Ceramic Tile Basement Ideas

Image: Flash Ivory 5 x 5 Kitchen Ceramic Tile Backsplash & Mont Blanc Satin Quartzite Countertop from Arizona Tile

Having a finished basement as part of your home layout adds so much to your living space. Using materials that are beautiful, durable, and appropriate for the space will enhance the area and help make it feel like a connected part of your home. One great way to accomplish this is to consider utilizing ceramic tile in your basement design.

All About Ceramic

You may be familiar with ceramic products in a general sense and view them as delicate; however, ceramic is more durable than you may expect making it a great tile option for your basement. Best used indoors, on walls, and in showers, ceramic tile has much to offer.

Ceramic tile is versatile, and charming, and adds a level of elegance to any room. Not only does it look great, but it’s easy to maintain and comes in a variety of colors, textures, and sizes. The best areas for ceramic tile are on interior walls, around fireplaces, and on shower walls. It is best to avoid ceramic usage for exterior purposes, especially if you live in an environment that ever drops below freezing because, though it is moisture resistant, ceramic tile is not designed for temperature fluctuations.  If you are working with an open design that allows your basement to walk out to a finished exterior, there are many tile selections for outside that can be paired with your interior ceramic basement tile to create a seamless indoor/outdoor flow.

Image: 3D White Ribbon Ceramic Textured Kitchen Wall Tile from Arizona Tile

While ceramic tile looks lovely, you’ll love it even more when you find out how easy it is to maintain. Standard maintenance is to wipe the surface with a damp cloth or with a pH neutral cleaner to keep a brilliant tile luster. Ceramic tile is known as a material of lasting beauty that will enhance any environment and will provide a surface that is functional and beautiful.

Color

Part of the fun of ceramic is that there are a variety of colors to choose from. Really, whatever your style is, there will be a color to pull it all together.

Image: Flash Blush 5 x 5 Ceramic Kitchen Wall Tile from Arizona Tile

The Flash ceramic tile series is a delightful example of vibrant-colored tile. Offering gentle texture and a soft glaze, Flash ceramic tile was designed to mimic hand-crafted tile and therefore boasts a range of textures and slight glazing variations from piece to piece. Offered in eight colors—Blush, Cobalt, Cool Grey, Graphite, Ivory, Lead, Light Blue, and White—there is stunning, yet soft, variety throughout this series. A lovely place to use this tile would be in a bathroom—around a vanity and throughout the walls of a shower. If your basement is going to be the area of your home for guests to stay, the soft glaze of this tile is sure to create a comfortable space that you will be proud to share with friends and family.

Featured Image: Flash White 5 x 5 Ceramic Tile Kitchen Backsplash & White Lux Quartzite Countertop from Arizona Tile

The uses for a finished basement are endless. Maybe it’s a secondary living room, maybe it is a space for guests, or maybe it has become an in-law suite and is designed with a kitchen area. Flash makes for a delightful kitchen backsplash that is inviting, beautiful, and practical to clean and maintain.

Texture

Variation in design doesn’t come from any one specific thing, like color, but can come from texture. The 3D ceramic tile series comes in two colors—Grey and White—and five textures—Blade, Matte, Ribbon, Twist, and Wave. A textured ceramic tile would bring definition, accentuation, and a focal point to any room. With a resemblance to the flow of water or movement of the breeze, the gentle textures offered in the 3D series would be another wonderful selection for a bathroom—around a tub or in a shower. The striking appearance would also make for a great accent wall within a sitting room.

Image: 3D Grey Twist Ceramic Textured Tile Accent Wall & Pietra Italia Black Porcelain Tile Floor from Arizona Tile

Because of the neutral tones of 3D tile, it’s easy to match with other tile and décor used throughout the space. Pair with some nice greenery and the earthy colors will create a feeling of tranquility that everyone will be sure to enjoy.

Size

In addition to color and texture, something to consider when formulating your design is tile size. While tile sizes can range from very small, mesh mounted tile, to large format tile, knowing how you want your tile to work in your space is important. Larger tile can create an expansive look, while small tile can create a more intricate pattern. A nice middle ground would be our Smooth ceramic tile series. Available in 4 x 24 and 8 x 24, it offers enough variation to bring options to the design.

Image: Smooth Tin 4 x 24 Ceramic Tile Kitchen Wall from Arizona Tile

Whether you like the idea of choosing one size tile and sticking with that or integrating two sizes together, the design is all up to you. If you want to add height or length to any room, running the tile either vertically or horizontally can create such illusions. To offer more tranquil, earthy hues, Smooth comes in five neutral colors—Greige, Sand, Smoke, Tin, and White—and in two finishes—glossy and matte. There’s a lot of versatility with this tile that could make for an inviting choice for your basement ceramic tile design.

Tile to Love

At Arizona Tile, we want you to love the tile you choose in any of your residential or commercial designs. To chat with a knowledgeable staff member, visit an Arizona Tile store or our virtual slab yard to kick-start your tile designs. To view your tile options in a variety of room options before committing, try our Just Imagine – Tile Visualizer and if you have questions, please reach out!