Q&A: What are the best tiles to future-proof my home interiors?

What trending tile options should we consider to future-proof a project? Industry buyers reveal their top tips and choices 

Ape Work, anti-slip porcelain, based on aged mortar with fossilised wood inclusions for decorative effect, from €44 per metre square, multiple suppliers including tiledesign.ie (Cork).

Finding tiling makes many decorators both excited and extremely nervous. Cemented into place for at least a decade, it’s expensive to install, and not something to get wrong. We took a look around the showrooms and asked buyers in the business to give us their advice for quality, classic choices for walls and floors for 2023. 

Keep in mind,that throwing a highly complex colourway all over a room (rather than onto one area) is a commitment to fashion — and fashions change.