My Next Kitchen

ceramic tile

But today the kitchen tile options are dazzling.

"A lot of people are getting granite countertops now, and they are looking for a nice way to accent them," says Jared Wittrock, assistant manager at The Tile Shop in Urbandale.

They're also using the space to display their distinctive style, with materials ranging beyond ceramic tile to include porcelain, marble, glass, tin, steel and other metals.

It is incredibly easy to create a hugely expensive kitchen that looks boring. It seems the standard designer's play book consists solely of stainless steel appliances, medium-hue wood cabinets, and granite counter tops. We cannot encourage you strongly enough to break this mould! With so much variety at your disposal, it would be criminal to simply throw a ton of money at your dream kitchen and get just another standard design. You will spend a lot of time in your kitchen so make it your own. And there is possibly no more important decision to make than that of the finishes of your kitchen floors, back splashes, and kitchen counter top. And kitchen tiles can turn a good kitchen, into a thing of true beauty.

Travertine tiles have come on a long way since the days of shiny white squares and 2009 looks like being a fantastic year for kitchen tile design ideas. The best designers have really gone wild and your kitchen could well be the main beneficiary!

One of our favourite travertine tile designers is Trend in Italy and they are really leading the way with a new range of funky and eye catching designs under their Academic, Euphoric and Natural collections of travertine tiles.

There are many things you need to think about when creating your dream kitchen but the curtains are one of the things you temd to forget about and leave until the last moment. The fact is these 'little' touches can make a dramatic difference to the overall aesthetics of your finished design and our kitchen curtain guide will help you factor in your choice early on...

In part one of our Top Kitchen Decorating Tips Guide we shared some great money-saving kitchen design ideas and in part two you can expect more of the same as our experts spill the beans and reveal their favourite tips...

Kitchen wall tiles are probably THE most popular kitchen wall covering and there's a good reason for that as our kitchen wall material guide explains. If you have already decided that it is kitchen walls tiles that you want then the next stage is to choose what type of tile will give you the look you want.