Home design can be a very time consuming and tedious
project. Not least of all in choosing an appropriate colour scheme. With talk
about contrasts, “autumn” and “summer” colours, primary and secondary, it can
all get rather overwhelming for those who are new to the exercise.
Then there’s
the question of what colours are worth using and what should be avoided. Case
in point: beige wall tiles.
Beige in particular has a rather poor reputation amongst
home decorators. In general it’s regarded as the colour people go for when
they’re at a loss for anything more daring. It’s dull, it’s safe, it’s without
thrills and spills. But is that a reputation that’s honestly well-deserved?
After all, if it’s regarded as “boring” that must mean it’s commonly used. If
it’s commonly used, then that must also mean beige wall tiles are popular. If
so, there must be serious reasons why it has gained such worldwide use within
home decoration.
The Problem with Beige
The truth is this, beige can be a rather dull colour if used
incorrectly. The whole point behind beige is that it’s a nice neutral colour
that doesn’t really clash with anything. Subsequently beige wall tiles are
often intended to fade into the background against other, bolder tiles. This
basically requires the tiles to be as unobtrusive and plain as possible. This
is good for those who just want a room they can relax in without getting a
headache.
There are always, though, those home owners who want their walls
to be exciting as possible. In that instance, beige just doesn’t cut it for
them.
Beige, being a fairly pale colour, also runs risk of being
easily marked. Whereas darker tiles or tiles with patterns may be able to
easily hide disfiguring marks and scratches, the off-white pinkish complexion
of beige means that they’ll show like a sore thumb. For rooms with heavy
traffic, or households with very young children, this can be quite bad indeed.
But does that necessarily mean beige wall tiles have no place?
Beige Wall Tiles and You
No home designer worth their salt ever turns away a colour
needlessly. Beige can be used in any household, even in designs that are a
little beyond the norm.
It’s pale colour means that beige wall tiles form a
great backdrop for bolder colours, or even as a way of highlighting or
outlining design patterns in a design scheme. Further you can also use beigewall tiles as a part of its own pattern, using it alongside other tiles in
something truly creative.
Really the use of beige in a wall tile design is only really
limited by the designer’s ability to use them effectively.
Usually when beige
is boring, it’s because it’s been used in a boring way. Any colour can fall prey to the same problem under such treatment.
Beige is only the most common victim of this misuse.
