Black Tiles
Colour : black
Black Tiles: The Stylish Absence of Colour
In theory, black is the absence of colour as black tiles should absorb all light hitting the tile surface. In reality; there are so many versions of black from a matt black tile that reflects very little to a highly reflective black that acts almost like a mirror; this makes it possible for you to choose a style and shape of black floor or wall tile to suit any project
What Are The Best Black Tiles
There are so many tile options that it's difficult to pick out the very best black so here are a few tile groups to help:
Natural Stone: A simple monocolour black is available in granite that has a good neutral tone and excellent gloss while a black slate gives you the option of a matt finish making it a very dark grey or a treated finish for a satin gloss black that's not too reflective
Stone Effect: Without doubt my absolute favourite black has to be the synthetic black quartz tiles with sparkley inclusions; a very classy and interesting black. After that I'd probably recommend porcelain: hard wearing, glossy, relatively inexpensive and perfect for floors or walls
Synthetic or Ceramic:Wow, there's so much choice: If you have a specific project in mind it might be worth talking to our advice team and they could recommend some black tile samples for you to compare or just browse our black tile selection below to shortlist your favourites before ordering samples or tiles
Interiors - Using Black Surfaces
Light Absorption - Heat Radiation
When using black for interior design there's 2 things to be vitally aware of:Black absorbs light so that rooms can appear darker and Black surfaces radiate heat as infra-red meaning that sunlight gets absorbed by a dark surface, heats up rapidly then conducts and radites heat readily
Black Accent Tiles
Black usually provides the greatest contrast between light and dark so can be a great choice for borders and edges to help separate dissimilar surface finishes
Black Tiles
OK, you can go jet black with a selection of porcelain, sparkling quartz and ceramic tiles or you can widen the options by including almost black tiles such as sparkly granite which tends to look very dark brown in natural light, marble or sealed slate which is a very dark grey
Showroom Black
Black tiles are popular with designers creating a mood or wanting to impress with amazing reflections by using polished black porcelain or sparkly quartz floor tiles in areas such as showrooms or designer boutiques where you have sufficient space to see across the showroom area. They tend to be less effective where aisles or rails are closely packed together and prevent sufficient line-of-sight to see the sparkle and dramatic reflections. Recessed lights are often specified to prevent specular glare