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How to Improve the Outlook of Your Home with Tiles?

Offering you long-lasting tiles which can be installed on walls and floors of your living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, conference halls, offices, restaurants, exteriors, and bathrooms, without the worries of getting them polished, sealed or replaced. Available in many sizes, designs, and finishes, used for an entire room, decorative border, or a single feature wall – let’s explore ways to create a modern, stylish, and impressive aesthetic using tiles!

Why Choose Tiles?

Tiles give you added benefits compared to any other surface covering. They come in a variety of textures, styles and colours and give you the liberty to combine style with practicality. Ceramic or Porcelain, they will always maintain their colour and shine even when exposed to direct sunlight. Hygienic and stain resistant, you can just hoover, sweep or mop regularly with water, which means easy maintenance!

Tiles are an excellent choice for use in areas that are prone to getting wet such as bathrooms as they resist moisture and water. This also makes them especially hard-working as they then work superb in high traffic areas of your home such as the foyer or living room. More so, their scratch resistance makes them perfect for external use as well. So, forget marble flooring, hard-wood or natural stones and turn to tiles! They last a lifetime!

Transform Your Home with Tiles

Looking for inspirations to spruce up your living spaces? Follow through for a guide and ideas for using tiles to give your homes the style and décor of your choice!

Enhance Decor by Installing Glass Tiles

Stile’s Mosaic tiles offer you the same mesmerizing sheen and huge range of colour options that glass tiles do, except that they would be cheaper and easier to install! They are like the jewels of artistic home design ranging from bold shades of deep red to vibrant jewel-toned blues, tranquil mauve, and pristine white tones. There is so much to love about these beautiful tiles for cherished spaces in your home.

Create Spa Inspired Bathrooms

Spa – the ultimate place for some quality ‘me time’ – offers a tranquil retreat by relaxing in a calm setting that allows you to clear your mind at the end of a long day. So, when you’re looking to add value to your home, a beautifully styled, spa-like tiled bathroom makes the world of difference! When choosing bathroom tiles, natural stone or stone effect tiles are very aesthetically soothing materials to take into consideration. They are popular options as they add class and a sense of worth and value to your space. More so, anti-slip tiles are a must for areas of your home that are prone to getting wet or damp, especially if you have elderly people using those areas.

Upgrade the Heart of the Home

Yes, you guessed it right, your kitchen is the heart and the epicentre of your home. So, when it comes to the upgradation of your living spaces, you cannot leave the kitchen out of it. The walls, floor, countertop – you have a ton of spaces you can apply your creative juices to. From sophisticated styles to geometric designs, you can enhance your kitchen with patterned backsplashes or a rustic makeover with kitchen tiles. Minimizing the grout lines can add a seamless look.  Resistant to stains and chemicals, Stile’s kitchen tiles are easy to clean and give you the elegance of modern space and functionality that you require.

Give your Home an Elegant Look

Stile’s Modish Collection offers beautiful, versatile, and pleasing tile designs that are suitable for decorating your most special living spaces. Offering countless colours, various Stile tile designs mimic precious stones, crystals, and minerals that bring natural beauty into interior design and add an organic feel to exclusive home decorating.

Make a Statement with your Design

Talk about elegance, so tiles aren’t limited to block colours – there has been a rising trend of using designed ones, as well as creating ‘rugs’ on the floor using patterned tiles or replacing large paintings with scenic tiles. It retains the beauty and elegance of a painting or rug while adding to the convenience elements of tiles. While being easy to clean, scratch and stain-resistant, they will forever stay in trend.

Tiles for home improvement are your best bet when it comes to a budget-friendly and an efficient yet aesthetic change. Many home improvement tips require a complete shift in your home layout. A subtle yet striking tip would be to change the look of your tiles by just replacing your grout. It will give you a statement floor or wall in no time in an affordable budget.

Create your own Unique Style

A little-known styling tip is that tiles don’t always have to be installed horizontally. Trying different tiles layouts often comes out as a unique style that speaks to you and conveys your charm exclusively. Tiling techniques such as herringbone, horizontal block or vertical block help your wall stand out. Even just simply highlighting and differentiating areas of the home using contrasting tile designs can give a modern touch to your home. You can make a statement by designing your space with stunning tile designs and make striking patterns that convey your unique style.

Have more unique and inspiring ideas for a home makeover? Inbox us your thoughts and ideas at info@stile.com.pk.

Porcelain Tiles – Your Complete Guide

Porcelain tiles are a popular choice for surface covering due to the simple fact that they can very closely mimic natural stone, wood, marble or concrete but are lighter and cost-effective. Best porcelain tile floors possess qualities of low porosity, hardness, and an appealing appearance.  Let’s dive deeper into the marvels of porcelain tiles – what they really are, what attributes make them the first choice, their benefits, and where can you buy them from.

What are Porcelain Tiles?

Porcelain is made from denser and much finer types of clay than ceramics. Moulded and baked under high pressures and temperatures, porcelain tiles come out as stronger and more durable tiles that can withstand heavy traffic. Having water absorption of ≤ 0.5%, porcelain tiles are a popular choice for flooring and are consistent in composition throughout the body of the tile.

Why Buy Porcelain Tiles?

Porcelain tiles are known for their strength, longevity, and incredible ease of maintenance. Being a go-to design choice for both residential and commercial applications, what benefits, qualities and characteristics set porcelain tile apart from other surface covering options?

Porcelain Tiles are Durable

Conformity to ISO standards of lowest water absorption, high breaking strength, stain, and scratch resistance amongst many others, make Stile porcelain tiles the most durable. This means that once you lay your floor right, you can walk over it for a lifetime, given that you maintain it properly.

Porcelain Tiles are Easy to Clean

Porcelain generally is an exceptionally tough surface covering that does not require much care or maintenance to retain its sleek and new look through decades of use. What makes them further impervious to staining, water damage, and most scratching physical impact is the fact that they’re baked at high temperatures and have a glaze coating on their surface, making them easy to clean.

Porcelain Tiles are Visually Appealing

Porcelain tiles exude opulence. At Stile Emporium & Design Studios, they available in a broad range of colours and designs making them a perfect fit for any living space. From marble to stone to wood – you are sure to find a nature-inspired design that complements your theme and adds to the grandeur.

Porcelain Tiles come in Variety of Styles

Stile offers Porcelain tiles that come in a variety of kinds, so you can easily choose tiles that fit your preferences and complement your style. These hard-wearing and tough tiles come in various sizes to suit the largeness of room. Their seamless designs imitate that of natural materials but broaden the utility through various finishes ranging from shiny gloss to skid-resistant matt and other textured surfaces in between. You are sure to find a tile that perfectly befit your unique style.

What to Look for When Buying Porcelain Tiles?

Knowing what attributes to base your decision on when selecting high-quality porcelain flooring is paramount. Here are some simple factors you need to consider when shopping for porcelain tiles:

Are Porcelain Tiles Waterproof?

Porcelain tiles should have a water absorption of 0.5% or less as defined by ISO standards. Composed of fine clays and notable levels of quartz and feldspar help porcelain tiles achieve density and smoothness that none other has. Fired at temperatures as high as 1220°C makes it further impervious to water than an ordinary ceramic tile. This makes it ideal for use in bathrooms and foyers, where steam, water, rain, slush, and melted snow can collect and ruin other types of flooring.

What are Full-Body Porcelain Tiles?

While there may be tiles that are half ceramic and half porcelain, full-body porcelain tiles are ones which are consistent in composition throughout the body of the tile.

Their surface has a non-porous glass coating on top that brings out the best of your home’s decorative and stylistic qualities with its exquisite colours and designs. These tiles are best suited for residential purposes or areas where beauty and appeal are paramount.

Full-body porcelain tiles penetrate the design throughout the body of the tile.  These tiles possess superb resistance against chips and scratches as the entire tile is composed of the same material. Thus, they are the best for building countertops, floor, and wall coverings. If you’re worried about how to seal polished porcelain or wondering if porcelain tile needs sealing, then worry not. The microscopic holes are covered when we apply polish on our porcelain tiles giving them the same shine and look that you’d need!

How to Find the Right Surface Finish?

Ranging from glazed polish all the way to an unglazed finish, porcelain tiles offer a wide range of finishes with the ideal strength of a porcelain tile.

You can opt for matt or Anti-slip finish tiles for areas that require the strongest slip resistance such as in bathrooms, ramps and poolside floors.

The Carving Ink finish gives an embossed lines-like texture for a natural and soothing look. Mica finish, satisfying the latest interior design with a touch of luxe, gives a glittery effect making the surface shiny yet stain-free.

Lapato Polish is the perfect balance of matt and polished tiles featuring higher shine than matt tiles and a gentler finish than traditional polished porcelain tile, suitable for balconies, living rooms and patios. The flexibility to enjoy an incredible range of finishes means you will most certainly find the perfect match for your dream space!

Bigger the Tile, Cheaper the Price?

The trend in manufacturing is to aim for larger and larger tiles. This not only reduces installation time but also reduce the requirement and cost of other installation material. Moreover, they add to the beauty and seamlessness of the space. This ultimately makes larger tiles cheaper yet more appealing. However, on the downside, the largest of tiles require more specialist installation methods and is mostly only suitable for large-scale commercial applications.

Where To Buy Porcelain Tiles?

Stile Emporium and Design Studios, located nationwide, are the go-to place for all your home lifestyle needs which provide the ideal ambience for making the right choice. Be it for floor or wall, the modern porcelain tiles will serve every purpose and every decorating style you desire. And like a cherry on the cake, we got you covered with any installation materials you would need for a strong foundation.

Tiles add life to your home

Ceramic and Porcelain tiles have become an integral part of any home design. Not very long-ago natural stones, marbles, granites along with wood were mostly used to finish surfaces. These solutions although with benefits and aesthetics of their own could be costly and high maintenance. With the rapid improvement in the quality, the diversity in design and of course availability of tiles especially in the last 3 decades they have taken up the huge chunk of the finishes market. Nowadays tiles are available in sizes which are even larger than natural stones!

What Architects and home owners truly benefit from tiles is that they are low maintenance and if installed correctly you will not run into any problems for many years. Secondly the sheer variety that is available from in the market from locally produced to imported is enough to satisfy all types of tastes and budgets. Tiles are durable thus not only can they easily be used for interior flooring and bathrooms but also as exterior cladding of houses as well as patios, courtyards and car porches.

As all our aware due to the ongoing economic crisis the construction industry has slowed down. One of the key factors in its revival along with reforms will be the emergence of the local industry. Stile tiles is an established name and even in this recession they are bringing new local products at par with the imported ones through their new emporiums. The Institute of Architects, Pakistan has also used Stile tiles in the newly constructed auditorium at IAP House further endorsing the quality and reliability of their product.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage Architects, Interior Designers, Clients and all those involved in construction to encourage and promote our local products which will help give a much-needed boost to our building industry.

Ramiz Baig
Principal Architect – RBD Architecture and Interior Design Studio
Chairman – Institute of Architects, Pakistan – Karachi Chapter

Tips for Using Tiles!!

Larger tiles can make a Small room seem Bigger:

A smaller room can appear larger with use of larger tiles as grout lines are less frequent with larger tile size. Size of up to 24 inches will work well in a small family room or in a very large bathroom.

Can Help a small Room Flow:

You can also help a small floor plan flow by using smaller size tiles. This is especially helpful if the spacing between the sink, toilet, and other features is compact. Smaller tiles will require less cuts, thus offering a more streamlined look.

Plank Tiles Add Depth and Texture:

Linear tiles, such as 9×36 inch and 6×37 inch planks, add depth to your room and come in a variety of styles. If you’re looking to add the brightness and warmth of a hardwood floor with the resiliency of tile, wood-look plank tiles are just what you need. Incorporate them in herringbone, corridor, and brick-joint patterns to give your floor a modern twist.

The Shape Will Impact a Room:

Instead of using traditional square tiles use unique patterns like diagonal style laying, which will make your room appear wider. For an extra-large room, you can also add a border of contrasting rectangular shaped tile to define the space you plan to use.

Selecting the color and design of the tile:

Small, dark coloured tiles tend to make a space feel small while large, light coloured tiles open up spaces and make them feel bigger.

Light, natural hues also act as a neutral backdrop for furniture and décor, and appeal to a larger segment of the market which is an important consideration when thinking about selling.
With this in mind, homeowners should opt for natural, light coloured tiles with Brushed cement, marble and stone effect porcelain are also currently much in vogue.

Selecting Bathroom tiles:

When choosing tiles for bathrooms specifically small size bathrooms use light colored bathroom tiles which will reflect light more than darker colors, creating an airy, spacious feel. Also using the same color wall and floor tiles can enhance the feeling of spaciousness.

Selecting Kitchen tiles:

Consider the color of your kitchen units and surroundings when selecting tiles for your kitchen. Colors like ivory, beige and brown as floor color options can contribute to creating an impression of warmth.

Keep the maintenance in Mind:

For bathrooms and kitchen walls it is recommended to use the ceramic wall tiles in matt or glossy finish as bathrooms are high moisture areas and the moisture and stain resistant property will keep them going for a longer period.

For flooring it is recommended to use polish or matt porcelain tiles due to their low water absorption property of less than 0.5% which provides strength, stain and scratch resistance to your tiles thereby saving you precious time, hassle free maintenance and durability.

ARE YOU CHOOSING THE RIGHT TILES FOR YOUR SPACE?

A dream house is built once in a lifetime where a person spends his/her lifelong savings and imagine if the tiles you are using are of sub-standard quality or sold to you with false quality claims. Due to lack of product knowledge among sellers and buyers, it becomes very difficult or impossible to differentiate good quality from bad. All tiles appear the same on the surface but what is inside the body of tile is important and should be considered before making a final purchase call. Tiling is the last stage of finishing in every house and by that time you have already put all your money in building your home. As a result most of the people compromise on the tiles by purchasing cheap and low quality products which is further misguided by the contractor or mason.

The brand Stile by Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics limited is serving the nation for the last four decades focusing on high quality tiles and innovative products for its consumers. Our focus is to invest heavily on R&D to bring products which are the need of the time. Our Italian plant and experienced team of professionals are dedicatedly working to produce unique products with high quality as per the ISO standards.

It is important to understand that there are various products for different places you want to tile, and therefore, proper understanding of the below criteria is important.

Ceramic Tiles:

Preferred choice for all kinds of Walls like Bathrooms, Kitchen, feature walls, backsplashes and exterior walls.

Stile offers a wide range of unique and contemporary designs and colors to choose from. A glass coat layer on the surface of the tile makes it resistant to household chemicals and stains. Due to their high strength and high-quality surface glaze, Stile ceramic tiles are easy to clean and require low maintenance. Durable in nature, Stile tiles save your time and money as you will not have to re-install tiles after some time.

Porcelain Tiles:

Ideal choice for all kinds of flooring, hallways, patios, feature walls, balconies and other mid to high level traffic areas.

Tile with high strength and basic porcelain-based properties will solve your flooring issues but for that it is important to find a real porcelain tile in the market among all different imported and locally produced products. And to your surprise you will not find a single brand providing real porcelain tile in the market Except for Stile. STILE IS THE ONLY BRAND IN PAKISTAN PRODUCING REAL PORCELAIN TILE with water absorption of less than 0.5% which makes it stain resistant and durable for decades, therefore saving you a lot of money and hassle while keeping the aesthetics of the tile intact for a longer period as compared to that of other tiles available in market.

Vitrified Outdoor Tiles:

is the ideal choice for using in outdoor areas like car porch, pool side area and facias. Stile vitrified outdoor tiles have some unique features which makes them very popular among homeowners. They are easy to maintain compared to other type of tiles. When choosing vitrified outdoor tiles, naturally one gives priority to the color, size and looks. There high surface abrasion resistance quality makes them an ideal product for external use.

Stile offers a wide range of sizes, colors and designs in Ceramic and Porcelain tiles conforming to high quality standards of durability and aesthetic values.

How to create an ambiance with Stile in a cost-effective way.

(Expert Advice by Munnaza Mansoor)

Are you looking for living room decorating ideas after recently moving? Or, is your current living room looking a little lackluster? If you feel the impulse to clear everything out and start from scratch, then stop for one moment before you do anything dramatic and expensive. Sometimes, all a living room needs is one carefully considered key element to pull the space together. Getting this right is a whole lot easier than redesigning every single detail of your living room. So, here is an innovative living room decoration idea to help you put your interior design woes behind you.

If money woes has you vacationing at home this season, now’s a great time to tackle some of the updates you’ve been putting off. Let’s start in the living room — after all, it’s where you gather with family and friends and often the first room people see when entering your home.

Today, we have a 12*14 living room that is the minimal size for any living room and we have to create an ambiance in a cost-effective manner to give the room a grand look. Good thing is that we have Stile collection with us to decorate the living room in the liveliest manner without overburdening our wallet.
For a small room like this, we have to use a combination of tiles in very subtle colors like light beige & ivory shades. To create life, rhythm and balance, we have used the customized product of Stiles to bring life to the floor.

A focal point in the living room will anchor its occupants to the space. A focal point can be a beautiful view out a large picture window, a peaceful fireplace, or a beautiful piece of art. It is important that your living room is not cluttered, or the focal point will get lost in the mess. For example, we have made a focal point that is the carpet on the floor.

It is the most cost effective medium to enhance the ambiance by using Stile. For example, if you see this tile at first glance, nobody will be able to recognize if it is an actual piece of carpet or a tile.

• Benefits of using Stile prints tiles on floor instead of real carpet:
• Very easy to maintain
• Very close printed colors
• Dust/Allergy proof
• Completes living room’s look
• Enhances beauty of the room

Now we will select the furniture according to the tiles. Arrange living room furniture so that those seated in the room will have a clear view of each other and the entertainment center. Pulling seating pieces away from the walls will also make the space more inviting. And when selecting furniture, it wise to choose furniture that doubles as storage and a media center that can quickly be closed to hide bulky or unsightly electronics.

If we see at the walls of the room, instead of painting them, we have replaced it with tiles that has made the wall

• Easy to Clean
• East Maintenance
• Textured Wall

Proper lighting treatments in a living room exemplify glamour and luxury. It is best to layer lighting so that there is a proper distribution of illumination.

Like the cherry on top of the cake, we have introduced this printed tiles painting on the wall that has completed the overall look of the wall. This technique is best for those who cannot afford expensive paintings by replacing it with painted tiles. This can make a featured wall with such vivid colors that were very close to the reality.

This technique of replacing expensive wall paints, paintings and floor with affordable Stile products is surely a winner for you that will make your living room look more lively and welcoming under a budget and with a long lasting durability.