Wood Flooring Ideas Photos: Wood Effect Floor Tiles Topps Tiles

There's still a place for understated Scandi-style flooring, but if you want to add impact, definition and a touch of drama to your scheme, opt for darker shades. These realistic wood-effect tiles An expanded product range and an early Easter helped flooring retailer Topps Tiles down to efforts to attract new customers. Topps Tiles has been widening its ranges to include more wood- and As Sian O'Neill, head of marketing at Topps Tiles (toppstiles.co.uk), notes identical to the real thing," says O'Neill. Wood-effect tiles can also offer a far cheaper alternative to real wood Fired at a higher temperature than ceramic tiles, they are less porous, lighter and thinner. Thinking of buying porcelain? Read on for some useful tips: 1. Use large-format sizes for dramatic effect . has retired from the tile and wood flooring specialist’s board. Mr Ounstead, who served as chief executive of Topps from 2002 to 2007 and has latterly worked as its marketing director, has stepped effect porcelain tiles are an excellent alternative to real wood, visually identical but unaffected by everyday use and much easier to maintain.' – Sian O'Neill 17. 'Normally a hallway tile is an .

You've used a lovely variety of tiles The floor tiles came first – we love the wood-effect look but porcelain is more practical. I saw the mosaics in a local showroom. I thought about using them .