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A well designed paving can transform any zone outside the home into a relaxing oasis or an elegant outdoor space. Amongst the various options available for creating a garden paving, porcelain stoneware stands out as ideal, thanks to its excellent technical characteristics and impeccable appearance.
Paving a garden: functional benefits with style
Leaving aside issues of appearance for a moment (we’ll be coming back to them soon!) it’s important to remember that when choosing a paving for your garden there are major functional considerations to be borne in mind. A well chosen paving can greatly improve the ease of use of outdoor areas, creating differentiated zones for relaxation, play or other ways of spending time together.
Therefore, the paving is a real, key factor in the garden’s design, able to combine beauty and practicality.
For the garden’s paving to be truly effective, it must meet specific technical demands. First and foremost, outdoor paving materials must be antislip, to guarantee safety in all weather conditions. Weather-resistance is another essential requirement: the material must withstand frost, UV radiation and thermal stresses, retaining its characteristics unchanged over time. What’s more, the paving must be easy to clean and care for, while still providing some variety in thickness and sizes to cope with different locations such as pool edges, steps and porches.
If you’re looking for inputs and solutions for the best way to decorate a contemporary garden, don’t underestimate the importance of the right paving, starting from the choice of the material itself.
Porcelain stoneware: the ideal garden paving solution
Given the above points, porcelain stoneware is certainly one of the best-performing outdoor wall covering and paving materials.
Its amazing strength and durability, its easy care and its wide variety of styles and effects make porcelain stoneware an obvious, very versatile choice. It will adapt perfectly to the garden’s needs, withstanding wear and weather and providing an excellent solution even for the paving of driveways.
The installation needs of gardens and outdoor spaces can vary widely, so the Marazzi collections offer different types of thickness, size and surface to meet the most diverse technical and design requirements.
There are also different, innovative solutions available for installation, so users can select the most practical, stylistically effective one for their location.
Outdoor porcelain stoneware adapts easily to any type of installation method and context. For example, traditional installation by gluing to a screed is ideal for creating continuity of appearance with indoor spaces. If you need more flexibility, on the other hand, consider the option of a raised paving, which can provide an effective solution for levelling uneven ground or allowing utilities to be laid underneath the paving’s surface.
If you want to integrate the paving into the garden’s natural context, dry installation on gravel, grass or sand is the ideal option, as it lets you install the tiles without much disturbance to the surrounding environment.
Garden paving ideas
So which effect should you choose for paving your garden with porcelain stoneware?
First and foremost, bear in mind that the paving of outdoor spaces must be coordinated with the indoor style. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they must be identical, but rather that they should maintain the same key stylistic features (a material effect finish, part of the colour scheme, a size).
If the living zone runs directly into the outdoor areas, you can also consider using the same collection, selecting the right thickness for the various contexts and creating an attractively uniform visual effect. There are many collections suitable for both outdoors and indoors: examples include the Slow collection, with its mellow, welcoming appearance inspired by traditional terracotta, the Mystone Berici collection, ideal for adding personality to design schemes with either classical or contemporary looks, and the Vivo collection, for a wood-effect look inspired by natural oak, able to bestow elegance and classical style on any corner of your home, indoors or outdoors.
Garden with large-size tiles
A garden can be tiled with porcelain stoneware in various ways, all designed to constantly provide unbeatable performance and safety. To meet the demands of even the most exposed locations, the ideal solution is Marazzi Extra Thick, a porcelain stoneware with increased thickness to provide unrivalled strength.
With their wide variety and versatility, Marazzi 20 mm Stoneware Tiles will bring modernity and refinement to all your outdoor spaces.
Small sizes for tiling a garden
Small-size tiles can also provide original, unusual outside decorative options.
When designing your paving you can create your own patterns or decide to mark out specific areas, paths and entertainment zones: prepare to be delighted by the geometrical decors and colours and have fun with the infinite creative possibilities of the smallest sizes.
Easy to install and with all the durability and convenience of porcelain stoneware, they’re the perfect option for anyone in search of convenience with style.
Natural stone effect
If your aim is to invent an attractive, elegant design scheme, stone-effect porcelain stoneware is the ideal choice.
This material combines the appearance of natural stone with the durability and convenience of stoneware, in a paving that blends attractively into the landscape.
Compared to natural stone, porcelain stoneware is easier to maintain, less porous and much more weather-resistant, guaranteeing a long lifetime with no need for specific treatments.
Combinations of materials
For a dynamic, original design scheme, you can combine porcelain stoneware with other materials such as wood, gravel or cobblestones.
With this approach, you can create intriguing contrasts and define various functional areas inside the garden. For example, you can use porcelain stoneware for the paths and wood for the relaxation areas, achieving a warm, welcoming visual effect without sacrificing durability and convenience.
Relaxation area: paving around a garden swimming-pool
If your garden includes a swimming-pool, you’ll need to choose the right paving for the area around your blue oasis.
In this case the priority is definitely safety, in terms of not only antislip and antibacterial characteristics but also durability and resistance to water and damp, to ensure that the paving won’t warp over time and damage the pool’s systems.
Porcelain stoneware is particularly well suited to these areas and thanks to the vast range of finishes available, you can choose a paving perfectly matched with its surroundings, for an outstanding result with regard to both looks and functional features.
Choosing porcelain stoneware for paving a garden
When choosing porcelain stoneware for paving a garden, it’s important to consider a number of factors, including the tiles’ colour, finish and size. The paving of outdoor areas should have matching materials and colours to achieve an effect that harmonises with the indoor spaces.
With regard to the variety of material effects, the choice is truly vast: porcelain stoneware offers a wide selection of looks, such as the stone, wood, concrete or terracotta effects, so you can personalise your garden in line with your taste. Choosing the right size is no less important: large tiles create an effect of continuity, while smaller sizes or mosaics can be used for decorative details or to define specific areas.
To find the perfect solution, check out all the Marazzi porcelain stoneware tiles and create an elegant, functional garden that will last over time.