Natural stone or porcelain for a Sunshine Coast home? How the two compare on looks, salt air, heat underfoot, maintenance and cost — and where we would use each.
Timber-look tiles give Sunshine Coast bathrooms the warmth of natural wood with the water resistance and low maintenance of porcelain. Here’s how to choose and style them.
Natural stone has a depth that manufactured surfaces struggle to match. Every piece carries the marks of how it formed — the shell fragments in a travertine paver, the drift of colour through a marble slab, the honeyed veining in a limestone wall. No two tiles are identical, and that variation is exactly why natural…
YOUR LOCAL BATHROOM SHOWROOM IN COOLUM BEACH, SUNSHINE COAST If you’re planning a bathroom renovation on the Sunshine Coast, finding the right bathroom showroom can make all the difference. At Natural Tile & Bathrooms in Coolum Beach, we offer one of the largest selections of bathroom wares, sanitary ware, vanities, basins, tap ware, showers…
Kitchens and bathrooms are the rooms that sell houses — and the tiles are a big part of how they look and how well they last. Whether you’re building or renovating on the Sunshine Coast, it’s worth knowing the main tile materials and styles before you start comparing individual tiles. Tiles used to be chosen…
For many years, choosing a bathroom wall covering has been a trade-off between quality, style, and budget. On the one side, you have standard painted plasterboard, which is much more economical; on the other, you have wall tiles, which look lovely and keep out water. Venetian plaster tiles are ideal if you want to cover…
A mosaic is a work of art created by joining together smaller pieces of material to create a larger work of art. While by definition anything we produce is a mosaic, in this article, we’ll concentrate on mosaic wall tiles that enhance the creative value of your place. These mosaic tiles represent specific ideas, events,…
There’s a surprising range of materials for bathroom floors and walls. Ceramic and porcelain are usually the first that come to mind, and for good reason — but natural stone, concrete-look and mosaic tiles all have their place too. On the Sunshine Coast, a bathroom tile also has to handle year-round humidity and, in plenty…
The floor is the largest surface in most bathrooms, so it does a lot of the work in setting the look of the room. A patterned floor tile can give a plain bathroom real character — but on the Sunshine Coast, a bathroom floor also has to cope with wet feet, year-round humidity and sand…
Mosaic tiles are one of the most flexible ways to finish a wall or floor. They can follow curves, pick out a pattern or cover a whole shower in colour. For Sunshine Coast homes — where bathrooms, outdoor showers and pools all have to cope with water and humidity — they’re a practical choice as…
