When it comes time to redecorate a home the one room that can be the most difficult and most costly is the bathroom. If it is necessary to replace the fixtures, tub, shower and commode the renovation can run into the thousands of dollars. One way that you can make the most of a renovation of a bathroom is by using ceramic bathroom floor tiles for the walls and floors.

Floor tiles on the floor can add a great new look while providing a material that will hold up to years of use and continue to look great. Ceramic tile is durable and cost efficient, it can be a great replacement to out of date linoleum.

Floor tiles will not just provide an affordable and cost efficient material for flooring; tile also makes a great material for bathroom walls. Ceramic tiles hold up against the harsh elements of a bathroom, they are not damaged by moisture as linoleum is; they retain heat and help keep a bathroom cool in any weather.

Floor tiles come in a vast array of colors, designs, shapes and textures. A great way to provide a personal one of a kind touch to your bathroom is to hand paint plain white or neutral color tile.

Floor tiles are sold in various grades. A good way to save money while still using ceramic tiles in a bathroom is to substitute standard grade ceramic tile with second grade bathroom tiles.

While very similar in appearance and quality to standard floor tiles second grade tile may have some minor imperfections. These imperfections can pertain to size and glaze. These tiles will be a little off from their standard tile specifications, but in most cases these differences are not detectable by the average person.

Since second grade floor tiles are basically standard grade tile with minor imperfections they will be more affordable than the standard grade and can be a great way to redo a bathroom without going to the expense of standard tile.

Along with standard and secondary grades there is another rating system that pertains to ceramic bathroom tile. This system is the PEI wear rating system. This system categorizes ceramic tile into different levels of use.

The system contains five grades of ceramic floor tiles. The first of these grades is the intended for residential bathroom floors, the second group is tile for residential use, but recommended for areas with light traffic such as bathrooms and bedrooms. The third group of ceramic floor tiles is suitable for commercial and residential use. Level four and five tiles are intended for commercial use.

There is hardly a room in your house that won't benefit from the use of floor tiles. They are extraordinarily durable and are therefore a great solution for high traffic areas. You might want to put them in your basement or rec room.

They are also beautiful in an entryway. Floor tiles are easy to keep clean because they present smooth surface that brooms and mops love. This is why they also work well in kitchen and bathrooms. Because they are so fashionable, you might even want to consider installing floor tiles in places that you normally wouldn't consider, such as a bedroom or living room. Because they look so nice with area rugs you can still capitalize on all the good points of floor tiles while creating soft space to sit.

Stone tiles are many people's favorite options for floor tiles. Stone tiles are irregular in size and shape and so never give you the same look twice.

Once you pick your stone, you will be guaranteed a certain hue, but not necessarily a uniform color. The mottled look is very forgiving if you don't have the time to clean your floors every day.