22 kitchen tile ideas fit for a country home

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Classic country

A sweet country kitchen vignette picking up fresh shades of green. Kit kat tiles are a great choice if you're tiling to the half in your kitchen – too much can appear overwhelming – and the soft moss green on these Country Living Artisan tiles is a great base for warmer cream colours and brass accents. We love those painted cows, too.

Pictured: Country Living Artisan Moss Green Ceramic Wall Tile at Homebase

Pantry tiles

We're seeing a return of the walk-in pantry in modern country kitchens, and tiles can be used really effectively here. A simple white tile is all you need to provide a backdrop to an assortment of enamelware, jars, and tins, and a high-gloss glaze will help to bounce the light around if your pantry is in a dark corner.

Pictured: Papyrus Brick Tile at Original Style

Farmhouse

This charming farmhouse-inspired splash back displays some of the key characteristics of Delft tiles – the familiar blue and white colours and sweet depictions of rural life. Perfectly paired here with a cream AGA and handsome shaker cabinetry.

Pictured: Dyrham Dairy Ceramic Tiles at Hyperion Tiles

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Splash back

Sunny yellow

Yellow might well be the most underrated tile colour, if this fabulous Little Greene kitchen is anything to go by. A wonderful matt finish too that gives a chalky finish and lets the sunny yellow shade sing.

Pictured: Tiles in Sunlight at Little Greene

Pastels

A clever design choice here, and one that can be so easily replicated. The soft sage green in these densely patterned tiles is matched perfectly in the painted cabinetry – on a large scale, this will feel wonderfully bright and fresh. The dark metallic hardware is an important detail too in preventing the scheme becoming overwhelmingly pastel.

Pictured: Manoir Messel Tile at Original Style

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Utility room ideas

If you dedicate a corner of your kitchen to storing muddy boots and coats, patterned or colourful tiles can be used to uplift an otherwise functional space. Keep your surfaces practical and easy to wipe down, and go for an eye-catching floor tile, like these beautiful peony blush tiles from our Country Living collection at Homebase.

Pictured: Country Living Starry Skies Peony Blush Wall & Floor Tile at Homebase

Tiled counter

Tiling a recess

Tiles of course make an excellent natural splash back around hobs and sinks, and this fabulous green kitchen takes it one step further by tiling an entire recess.

Pictured: Walls painted in Bancha at Farrow & Ball

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The modern Delft

Petra Palumbo's hand-decorated Delft tiles are some of the best and most creative available. Where classic Delft patterns lean to quaint and traditional, Petra's are full of clever depiction of disco balls, ice cream cones and dirty martinis.

Pictured: Delft tile selection at Petra Palumbo

The floral friend

Tapestry style

Country kitchens tend to embrace clutter and a charming mismatch of furniture and accessories. Mirror this in your kitchen tiles by going for randomised patterns – we love this collection from Original Style that creates a tapestry effect.

Pictured: Blue Tapestry Collection at Original Style

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Tiles with brick

Feature flooring

Glossy

Anything too glossy or shiny is usually kept out of a country kitchen in favour of matt or textured surfaces, soft furnishings and chalky finishes. This fabulous kitchen makes a compelling case for using glossy white tiles, balanced with plenty of antiqued brass.

Pictured: Holkham Waffle Oven Glove and Tea Towel at Tori Murphy

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Checkerboard

Here's a compelling case for laying creative patterns with your tiles. Checkerboard is part of a resurgence in sweet vintage detailing in the home – alongside scalloped accessories, ruffling and candy cane stripes – that feels playful and nostalgic in equal measure. A tiled feature wall is a great alternative to paint or wallpaper in a demanding area like the kitchen.

Pictured: Nina Campbell Rivage Indigo and Nina Campbell Rivage Ivory, both at Fired Earth

The utility room

Often overlooked and underloved, despite being a high-traffic and hard working area – this utility room uses a fabulous tiled floor and eye-catching rug combination to great effect.

Pictured: Quinta Marron Tile at Bert & May

Playful pattern

One for the artists and budding DIY-ers. These tiles are hand painted with Annie Sloan's chalk paint, which requires no sanding or priming, and adheres to wood, metal, laminate, concrete, and more. An affordable way to update tiles without replacing them.

Pictured: Kitchen tiles painted with chalk paint at Annie Sloan

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Texture

It's not just painted tiles that can add visual interest to a kitchen, textured tiles work wonderfully to add depth and capture natural lighting in striking ways.

Pictured: Tile collection at House of Hackney

Rustic and charming

Country kitchens tend to embrace anything a little worn-out and rustic, and this can be complemented even with brand new tiles. Go for tiles that have handmade elements like uneven edges, a rippled surface, or an encaustic effect that creates a chalky, matt finish.

Pictured: Country Living Starry Skies White Light Floor & Wall Tile at Homebase

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