Sitting between yellow and white, cream is named after the decadent dairy product. Often associated with traditional-style interiors, cream is one of the most popular neutral shades. Cosy and warm, cream is a more comforting choice than white and cool grey and, if you love the colour, you’ll easily be able to find a cream tile to suit your kitchen style.

Cream tiles are a great choice if you want to create a bright and spacious-feeling kitchen. Neutrals provide a brilliant backdrop for other colours and cream will work equally well in an old farmhouse-style or ultra-modern kitchen.

Cream tiles always create a feeling of space and brighten an area. Cream works very well in an old farmhouse-style or ultra-modern kitchen.

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Recommended Tile: Emilia Bone 

What colours go well with cream tiles?

As cream is a neutral colour, it will go with all other shades.  One of the most versatile colours for a kitchen tile, it’ll offset black or navy blue cabinets and provide a stylish background for paler kitchen units.

Cream tiles will work well with earthy tones and rustic accents like stone, wood and natural materials and help to accentuate bright, bold colours.

Cream kitchen tile ideas

From contemporary, glossy large-format floor tiles to classic metro tiles, there’s a cream tile for every kitchen. Keep reading to find out how to get an elegant look with captivating cream tiles.

High-gloss wall tiles

Add a beautifully classic touch to your kitchen, utility or pantry walls with gorgeously glossy cream tiles. Perfect for light and bright areas, but also rooms with little natural light, glossy tiles will make a room feel more spacious.

If you choose a more traditional style tile, you can opt for decorative mouldings to enhance the look.

Gorgeous glossy cream tiles add a glamourous touch to your kitchen as well as creating a greater feeling of space and light

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Recommended Tile: Brick Ivory 

Bevelled edge metro tiles

Metro tiles are a design classic, first used on the walls of the subways in New York, they’ve been a staple in homes (and train stations) since Victorian times.

Add a twist to the classic metro tile by choosing a bevelled edge style and use matching grout for a crisp finish.

A bevelled edge style metro tile will add a classic contemporary look to your kitchen

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Recommended Tile: Dorset Bevelled Bone 

Cream floor tiles

Cream is a perfect colour for kitchen floor tiles. More forgiving than white but still light and bright, it’s one of the most popular floor colour choices.

Cream will go with all colours of kitchen cabinets, we especially like it next to grey, sage green, navy blue, black and pink.

Cream floor tiles are chic and sophisticated, milder then white yet still vivid and always have a brightening effect on a kitchen. Cream remains a very popular choice for floors.

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Recommended Tile: Gala Arena 

Marble tiles

Add an elegant and luxurious touch to your kitchen walls with beautiful marble tiles. One of the most attractive materials, marble is durable and perfect for use on splashbacks, you’ll need to make sure marble tiles are sealed, unless you opt for marble-effect porcelain tiles which are glazed and watertight.

Add a bit of luxury to your kitchen with one of the most alluring materials, marble is durable and perfect for use on splashback.

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Limestone floor tiles

Natural stone tiles are one of the most attractive options for kitchen floors and limestone in particular comes in a range of soft cream shades. Limestone is super durable, making it a great option for floors and you can choose from a more rustic tumbled texture or opt for a glossier polished surface.

Limestone is very hard wearing, making it a super option for floors, available in rustic tumbled textures or glossier polished surfaces. Beautifully suited for kitchens.

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Recommended Tile: Mink Tumbled

Cream metro wall tiles

For a classic finish to your kitchen walls, look no further than traditional cream metro tiles.  These simple rectangular tiles can be arranged in an array of attractive patterns, making them one of the most popular tile styles on the market.

Traditional cream metro tiles are always a favourite choice and can be displayed in a variety of patterns they are versatile enough to combine with a whole range of colours, to suit any kitchen.

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Recommended Tile: Dorset Smooth Honey

Glossy floor tiles

Open up your kitchen space with high gloss porcelain floor tiles in a pale cream shade. Light reflective, these tiles will make all spaces seem larger and although a glossy floor might sound like a nightmare to upkeep, it’s incredibly easy to keep polished floors gleaming.

Tip: For a practical kitchen floor finish, use a darker shade of grout or protect light-coloured grout with an appropriate grout sealant to keep it in pristine condition.

High gloss porcelain floor tiles in a pale cream shade will open up the space in your kitchen and are extremely easy to keep glistening clean.

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Textured tiles

Add interest to a neutral colour scheme by choosing tiles with an interesting surface texture. Textured tiles will add depth and character to walls and are perfect for picking up the area behind the oven or spicing up a splashback.

If you want to add character and interest to your walls, textured tiles are an ideal choice. Create a lasting impression by displaying them behind the oven or using as a splashback

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Smooth square tiles

If you’re struggling to choose tiles for your kitchen, you can’t go wrong with simple porcelain squares. Lay them in a grid, offset them in a brick bond pattern or lay them diagonally, however you style them, square tiles are a stylish and budget-friendly option.

Simple but highly effective porcelain squares are always a charming choice, sophisticated and budget friendly they can be displayed in numerous creative ways

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Cream and green mosaic tiles

Tiny mosaic tiles are often seen in bathrooms but they make a beautiful and unusual kitchen splashback. Glass mosaics are durable, attractive, easy to clean and perfect for adding sparkle to a kitchen area.

Create an unusual kitchen splashback with magnificent mosaics, sure to add sparkle to a kitchen area.

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Recommended Tile: Agleam

Top tips for tiling a kitchen with cream tiles

1. Cream is a classic colour choice that will go well with all other colours. It’s a great option if you have a traditional or modern home as it has a timeless quality.
2. Cream tiles don’t have to be plain, take a look at different materials; stone, glass, porcelain and even mother of pearl are all great options for a kitchen.
3. Using a contrasting grout colour can make a huge difference to light-coloured tiles, try pairing cream tiles with grey grout for a striking contrast.

Atlas Ceramics has an extensive range of cream wall and floor tiles to help you achieve a similar look in your kitchen or utility area. Browse our selection yourself or call one of our experts for advice.