the 20th century. Features include soft, rounded lines as opposed to the crisp lines seen in modern design. Further, contemporary interiors also contain neutral elements and bold color, while focusing on the basics of line, shape and form. Focusing first on color, contemporary interiors feature tone-on-tone color palettes, relying heavily on brown, taupe, cream and pure white....

Designers cleverly chose cement tile flooring for this resort spa to achieve a calm and peaceful atmosphere in a commercial setting. The Geometric Diamond Pattern uses two shades of light green on a white background to emphasize the interlocking circles. I love how the darker shade of green is used to help create the illusion of over-lapping circles. Geometric patterns in a straight-forward color palette with only a few colors are a great way to create a contemporary look in commercial applications. To achieve a contemporary look with cement tile, choose patterns that aren't too fussy, like our Geometric patterns....

Cement tiles are the perfect choice for bathroom installations.  In this installation, the tile is used on the floor, wall, and ceiling for a very modern feel. The border is used between the wall and floor joints to provide a boundary and transition.   Create a contemporary look with cement tiles using these guidelines: Limit your choices to a few colors. Choose simple patterns that use just a few colors. Install patterns so they run to the edge of the room. Use a border at the edge of a room if you are installing the same pattern on vertical and...