Porcelain stoneware stair tiles, trim tiles and niches: details and continuity of design
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Porcelain stoneware stair tiles, trim tiles and niches: details and continuity of design

Ceramics are a system as well as a form of interior decoration: they resolve technical issues, make the most of space and enable state-of-the-art applications, guaranteeing continuity of design and material across floors, walls and architectural forms, with the aid of trim tiles and coordinated pieces.

Design isn’t just what it looks like; it’s how it works.


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Trim tiles: game-changing invisible details

It’s in attention to details that architecture really fulfils its potential in the perfect correspondence between appearance and technical performance.

This is value added both for people who demand control of the details and end result and for those who want to offer coordinated design schemes and guarantee the customer perfect installation.

Trim tiles: game-changing invisible details

Trim tiles are a kind of “toolbox for perfection”, enabling the achievement of truly impeccable finishes and results.
You might choose an immaculate, glamorous marble-look porcelain stoneware, ideal for your space, but then get the finishing touch wrong by applying a metal profile trim, for example - which will look out of place and spoil the beauty of the overall effect.

This is where trim tiles come into play: they’re special connecting pieces made in the same material, look and colour as the stoneware tiles, wall tiles or large slabs chosen for the project.
Pencil tiles, edge tiles, strip tiles, corner edge tiles .... offering the splendour of genuine ceramic interior design surfaces in just a few millimetres.

Porcelain stoneware stair tiles

Tiling stairs with porcelain stoneware is definitely an excellent choice in terms of safety and performance. Rectified and anti-slip, this material gives home-owners peace of mind.

Covering a staircase with the surfaces also chosen for the floors, such as a wood-look stoneware or a stone-look porcelain stoneware is a great strategy that delivers harmony of material and colour.
But of course, further perfection is always possible!

Fap step tiles are produced in different looks, colours and sizes, and even in corner versions! Complete with matching skirting tiles, including in shaped version, they’ve been created to adapt to different types of staircases and styles.

The benefits of matching porcelain stoneware stair tiles

  • matching with the floor
  • visual continuity between riser and tread
  • corners with no visible metal profiles
  • mechanical strength

These are all fundamental factors for the architect, who can access modular solutions that match the ceramic surfaces, ensuring harmony between the walls and horizontal planes with flawless corners and unbroken visual continuity.
At the same time, they’re an opportunity for the dealer to complete the sales package with matching materials, providing the end customer with a stylish, coherent result.
So step, skirting and connecting tiles aren’t just accessories; they’re details that “round off” the project or the supply package.

Trim tiles and niches: ceramics become architecture

Niches are another feature in which a project reveals its true quality. As well as fulfilling specific functions depending on the room, they can create intriguing focal points and give depth, light and highlights to the interior, enhancing its layout.

There’s a wide choice of matt and glossy smooth surfaces, such as the metal-effect stoneware of GLIM, decorative features such as mosaics or 3D motifs, and decors integrated in the collection or different patterns and graphic designs that still dialogue perfectly with the wall tiles.

A decorative niche is most effective when it’s designed as an integral part of the system, but if there are no matching trim tiles available it may fail to fulfil its aesthetic potential: a lost opportunity to exceed all expectations.

Here again, Fap offers a matching assortment of corner, edge and strip tiles able to cover niches impeccably without the aid of metal profile trims, which have the added drawback of maybe rusting, changing colour or reflecting the light in a different way, spoiling the overall harmony.
Basically, trim tiles are crucial in both technical and aesthetic terms, especially for decors and niches.

The benefits of matching trim tiles

  • perfect corners and continuity: same shade, finish and texture
  • precision compared to on-site cutting - no raw or fragile edges
  • fewer installation errors and better control of results
  • perfect achievement of the design and higher perceived quality

Last but not least, the potential for designing immaculately finished interior design features such as seats, shelves, counters, kitchen islands, focus walls and fireplaces with exquisite, high-performance stoneware and ceramics.

Ceramics as a precision tool

To conclude, ceramics are truly a precision tool: thanks to step and skirting tiles and matching trim tiles, they provide control of details, ensure that the end result corresponds to the concept, and avoid the need for fudges during construction or installation.
For sales personnel, they’re the clue to complete sales packages and avoidance of after-sales problems.

Beyond the perfect finish with Fap+

For an extra step towards complete perfection, Fap offers original, customisable furnishing solutions that match its collections.

The Sguardi interior design mirrors. The Contatto oval or round free-standing stoneware washbasins.
The Riflessi stoneware mirror slabs and even the stylish shower trays designed to deliver total continuity with the floor, in a surprising range of looks, colours and decors.
Seeing is believing!

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