Understanding Red Wall Tiles in Your Home Design

How you use your red wall tiles can have a significant impact on your overall home design. It’s a well known fact that different colours have different associations, connotations and evoked emotions. This is rooted deeply in human thought processes, as humans frequently make use of symbols and motifs to help them make sense of the world around them. This works in home design not least of all, where different colours can be used to give each room a certain atmosphere depending on the whims of the home owner and the function of the room in question.

So what can red wall tiles do to a room? The answer is rooted partially in examinations of Western cultural mores and in some sense to human psychology. That’s right, this home decoration article is making you learn something. In case you’ve forgotten, you can close the window by clicking the X in the upper right corner.

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So, the colour red is typically associated with the following themes and emotions: passion, lust, danger, war, anger, blood, summer, fire, heat and royalty. To the Chinese and other Sino-sphere cultures, red is traditionally associated with good fortune. Red roses are traditionally regarded as a very romantic gift, while in road sign symbolism red is traditionally used to border signs that issue specific warnings. Naturally you’re probably not wanting to invoke a sense of danger or warning in your own home design, so it’s unlikely that you want your red wall tiles to invoke that particular connotation. Nor will people walking into a room decorated red expect to encounter anything particularly hazardous.

It is possible to use red as the primary defining colour of a room. Usually in room design, red is used in warms where relaxation is the primary motive for using that particular room. As such, your red wall tiles would function very well in a bath typically used to help unwind after a hard day’s work, or in a kitchen that may also double as a dining area.

You should avoid stark, bright shades. Those tones will add an unnecessary energy to the room, making occupants agitated and restless. Likewise, avoid mixing red with other summery colours such as yellow, gold or orange. Deep, dark reds are much more effective, and assist with giving the house a warm, inviting look, especially if used with browns or dark beige. Burgundy is a good colour to use, while reds with purplish hues can provide a very rustic feel to a given room.

However you should be very cautious in using red as a background colour to your wall design. Sometimes, less is more, and with red wall tiles this can apply in particular. Too much of it, and you can quickly overwhelm yourself and other people in the room. If you’re uncertain about using red tiles, therefore, you may want to consider using red as a secondary colour or partner colour.

Because red wall tiles can be quite bright and bold, you may find the most effective use of them to be in outlining given fixtures in a room, such as surrounding a cooker or mounted cabinet. You can also use them in patterns with other colours such as blue or green, or white or black tiles. Contrasting different colours and shades can provide additional layers to a room’s mood and feel, and if you get the combinations right you may find red wall tiles work perfectly to amplify both tiles’ associations.

For further information about red wall tiles, or to see a wide range of other tiles throughout your home, visit the website of Crown Tiles, a British tile warehouse. You can also phone directly by calling 0800 156 0756.