Green Tiles

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Green is the colour people ask for by name and then struggle to place. Three hundred and fifty-six of them here, and the useful distinction is not the shade — it is what the glaze does with light. Gloss greens (162 of them) throw light back and read brighter than the sample suggests, which is why a north-facing kitchen usually wants one. Satin and matt sit quieter and hold their colour under downlights. Nineteen are hand-finished, where the glaze pools at the edges and no two tiles land the same. What is actually here Ceramic makes up the bulk of it (217), mostly wall tiles in the 12–25cm bracket — brick, metro, square, scalloped. Ninety are porcelain, which is where the floor-rated and outdoor options sit: 101 are cleared for floors and 38 are frost-proof for outside. Beyond that it thins into the specialist end — 19 marble, 17 glass, 8 zellige, a handful of terracotta and travertine. Choosing a green Sage and olive are the safe end and behave like neutrals against oak and brass. Emerald and bottle greens are a commitment — they want a large plain field or a small confident one, not a nervous middle. If the tile is going behind a hob or in a shower, check the finish as well as the shade: a gloss will show water marks that a satin will not. Order two or three cut samples before you decide. Green is the colour most often chosen from a screen and most often regretted for it — daylight, LED and a north window will each give you a different tile. Samples are free; postage is £4.99 and refunded on tile orders over £50. Narrow it down: Green floor tiles · Green kitchen tiles · Zellige · Metro & brick · Mosaics Brands: Ca'Pietra · Fired Earth · Original Style · Minoli