Tile and Wood Flooring Trends 2022

From daring marble-effect bathroom tiles to wood-look on your walls, this year’s hard-flooring trends offer plenty of scope for crafting your personal style.

Wood-look tiles are trending upwards

Get the best of both worlds with wood-effect tiles . They’re easy to clean, resilient to spills and bring the aesthetic of real wood into your home. Most have a slip rating of around R10 or R11 which makes them much less slippery than wood flooring and so ideally suited to pets and children. Wood-look tiles have been around for a while now; however, they are only just becoming popular in the Irish market. Designs are always improving and looking increasingly realistic and there’s a wonderful range of choice, including wide-plank and herringbone options. 

Extra trend alert:  Why restrict your wood-look tiles to just the floors? Jump on this new trend and tile a feature wall behind your bed, wet room walls or kitchen backsplash with wood-effect wall tiles.

Smart system underfloor heating

With renewable energy on everyone’s minds these days, electric heated floors are the way to go. Electric heating mats are highly efficient, cost-effective, and easy to install under either wood flooring or tiles. The convenience of controlling your home from your phone now extends to underfloor heating. Smart systems such as WarmUp’s 4ie Thermostat  synch to the MyHeating  app on your phone, so you can adjust the temperature on the go. This helps save electricity and ensures you come home to a cosy space efficiently heated.