https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/measure-a-mosaic-project 2026-10-23T22:44:14+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-measure-a-mosaic-project-v1.webp?v=1789750932 How to measure a tiling project A flat sheet of hexagon mosaic with a steel tape measure drawn across it. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/what-to-confirm-before-choosing 2026-10-30T01:14:57+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-what-to-confirm-v1.webp?v=1789750918 What to confirm before choosing A square tile seen almost edge-on against a terracotta plaster wall, its body thickness visible along the edge. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/compare-tile-scale 2026-10-10T00:49:15+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-compare-tile-scale-v1.webp?v=1789739488 Tile sizes in Australia: the common sizes, and the five made here Pale square-tiled floor viewed from a doorway, with a continuous grout grid leading to a low timber bench in soft side daylight. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/which-ncc-edition-applies 2026-10-01T00:58:38+10:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-which-ncc-edition-applies-v1.webp?v=1789739467 NCC 2025 or NCC 2022: which edition applies in each state and territory Faint unlabelled architectural plan sheets and a plain metal tape measure lie on a warm timber table beside a dark ceramic bowl. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/rights-when-tiles-arrive-wrong 2026-10-15T13:41:26+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-rights-when-tiles-arrive-wrong-v1.webp?v=1789739504 Your rights when tiles arrive wrong An open unmarked cardboard crate with blank packing paper, dividers and neutral square tiles laid on a warm tiled floor in side light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/nine-ways-this-range-writes-a-finish 2026-10-26T14:23:08+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-nine-ways-this-range-writes-a-finish-v1.webp?v=1789739521 The twelve ways this range writes a finish Plain tiled wall in low raking daylight, where one run of tiles returns a soft highlight and the run beside it stays flat and matt. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/what-a-tiled-surface-asks-you-to-clean 2026-10-15T13:41:33+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-what-a-tiled-surface-asks-you-to-clean-v1.webp?v=1789739537 What a tiled surface asks you to clean A thin wet sheen catches side light across a dense grid of neutral floor tiles, with grout lines receding into an empty room. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/as-3958-not-law-tiler-checklist 2026-09-30T23:36:39+10:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-as-3958-not-law-tiler-checklist-v1.webp?v=1789739593 AS 3958 is not law: six things to confirm with your tiler Blank project papers, a closed document folder, pencil, ruler and neutral material samples on a sunlit worktable. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/the-five-tiles-here-that-are-actually-stone 2026-10-10T00:50:08+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-the-five-tiles-here-that-are-actually-stone-v1.webp?v=1789739609 The five tiles here that are actually stone Close-up of a continuous pale stone surface with crystalline grain and warm veining under raking light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/wet-area-waterproofing-documents 2026-09-18T23:53:45+10:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-wet-area-waterproofing-documents-v1.webp?v=1789739625 Wet areas: which documents to ask your waterproofer for Overhead view of an unbranded wet-area project file with blank forms, a document wallet, envelope and binder clip on a neutral worktable. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/where-to-start 2026-10-22T14:46:24+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-where-to-start-v1.webp?v=1789750904 Where to start: working through a tile decision Five square tile samples standing on edge in a row on a plaster shelf against a deep green wall. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/kitchen-hexagon-tiles-7-layout-ideas 2026-10-26T00:07:49+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-kitchen-hexagon-tiles-7-layout-ideas-v1.jpg?v=1789739641 Kitchen hexagon tiles: two sheets, seven layouts, and how many sheets for a splashback Kitchen splashback mid-installation: white matt hexagon tiles of about 100 mm over most of the wall, a narrow strip of combed grey adhesive still bare, joints ungrouted, a trowel on the bare bench. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/kitchen-splashback-tiles-9-formats-compared 2026-10-26T00:07:39+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-kitchen-splashback-tiles-9-formats-compared-v1.jpg?v=1789739658 Best tiles for a kitchen splashback? 9 formats compared, with the subway splashback in detail Four unbranded tile samples against a dark plaster wall: a narrow black gloss subway tile, a wider sage-green gloss subway tile, a large grey concrete-look tile and a white strip-mosaic sheet. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/subway-tile-layouts-8-patterns 2026-10-28T02:07:09+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-subway-tile-layouts-8-patterns-v1.jpg?v=1789739674 Subway tile layouts: 8 patterns, and the one number that never changes Three sample boards of grey gloss subway tile with white grout, laid in brick bond, vertical stack and herringbone, against a white wall in cool daylight. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/kit-kat-tiles-6-layouts-and-the-sheet-maths 2026-10-30T13:26:38+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-kit-kat-tiles-6-layouts-and-the-sheet-maths-v1.jpg?v=1789739689 Kit Kat tiles: 6 layouts and the sheet maths Editorial scene: slim white gloss finger mosaic tiles laid in a vertical stacked grid with grey grout above a plain bench, cool daylight. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/marble-look-tiles-14-faces-compared 2026-10-26T14:22:43+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-marble-look-tiles-14-faces-compared-v1.jpg?v=1789739705 Marble-look tiles: 14 faces compared by size, finish and colour Editorial scene: large-format white marble-look wall panels with soft grey veining laid horizontally behind a timber vanity, warm afternoon light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/terrazzo-look-tiles-5-faces-compared 2026-10-31T13:28:32+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-terrazzo-look-tiles-5-faces-compared-v1.jpg?v=1789739721 Terrazzo-look tiles: 5 faces compared, chip scale to joint count Editorial scene: four square terrazzo-look tiles with fine, large and oversized chips leaning against an olive wall on a dark timber bench. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/grout-colour-dried-sample-joint-vs-chart 2026-10-28T02:06:56+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-grout-colour-dried-sample-joint-vs-chart-v1.jpg?v=1789739737 Grout colours: why a dried sample joint beats the chart Editorial scene: plain white matt wall tiles with three adjacent runs of dried grout in light grey, mid grey and charcoal, showing how grout colour changes the same tile. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-samples-at-home-how-to-compare 2026-10-13T19:45:19+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-samples-at-home-how-to-compare-v1.jpg?v=1789739754 Tile samples at home: how to compare colour, light and pairing Editorial scene: four tile sample pieces, gloss white, matt off-white, grey veined look and sage green, on a timber bench beside a window in afternoon light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/supplying-your-own-tiles-what-the-quote-should-list 2026-09-20T23:32:15+10:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-supplying-your-own-tiles-what-the-quote-should-list-v1.jpg?v=1789739769 Supplying your own tiles: what a tiling quote should list Editorial scene: a shrink-wrapped stack of new tiles, a tape measure, a blank folded sheet, a pencil and a notched trowel on a bench in a room being renovated. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/two-white-tiles-that-look-the-same-what-the-product-page-records 2026-10-15T13:41:53+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-two-white-tiles-that-look-the-same-what-the-product-v1.jpg?v=1789739784 Two white tiles that look the same: 7 rows that tell them apart Editorial scene: two plain white tiles side by side on a white surface, one thinner with a glazed pillowed edge and one thicker with a sharp rectified edge. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/small-bathroom-wall-tiles-sizes-faces-joints 2026-10-23T00:23:34+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-small-bathroom-wall-tiles-sizes-faces-joints-v1.jpg?v=1789739800 Small bathroom tile ideas: how to pick size, face and joints for the walls Editorial scene: a compact ensuite seen from the doorway, deep green gloss tiles stacked vertically on one wall, plain white tiles on the others, a timber vanity and round mirror. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/pietra-luna-marble-bathroom 2026-10-29T03:07:08+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-pietra-luna-marble-bathroom.jpg?v=1793203628 Pietra Luna in a marble bathroom Pietra Luna Marble-Look Tile in a bathroom, walls and floor. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/pietra-alba-kitchen-splashback 2026-10-29T03:07:12+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-pietra-alba-kitchen-splashback.jpg?v=1793203632 Pietra Alba as a kitchen splashback Pietra Alba Marble-Look Tile as a kitchen splashback. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/pietra-perla-dining-shelving 2026-10-29T03:07:16+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-pietra-perla-dining-shelving.jpg?v=1793203636 Pietra Perla behind dining room shelving Pietra Perla Marble-Look Tile behind open shelving in a dining room. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/carrara-round-powder-room-floor 2026-10-29T03:07:19+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-carrara-round-powder-room-floor_c868480a-28b1-48c2-bb39-8496f4b836b5.jpg?v=1793203639 Carrara Round as a powder room floor Carrara Round Mosaic Tile as a powder room floor. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/atlas-ivory-stone-bathroom 2026-10-29T03:07:23+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-atlas-ivory-stone-bathroom.jpg?v=1793203643 Atlas Ivory in a stone-look bathroom Atlas Ivory Stone-Look Tile in a bathroom, walls and floor. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/concrete-look-through-a-garden-house 2026-10-31T13:28:35+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-concrete-look-through-a-garden-house.jpg?v=1793203647 Three concrete looks through one garden house Urban Pearl Concrete-Look Tile as a floor running through a garden room. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/carrara-petite-herringbone-main-bathroom 2026-10-29T03:07:31+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-carrara-petite-herringbone-main-bathroom.jpg?v=1793203651 Carrara Petite Herringbone in a main bathroom Carrara Petite Herringbone Mosaic Tile in a bathroom, shower recess and floor. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/carrara-petite-herringbone-bath-and-shower 2026-10-29T03:07:34+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-carrara-petite-herringbone-bath-and-shower.jpg?v=1793203654 Carrara Petite Herringbone across a bath and shower Carrara Petite Herringbone Mosaic Tile behind a bath with wall-mounted taps. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/carrara-petite-herringbone-shower-and-floor 2026-10-29T03:07:38+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-carrara-petite-herringbone-shower-and-floor.jpg?v=1793203658 Carrara Petite Herringbone in a shower and on the floor Carrara Petite Herringbone Mosaic Tile across two shower walls. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/studio-chalk-brass-shower 2026-10-29T03:07:42+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-studio-chalk-brass-shower.jpg?v=1793203662 Studio Chalk in a brass shower Studio Chalk Subway Tile in a shower, vertical stack layout. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/studio-flat-vanity-wall 2026-10-29T03:07:48+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-studio-flat-vanity-wall.jpg?v=1793203668 Studio Flat on a vanity wall Studio Flat Subway Tile on a bathroom vanity wall, vertical stack layout. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/studio-chalk-bathroom-walls 2026-10-29T03:07:54+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-studio-chalk-bathroom-walls.jpg?v=1793203674 Studio Chalk across bathroom walls Studio Chalk Subway Tile on bathroom walls, vertical stack layout. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/studio-linen-sage-kitchen 2026-10-29T03:07:58+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-studio-linen-sage-kitchen.jpg?v=1793203678 Studio Linen in a sage kitchen Studio Linen Subway Tile as a kitchen splashback. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/studio-flat-and-linen-olive-kitchen 2026-10-29T03:08:01+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-studio-flat-and-linen-olive-kitchen.jpg?v=1793203681 Studio Flat and Studio Linen in an olive kitchen Studio Flat Subway Tile as a kitchen splashback. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/haven-fine-white-oak-kitchen-floor 2026-10-29T03:08:05+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-haven-fine-white-oak-kitchen-floor.jpg?v=1793203685 Haven Fine White as an oak kitchen floor Haven Fine White Terrazzo-Look Tile as a kitchen floor. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/haven-white-living-room-floor 2026-10-29T03:08:09+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-haven-white-living-room-floor.jpg?v=1793203689 Haven White as a living room floor Haven White Terrazzo-Look Tile as a living room floor. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/pietra-luna-vanity-wall 2026-10-29T03:08:13+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-pietra-luna-vanity-wall.jpg?v=1793203693 Pietra Luna on a vanity wall Pietra Luna Marble-Look Tile on a bathroom vanity wall and floor. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/pietra-perla-bathroom-with-a-bath 2026-10-29T03:08:16+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-pietra-perla-bathroom-with-a-bath.jpg?v=1793203696 Pietra Perla in a bathroom with a bath Pietra Perla Marble-Look Tile in a bathroom with a freestanding bath. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/installed/pietra-luna-walk-in-shower 2026-10-29T03:08:20+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-pietra-luna-walk-in-shower_a26d9f63-7e63-453a-8f1f-85f32cd7ee65.jpg?v=1793203700 Pietra Luna in a walk-in shower Pietra Luna Marble-Look Tile in a walk-in shower, walls and ledge. Styling idea. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/stone-look-tiles-6-faces-compared 2026-10-15T13:41:59+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-stone-look-tiles-6-faces-compared-v1.jpg?v=1789739817 Stone-look tiles: 6 faces compared by finish, size and joint count Editorial wall study: large rectangular stone-look tiles in charcoal and mid grey, laid in a running bond, their broken cleft surface picked out by raking daylight from the right. Narrow joints. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/travertine-look-tiles-5-faces-compared 2026-10-18T23:05:31+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-travertine-look-tiles-5-faces-compared-v1.jpg?v=1789739832 Travertine-look tiles: 5 faces compared, vein-cut grain to joint count Editorial wall study: large ivory travertine-look tiles with a fine horizontal vein-cut grain, under soft late-afternoon daylight that throws a diagonal window shadow across the left. Quiet joints. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/concrete-look-tiles-6-faces-compared 2026-10-31T13:28:25+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-concrete-look-tiles-6-faces-compared-v1.jpg?v=1789739848 Concrete-look tiles: 6 faces compared by size, finish and joint count Editorial wall study: large square concrete-look tiles in a warm mid grey, laid in a grid with very fine joints, their flat powdery surface scattered with pale aggregate speckle under even daylight. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/subway-tiles-11-faces-compared 2026-10-18T20:09:38+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-subway-tiles-11-faces-compared-v1.jpg?v=1789739864 Subway tiles: 11 faces compared by size, finish and joint count Editorial wall study: narrow white ceramic subway tiles laid in a running bond, their glossy uneven glaze catching daylight from the left, set with clearly visible mid-grey grout lines in a dense lattice. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/buying-tiles-online-australia-what-to-check 2026-10-30T01:15:07+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-buying-tiles-online-australia-what-to-check-v1.jpg?v=1789739880 Buying tiles online in Australia: samples, batches, shade variation and what to check before the full order Still life on a pale timber desk by a window: five small tile sample pieces in muted colours laid on paper beside a steel tape measure and a pencil, soft morning light from the left. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/half-wall-or-floor-to-ceiling-tiling-what-changes 2026-10-21T17:04:32+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-half-wall-or-floor-to-ceiling-tiling-what-changes-v1.jpg?v=1789739897 Half wall or floor to ceiling: what the choice changes in square metres, tiles and where they stop A bathroom wall tiled to half height with pale rectangular tiles in a horizontal running bond, a slim edge trim at the top of the tiling and a matt painted wall above, side daylight across narrow joints. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/porcelain-ceramic-rectified-matt-gloss-what-the-words-mean 2026-10-26T14:23:14+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-porcelain-ceramic-rectified-matt-gloss-what-the-v1.jpg?v=1789739913 Porcelain or ceramic, rectified or not, matt or gloss: what the words on a tile page mean, and which tiles here are which Close-up of four large tile pieces fanned on a concrete bench, edges and faces showing: glossy white reflecting a window, matt grey, honed beige stone-look, rough charcoal, in raking light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/ensuite-and-bathroom-tile-ideas-from-installed-rooms 2026-10-29T03:05:42+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-ensuite-and-bathroom-tile-ideas-from-installed-rooms-v1.jpg?v=1789739929 Bathroom tile ideas: 12 installed rooms, what tile is on the wall and floor, and where it stops A small ensuite from the doorway: pale large-format tiles on the shower walls, a light mosaic on the shower floor, a timber vanity with a round basin and brass tapware. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/how-many-tiles-do-i-need-three-rooms-worked-through 2026-10-24T19:54:10+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-how-many-tiles-do-i-need-three-rooms-worked-through-v1.jpg?v=1789739944 How many tiles do I need? Three rooms worked through, piece by piece A partly laid bathroom floor of large pale tiles set out with spacers, a steel tape measure extended across two tiles, a pencil and a paper sketch of a rectangle lying on the tiles in low afternoon light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/how-to-choose-bathroom-tiles-seven-decisions 2026-10-29T03:06:20+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-how-to-choose-bathroom-tiles-seven-decisions-v1.jpg?v=1789739960 How to choose bathroom tiles: seven decisions, in the order the product page can settle them Six tile samples on a stone vanity top beside a basin: glossy white and dark green subway pieces, a matte grey piece, a beige stone-look square, a fluted white piece and a corner of white mosaic. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/grey-tiles-17-faces-compared 2026-10-31T13:28:29+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-grey-tiles-17-faces-compared-v1.jpg?v=1789739977 Grey tiles: 17 greys compared by undertone, face, finish and format Nine grey tile samples in a row on a pale stone bench under a window: polished, matt, greige, blue-grey, charcoal, a veined grey, a terrazzo-look grey, a subway piece and a mosaic corner. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/herringbone-tiles-three-sheets-or-lay-it-yourself 2026-10-29T03:06:07+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-herringbone-tiles-three-sheets-or-lay-it-yourself-v1.jpg?v=1789739995 Herringbone tiles: one marble and two ceramic mosaic sheets, or lay it yourself A mesh-backed white herringbone mosaic sheet on a timber bench beside loose white rectangular pieces laid by hand into a partial herringbone, with a pencil and folding rule in window light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/feature-wall-tiles-11-installed-walls 2026-10-29T03:05:55+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-feature-wall-tiles-11-installed-walls-v1.jpg?v=1789740012 Feature wall tiles: 11 installed walls in bathrooms, kitchens and a dining room A bathroom vanity wall of vertical white fluted tiles in side light, the adjoining walls plain off-white, a wall-hung timber vanity with a round basin, brushed tap and round mirror. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/is-carrara-marble-nine-names-three-materials 2026-10-26T14:23:20+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-is-carrara-marble-nine-names-three-materials-v1.webp?v=1789743269 Nine tiles here say Carrara. Five of them are marble. Five white marble-look tile sample pieces overlapping on a warm off-white plaster surface, their grey veining ranging from fine and sparse to bold and dramatic, in low raking morning light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/what-is-the-one-third-rule-for-tiles 2026-10-15T13:42:20+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-what-is-the-one-third-rule-for-tiles-v1.webp?v=1789743165 What is the 1/3 rule for tiles? Two meanings, and the millimetres for each size here Charcoal gloss rectangular wall tiles laid so each course steps a third of a tile along from the one below, the joints forming a diagonal stair across the wall in warm raking light. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-thickness-8-mm-or-10-mm-what-the-range-records 2026-10-28T18:14:23+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-thickness-8-mm-or-10-mm-what-the-range-records-v1.webp?v=1789743179 Tile thickness in mm: from thin 6 mm mosaic sheets to 10 mm porcelain Four unglazed tile sample pieces standing on edge in a row on a pale grey surface, seen from a low angle so the narrow edges face the camera and the small difference in thickness between them shows. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/subway-tile-sizes-australia-and-the-two-sizes-here 2026-10-31T02:15:42+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-subway-tile-sizes-australia-and-the-two-sizes-here-v1.webp?v=1789743194 Subway tile sizes in Australia: the classic 75 × 150, and the two sizes we stock Two gloss ceramic wall tiles on a pale sage plaster surface: a deep green one with an undulating wave face and a flat off-white one, the same length as each other but a different width. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/large-format-tiles-how-large-three-definitions 2026-10-15T13:42:23+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-large-format-tiles-how-large-three-definitions-v1.webp?v=1789743209 How large is a large format tile? Three definitions, and the thirty-six here A single large matt travertine-look porcelain panel in warm ivory with a fine horizontal vein-cut grain, leaning upright against a plaster wall with a diagonal band of late-afternoon sun across it. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/wall-tiles-vs-floor-tiles-what-the-product-page-records 2026-10-29T03:06:56+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-wall-tiles-vs-floor-tiles-what-the-product-page-v1.webp?v=1789743223 Wall tiles vs floor tiles: what the product page records, and what it leaves to you Six tile sample pieces of different sizes and finishes laid flat and separate on a dark charcoal slate bench, seen from overhead: gloss white and deep green rectangles, a beige square, a charcoal square and a white mosaic sheet. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/how-tile-size-is-stated-face-sheet-piece-and-thickness 2026-10-15T13:42:25+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-how-tile-size-is-stated-face-sheet-piece-and-v1.webp?v=1789743237 How tile size is stated: face, sheet, piece and thickness A mesh-mounted white marble mosaic sheet of square chips on a timber bench, one corner lifted by hand to show the mesh backing, with three loose individual chips beside it at the same scale. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/hexagon-tiles-what-they-are-called-and-how-big 2026-10-15T13:42:28+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-hexagon-tiles-what-they-are-called-and-how-big-v1.webp?v=1789743251 Hexagon tiles: what they are called, and how big the two here are A mesh-mounted matt white hexagon mosaic sheet on a warm timber bench, one corner lifted by hand so the hexagonal chips and the mesh behind them both read clearly. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/how-to-tell-if-a-tile-is-rectified 2026-09-19T00:54:50+10:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-how-to-tell-if-a-tile-is-rectified-v1.webp?v=1789743290 How to tell if a tile is rectified Two tile sample pieces photographed edge-on at eye level against a dark background: one edge is crisp and square, the other visibly softened and slightly rounded. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/what-is-the-3-4-5-rule-for-tiling 2026-09-20T13:01:41+10:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-what-is-the-3-4-5-rule-for-tiling-v1.webp?v=1789872637 What is the 3/4/5 rule for tiling? The triangle you draw sets what the check can see A steel tape measure extended diagonally across a bare cement screed floor, its hook set on one of two chalk lines that meet at a right angle. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/white-tiles-29-whites-compared 2026-10-28T02:07:03+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-white-tiles-29-whites-compared-v1.webp?v=1789981375 White tiles: 29 whites compared Eight loose white tile samples overlapping on a pale timber table under low side light: a veined marble-look square, a rippled wave tile, a small square mosaic sheet, gloss and matt flat tiles in slightly different whites. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/charcoal-and-black-tiles-5-compared 2026-10-07T04:31:13+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-charcoal-and-black-tiles-5-compared-v1.webp?v=1789981397 Charcoal and black tiles: 5 compared Five dark tile samples on a raw concrete bench by a window: two large charcoal squares with a faint stone grain, a smaller graphite square, a glossy black subway tile and a glossy black subway tile with a rippled face. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/penny-round-tiles-what-the-one-sheet-here-records 2026-10-21T17:04:53+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-penny-round-tiles-what-the-one-sheet-here-records-v1.webp?v=1789981408 Penny round tiles: what the one sheet here records A sheet of small white marble penny round mosaic pieces on a mesh backing, lying on a pale plaster surface with one corner lifted so the mesh shows, the joints between the rounds still open. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/beige-tiles-8-compared 2026-10-30T14:35:22+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-beige-tiles-8-compared-v1.webp?v=1790130049 Beige tiles: 8 compared Eight beige tile samples on an oak table: two vein-cut travertine looks, a cream travertine, a speckled concrete look, a pale plain face, a terrazzo with round chips, a soft cream stone look and a tan polished marble with one diagonal vein. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/600x600-tiles-34-compared 2026-10-21T17:04:45+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-600x600-tiles-34-compared-v1.webp?v=1790146455 600 × 600 mm tiles: 34 compared Six large tiles leaning against a plaster wall in window light: a polished white marble look, a grey concrete look, a grey terrazzo with large chips, a vein-cut travertine look, a dark rough slate look and a cream stone look. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/300x600-tiles-19-compared 2026-10-15T13:42:34+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-300x600-tiles-19-compared-v2.webp?v=1790162527 300 × 600 mm tiles: 19 compared Five rectangular tiles fanned out on a pale oak table in soft side light: a white marble look, a beige travertine look, a grey terrazzo, a grey concrete look and a dark rough slate look. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/600x1200-tiles-12-compared 2026-10-26T14:22:49+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-600x1200-tiles-12-compared-v1.webp?v=1790217892 600 × 1200 mm tiles: 12 compared Corners of five large tile samples stacked on a pale oak table in soft side light: two white marble looks, a travertine look with a linear grain, a cream textured stone look and a pale grey marble look. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-samples-australia-nine-online-shops-compared 2026-10-21T17:04:04+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-samples-nine-shops-compared-v1.webp?v=1790516865 Tile samples in Australia: what nine online tile shops charge, and what comes back Loose tile samples on an oak table: sage green gloss, terracotta, white gloss, beige stone look, charcoal and grey terrazzo look. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/room-preview-what-it-shows-and-what-only-a-sample-can 2026-09-27T23:48:40+10:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-room-preview-sample-in-daylight-v1.webp?v=1790516920 Seeing a tile across a room before you order: what a room preview shows, and what only a sample can A warm white stone-look tile sample propped on a white windowsill, half in late sun and half in shade, with a garden through the glass. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-delivery-australia-nine-online-shops-compared 2026-10-30T01:15:16+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-delivery-nine-shops-compared-v1.webp?v=1790516874 Tile delivery in Australia: how nine online tile shops charge, and where the delivery stops A shrink-wrapped pallet of unmarked cardboard boxes on a concrete driveway in front of a white garage door. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-returns-australia-nine-online-shops-compared 2026-10-21T17:04:12+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-returns-nine-shops-compared-v1.webp?v=1790516885 Returning tiles in Australia: nine online tile shops' return, restocking and damage terms Two unopened cardboard boxes on a garage shelf, with three spare white tiles leaning beside them. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/slate-tiles-or-slate-look-the-three-here-are-porcelain 2026-10-30T14:35:22+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-slate-look-three-compared-v1.webp?v=1790516893 Slate tiles or slate look? The three here are porcelain Corners of three slate-look tiles with a rough cleft face in charcoal, dark green-grey and mid grey, stacked on a concrete bench. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-slip-ratings-what-p3-means-and-which-tiles-record-one 2026-10-30T14:35:22+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-slip-ratings-p3-meaning-v1.webp?v=1790516911 Tile slip ratings: what P3, P4 and R10 mean, and the 36 tiles here that record one Close-up of three tile surfaces in low side light: smooth matt pale grey, lightly textured warm grey, and coarse and gritty. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/travertine-or-travertine-look-the-five-here-are-porcelain 2026-10-22T22:09:56+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-travertine-look-five-compared-v1.webp?v=1790516902 Travertine or travertine look? What travertine is, and why the five here are porcelain Corners of five matt travertine-look tiles fanned on linen, three with soft cloudy movement and two with a linear vein-cut pattern. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/online-tile-shops-australia-compared 2026-10-30T01:15:26+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-online-tile-shops-compared-v1.webp?v=1790516857 Online tile shops in Australia compared: samples, delivery, returns, payment and trade accounts Three tile samples in white, sage green and charcoal on an oak table, beside a kraft notebook, a pencil and an empty open box. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/mosaic-tiles-sizes-and-materials-of-the-twelve-here 2026-10-30T14:35:22+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-small-format-sheets-twelve-v1.webp?v=1790696266 Mosaic tiles: the sizes and materials of the twelve here Four small-format tile sheets overlapping on a pale stone bench: white marble hexagons, white marble rounds, glossy graphite-grey strips and matt white herringbone. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/paying-for-tiles-online-australia-nine-shops-compared 2026-10-21T17:04:16+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-paying-for-tiles-nine-shops-v1.webp?v=1790775562 Paying for tiles online in Australia: Afterpay, Zip, PayPal and card at nine shops Two tile samples, a warm white stone look and a glossy sage green, on an oak desk beside an unmarked charcoal card and a kraft notebook. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/kitchen-wall-tiles-how-high-and-how-many 2026-10-25T04:48:39+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-kitchen-wall-height-v1.webp?v=1791206578 Kitchen wall tiles: how high to tile, how many boxes, and where the courses land Slim white rectangular wall tiles in offset courses run from a pale stone benchtop up to a level stop line, with smooth plaster above and an oak shelf. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/marble-bathroom-tiles-real-marble-or-marble-look 2026-10-29T03:06:32+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-marble-bathroom-v1.webp?v=1791206589 Marble bathroom tiles: 5 real marble mosaics, 14 marble looks and 8 installed rooms A band of small white marble rounds beside a large grey-veined marble-look wall tile, with a brushed nickel towel bar and the edge of a white basin. https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/zellige-tiles-what-zellige-is-and-the-five-wave-tiles-here 2026-10-21T17:04:41+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-zellige-vs-wave-v1.webp?v=1791307623 Zellige tiles: what zellige is, and why the five wave tiles here are not zellige Five glossy wave-face subway tiles in white, grey, sage green, black and a ripple-edged white, set side by side on pale plaster in side light https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-patterns-600x600-300x600-600x1200-seven-layouts 2026-10-30T18:13:18+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-patterns-v2.webp?v=1793344398 Tile patterns for 600 × 600, 300 × 600 and 600 × 1200 tiles: seven layouts, and the checkerboard pairs here A hallway floor in a checkerboard of light grey and charcoal 600 × 600 mm tiles https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tiles-per-m2-and-per-box-every-size-here 2026-10-31T02:15:48+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tiles-per-box-v2.webp?v=1793344489 How many tiles in a box, and how many per square metre? Every size here, counted An open flat carton on a garage floor holding four stacked 600 × 600 mm light grey tiles https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/what-is-a-honed-finish-and-the-honed-tiles-here 2026-10-22T02:45:59+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-honed-vs-polished-v1.webp?v=1791553706 What is a honed finish? What the word describes, and the honed tiles here Two marble-look tile pieces of one veined white look, upright side by side: the left with a soft low-sheen face, the right showing a window as a bright reflection https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/terrazzo-tiles-or-terrazzo-look-the-five-here-are-porcelain 2026-10-13T23:53:41+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-terrazzo-or-terrazzo-look-v1.webp?v=1791895997 Terrazzo or terrazzo look? What terrazzo is, and why the five here are porcelain Corners of four terrazzo-look tiles fanned on linen, from a fine white speckle to a grey ground with large pale chips, beside a dish of loose marble chips https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/concrete-tiles-or-concrete-look-the-six-here-are-porcelain 2026-10-13T23:53:47+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-concrete-tiles-or-concrete-look-v1.webp?v=1791896012 Concrete tiles or concrete look? Four things the phrase means, and why the six here are porcelain Corners of three concrete-look tiles, pale beige, ash grey and graphite, fanned on rough plaster beside a small cast block of real concrete https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-prices-per-m2-australia-online-shops-compared 2026-10-30T18:13:02+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-prices-per-m2-v2.webp?v=1793344382 Tile prices in Australia: what a square metre costs here and at eight other online shops Four beige 600 × 600 mm tiles dry-laid inside a square of blue tape on a concrete slab https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tile-wastage-percentage-by-pattern-size-and-room 2026-10-30T18:12:45+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-wastage-v2.webp?v=1793344365 Tile wastage percentage by pattern, size and room: what published guides say A floor part-laid in a herringbone of grey 300 × 600 mm tiles, with cut offcuts and a tile cutter beside the wall https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/black-friday-tile-order-checklist 2026-10-31T13:59:05+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-tile-order-checklist-v2.webp?v=1793344348 Black Friday 2026: a tile order checklist for the weeks before A pallet of flat tile cartons, wrapped in film, delivered on a suburban driveway beside the garage https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/tiling-a-shower-niche 2026-10-29T03:06:44+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/case-studio-chalk-brass-shower_02c64dd8-674c-41d9-8df2-edb2f58d9459.jpg?v=1792747842 Tiling a shower niche: size it to the tile, finish the edges, and where a mosaic back fits Shower wall in white subway tile laid in a vertical stack, with a recessed niche holding two amber bottles beside a brass rain head and mixer https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/laundry-tile-ideas-splashback-floor-and-wall 2026-10-30T14:35:22+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-laundry-tiles-v1.webp?v=1792825674 Laundry tile ideas: where the splashback stops, what to check for the floor, and six pairings Laundry with pale sage gloss subway tiles in brick bond behind a stainless tub on a white stone-look bench, a front-loading washer under the bench and pale grey floor tiles https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/fluted-tiles-what-they-are-and-how-they-are-laid 2026-10-26T14:22:20+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-fluted-tiles-v6.webp?v=1792984329 Fluted tiles: what they are, how they differ from ribbed, and how a fluted wall is laid Close view of white marble-look wall tiles with fine vertical fluting in low side light, above a white stone shelf holding a small white cup https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/white-tiles-with-grey-white-or-black-grout 2026-10-28T18:17:46+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-white-tiles-grout-v3.webp?v=1793113386 White tiles with grey, white or black grout: what each one does, and how much of the wall is grout Three boards of white subway tiles on a work table in a renovation, grouted in white, mid grey and charcoal, with a grout float and sponge https://tilekind.com.au/blogs/guides/floor-tiles-how-to-choose-room-by-room 2026-10-28T18:14:04+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0761/0335/2488/articles/guide-floor-tiles-v1.webp?v=1793171514 Floor tiles: how to choose them, room by room, and the 36 tiles here that record a slip class Open-plan kitchen and dining floor of large square pale greige concrete-look tiles with fine pale joints, an oak table, a white island bench and sun through a sliding door