Tile edging ideas you NEED to know

Tile edging ideas you should know from an interior designer. Tile edging is one of those tiny details that you don't think about until it's time to install. And it's also one of those details that can make or break the entire design. Or kitchen! It can make it look builder grade or fully custom. So if you're renovating your bathroom, remember it's important to also think about your tile edging when you're selecting your tile. Okay, first up is Schluter trim. Now Schluter gets a really bad rap. A lot of designers tend to hate on Schluter and I mean, it's not my favourite, but I do think it has its place for the right design. Here's a classic Schluter. It's often in a chrome or metal finish. It tends to look a little bit cheap. A lot of builders use it, so it is builder grade. It is your least expensive option. So again, it's not my favourite and a lot of designers do tend to hate on Schluter, but I do think it has its time and place in the right property. You can do it in gold or like another brushed metal finish to give it more of like a custom look. It also comes in a painted edge, so you can actually match the colour of your tile. Here's a quick shot of, again, this is Schluter trim. So it looks like kind of decent. Looks kind of decent. Done in a gold with this cool colour tile. Designers don't come for me! Okay, next up is a bullnose or another decorative edge. Bullnose. It will have this rounded edge. This works great with a classic subway tile or an any kind of like traditional style design that you're doing. Okay, pencil trim. So pencil trim is thinner, it can still be rounded and it does also have some decorative options. This isn't technically done as a tile edging. They're using it as more of an inlay for just like a decorative look. More pencil trim. Again, you don't need to use a coloured accent. You can match your field tile. Another picture so, you know, white on white. Classic. Okay. And fourth and my personal favourite as an interior designer is a miter edge. Now if your contractor tells you that a mitered edge is too hard to do, find a new contractor. Here's a close up of what a miter actually is. Miter the tile at the corners where they meet and creates like a seamless look where the tile kind of wraps around the edge. Here's another example. So these two tiles are mitered at the edge so you don't need a separate tile edging. This is by far the go to tile edging recommendation from any designer. I guess I shouldn't say that because I do like the look of a decorative tile edge as well. But again, any tile edging you also need to think about when you are picking your tile before you start your renovation. A lot of field tiles actually have a tile edging within the same collection. You don't need to do that. You can mix and match and have some fun. If you do wanna keep things seamless, then ask if there is a matching tile edge to the field tile that you're selecting. The biggest takeaway is don't wait until the end to decide on your tile edging. Your edge detail is part of your design. Follow along for more design tips. I share one a day everyday (ish) and if you're interested in virtual design services, you can learn more at the link in my bio.