Wood-effect porcelain stoneware: how to choose the best one?

Wood effect stoneware, the most loved and laid ever!

Refinement, warmth and practicality make this type of porcelain stoneware tile the ideal solution for transforming any environment into a welcoming, reliable and eco-friendly space.

Versatile, resistant and cutting-edge, wood-effect stoneware floors offer numerous advantages in terms of aesthetics and technical performance, thanks to the perfect reproduction of the appearance, tone and texture of natural wooden slats.

Thanks to constant research and continuous technological innovations, there are numerous wood-effect stoneware proposals on the market that differ in colour, texture and size, as well as a vast range of decorations capable of reproducing veins, engravings and scratches with extreme naturalness.

How to choose the best wood-effect porcelain stoneware? The decision is far from simple.

For this reason, we have collected some of the characteristics to consider before venturing into choosing the wood-effect stoneware that best suits your needs.

Advantages of light wood effect porcelain stoneware

Light parquet is bright, elegant and able to furnish without adding weight. Among the most popular shades, we cannot fail to mention colors such as honey, beige, ivory and even white, particularly used in Scandi and minimal-chic style homes.

Surely, light wood-colored stoneware ceramics are the simplest to combine, as they easily match different styles of furniture and colors, from the most neutral shades to the most pop and bright shades.

The new Daring Rondine wood-effect collection contains all the softness and surface brightness of natural wood in slats with very high technical performance and highly sophisticated graphics, available in the 26.5x180, 24x120, 15x61 formats and in the brand new 24x150 cm format, both in the Strong what Slim.

The different nuances available explore natural, soft and elegant shades, perfect for recreating welcoming and refined environments in all their essentiality.

Wood-effect ceramics: pay close attention to the joints

What has always made lovers of natural wood parquet turn up their noses is the presence of more or less visible joints in stoneware floors - depending on the product chosen and the skill of the tiler during installation.

Although necessary, the joints are now made minimal (we are talking about 2 mm thick) by technological innovation and, with a few small tricks, it is possible to make them practically invisible.

Specifically, in the case of wood-effect stoneware, it is almost always better to opt for a neutral color of the joints, which takes up the dominant color of the tiles.

A comparison of rough and smooth effect porcelain stoneware

Another feature that makes wood-effect porcelain stoneware even more credible and appreciated is its ability to reproduce the reliefs and tactile sensations of time-worn wood. An example?

The wood-effect ceramics from the Hard & Soft collection are the perfect choice for anyone who wants an authentic floor with a lived-in feel, the result of careful and skilful craftsmanship, obtained thanks to the most advanced digital technologies.

The formats available are different - 15x61, 15x100, 20.50x100 and the innovative 45x120 with a thickness of 20 mm - to be declined in an articulated range of colors that range from optical white to ash colour.