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Open plan: décor with porcelain stoneware
Open plan décor ideas and solutions with Casalgrande Padana porcelain stoneware tiles
Often adopted throughout the home - with the exception of the bathroom - to make small studio apartments appear more spacious, open-plan solutions are ideal for creating functional settings able to respond to the evolving needs of the occupants of the new millennium.
If the structure allows, the ideal solution is to replace a separate living room and the kitchen that often looks on to it with a single, completely open-plan space. Otherwise, visual contact with the whole area can be maintained with a partially open wall. If the height of the home allows, a mezzanine can be created below the ceiling to host the sleeping area or a home office.
This new approach to space requires careful design choices for both the décor and the floors. A single flooring solution throughout the home creates a seamless look, ideal for making long, narrow spaces look bigger. Choosing the same flooring for the whole house helps create a consistent style that is particularly versatile, functional and practical. The idea of open plan is to have more space, so furnishing elements should be limited and chosen with care, paying attention to function as well as appearance. Simple furnishings in light, tone-on-tone shades are ideal for creating a stylish, seamless open plan setting.
Casalgrande Padana offers a wide range of porcelain stoneware collections with colour, concrete, granite, wood, marble, metal or stone effects, ideal for all kinds of design requirements. With its extraordinary bending strength and resistance to abrasions, weather and stains, Casalgrande Padana porcelain stoneware is ideal for both indoor and outdoor floors and walls. Made exclusively from natural raw materials, free from plastic and harmful substances, Casalgrande Padana porcelain stoneware is fire-resistant, non-absorbent, non-allergenic, completely recyclable, eco-sustainable, easy to clean and remains unchanged over time.
Casalgrande Padana porcelain stoneware tiles are also an interesting decorative element, offering an innovative solution for kitchen and bathroom tops and furnishing accessories.
Excellent transmittance and heat conductivity also make porcelain stoneware an ideal material for use with underfloor heating systems. With an underfloor heating system and Bios Antibacterial® technology (available on request), the whole family can enjoy walking barefoot and the kids can play on the floor, even in winter.
The 20 mm thickness and impressive range of non-slip outdoor surfaces with concrete, wood, metal and stone effects also make it easy to create seamless indoor-outdoor flooring looks.
