The end of the year is a great time to look ahead and also to reflect on your accomplishments for the year. At Why Tile, we consider the tile resources we’ve created for you to be our greatest accomplishments. Here’s a recap of the Why Tile information you loved the most in 2019.
Our Most Visited Tile Blogs of 2019
1. Choose the Best Shower Tile in 10 Steps PLUS 40 of Our Favorite Design Ideas
Read our 10 tips for choosing the best ceramic tile for your shower, then be inspired by 40 of our favorite shower tile ideas collected for you all in one spot.
2. 15 Easy Ceramic Tile Flooring Patterns for Improving Any Room
Check out the most popular tile flooring patterns and learn which patterns are best suited for each kind of living space.
3. 10 Leftover Tile Craft Projects
Have leftover ceramic tile from a recent project? These are some fun tile craft projects that can be done with as little as one tile.
4. The Complete Guide to Kitchen Floor Tile
Discover ceramic tile’s benefits for kitchen flooring that keep your home healthy and beautiful, plus our top kitchen flooring tile shape and pattern ideas.
5. The Complete Guide to Bathroom Tile
Ceramic tile is the time-tested superior material choice for bathrooms. Learn why and explore some of the best ceramic tile bathroom designs and pattern ideas.
6. Health Benefits of Ceramic Tile
Five key benefits give ceramic tile a healthy advantage over other flooring options.
7. Increase the Resale Value of Your Home by Focusing on Just These Two Rooms
Kitchen and bathroom remodels provide the best return on investment when increasing the resale value of your home. Learn how ceramic tile plays a key role as you focus on specific kitchen and bathroom areas.
8. 2019 Tile Trends: Gauged Porcelain Tile Panels/Slabs
Explore some of the different looks possible with gauged porcelain tile panels/slabs, one of the biggest (pun intended) tile trends of 2019.
9. 2019 Tile Trends: Wood-Look Ceramic Tile
Wood-look ceramic tile continues as a strong tile trend throughout 2019 as we see ceramic tile used in areas where traditional wood products would not be possible, such as the shower, bathroom, and kitchen areas exposed to wet conditions.
10. Ceramic Tile’s Answer to the Plastic Problem
Plastic pollution is a growing problem — learn why ceramic tile is a healthy alternative to plastic based materials (PBM) used in flooring. Ceramic tile contains no plastic and has none of the health or environmental concerns associated with plastic. The natural choice of ceramic tile is one of the most significant choices you can make toward reducing pollution in your home when building and remodeling.
2019 Tile: The Year in Review
2019 was an exciting year for ceramic tile, with manufacturing and new style developments for bathroom and shower tile, kitchen tile flooring, and outdoor tile. Of all the amazing tile trends we saw in 2019, gauged porcelain tile panels/slabs and wood-look tile stole the show!
Overwhelmingly this year, you sought out ceramic tile for its beauty and the ability to create a unique living space that reflects your personal style. You were also interested in learning about ceramic tile as an investment in your home, your health, and the world we all live in.
For more information on ceramic tile to help and inspire you, visit the Why Tile blog regularly. We can’t wait to see the new trends, applications, and resources that 2020 brings for ceramic tile! Hint: We think gauged porcelain tile panels/slabs are just getting started!