The concrete look, done properly: Argenta Foster →
Safe underfoot: Alaplana SlipStop for pools, terraces and lodges →
Warm wood floors without the upkeep: Kaindl laminate →
One range, the whole bathroom: Roca Victoria →
Tiles for pools, terraces and wet areas →
Porcelain or ceramic: what is the difference? →
Journal

Ideas & advice

Practical guides from our showroom teams: choosing tiles, planning bathrooms and finishing walls.

Tiles · 4 min

The concrete look, done properly: Argenta Foster

Concrete-look porcelain gives a room the calm of polished concrete without the cracks, dust or sealing.

Tiles · 4 min

Safe underfoot: Alaplana SlipStop for pools, terraces and lodges

Pool decks, verandas and shower floors need grip as well as good looks.

Floors · 4 min

Warm wood floors without the upkeep: Kaindl laminate

Wood floors make a bedroom or office feel warm and quiet. Kaindl laminate, made in Austria, gives you the look and feel of real wood grain at a...

Bathrooms · 5 min

One range, the whole bathroom: Roca Victoria

Choosing every piece of a bathroom separately takes time, and the pieces rarely match.

Tiles · 5 min

Tiles for pools, terraces and wet areas

Outdoor and wet floors ask more of a tile than a living room does.

Tiles · 4 min

Porcelain or ceramic: what is the difference?

They can look the same on the shelf, but porcelain and ceramic tiles behave differently. A short guide to which to use where.

Bathrooms · 5 min

Close-coupled, back-to-wall or wall-hung: choosing a WC

The WC is the one piece in a bathroom you cannot move later. Here is what the terms mean and how to choose.

Showers · 3 min

Concealed showers made simple: the hansgrohe iBox

A concealed shower keeps valves and pipework inside the wall, leaving only a slim trim on the tile.

Paints & Finishes · 4 min

Pearl, stone and mineral: walls with character

Three Kalekim finishes, three very different walls. Here is where each one belongs, with full colour charts to choose from.

Bathrooms · 5 min

Planning a bathroom: a checklist

A beautiful bathroom is mostly good decisions made in the right order. Our showroom teams use this checklist.